Jean-François Coutu

Fields of expertise

• Business acquisitions and sales
• Corporate reorganizations
• Estate planning

Industries

• Real estate
• Manufacturing
• Retail trade

Academic background

• M. in taxation, HEC Montréal, 2007
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), 2002
• D.E.S.S. in Public Accounting, HEC Montréal, 2001
• B.A.A., Laval University, 1999

Professional and community involvement

• Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF) – Member, since 2004
• Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF) – Member, since 2004
• Quebec Chartered Professional Accountants Order – Member, since 2002

Public recognition

• Speaker. “Présomption de résidence des fiducies étrangères (Foreign trust presumption of residence),” Association de la planification fiscale et financière (APFF) trust conference, February 2013.
• Trainer. Association de la planification fiscale et financière (APFF) – series of applied tax courses for the self-employed, January 2013.
• Trainer. Revenu Québec – series of applied taxation courses for the self-employed, January 2013.
• Quoted in Dominique Froment’s article. “35 conseils pour réduire vos impôts (35 tips to pay less income tax),” Les Affaires, March 17, 2012.
• Quoted in Yvon Laprade’s article. “Il vaut mieux consulter avant de faire le grand saut (Seek advice before making the leap),” Le Devoir, February 1, 2012, p. B.6.
• Interviewed on. “Épargner en 2012 : REER, CELI, REEE (Saving in 2012: RRSP, TFSA, RESP),” (video), Canal Argent, January 5, 2012.
• Recipient of the Jeff K. Jutzi Award – Tutor. Head tutor for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) In-Depth Tax Course Program (now CPA Canada), 2012.
• Interviewed on. “Planification en prévision des impôts (Income tax planning),” (video), Canal Argent, November 24, 2011.
• Tutor. Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (now CPA Canada) – In-Depth Tax Course, Part II, October 2011.
• Speaker. “Aspects fiscaux entourant une proposition et une restructuration (Tax aspects of a proposal and a restructuring) (insolvency, restructuring and bankruptcy),” Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (now CPA Canada), October 2010.
• Speaker. “Réorganisation et conséquences sur le CRTG et le CRTR (Reorganization and its consequences on the GRIP and LRIP), Nouvelles réalités en matière de réorganisations corporatives et achat/vente d’entreprises (New realities in corporate reorganizations and business purchase/sale symposium),” Association de planification fiscale et financière (APFF), March 2008.
• Speaker. “Opportunités de planification et problématiques d’application découlant de la nouvelle législation sur l’imposition des dividendes déterminés (Planning opportunities and application issues arising from the new eligible dividend tax legislation),” Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF) tax study day, June 2007.