Welcome to the Online Tour for Byrd & Chen's Canadian Tax Principles, 2008-2009 Edition.

The 2008-2009 edition of Canadian Tax Principles continues to include the features that have made it one of Canada's leading taxation texts. These include:

• Exercises that deal with specific and clearly defined taxation issues. These Exercises are integrated into the text and solutions are provided in the Study Guide and in PDF format on the Student CD-ROM.
• Self Study Problems that extend the student's understanding of more complex issues. Solutions are provided in the Study Guide and in PDF format on the Student CD-ROM.
• Tax software problems designed to be solved using the Intuit Canada tax return preparation software provided on the ProFile Tax Suite CD-ROM. The solutions to the Self Study Software Problems are provided in the Study Guide and in PDF format on the Student CD-ROM. The solutions to the Assignment Tax Software Problems are available in a separate Solutions Manual and CD-ROM provided only to instructors.
• Comprehensive Cases that are cumulative in that they incorporate issues from previous chapters.
• Sample individual and corporate tax returns.
• Key Terms at the end of each chapter. These terms and their definitions are compiled in a Glossary in the Study Guide.

Each copy of this text includes two CD-ROMs and a Study Guide.

The Study Guide, which comes packaged with the text at no additional cost, contains the following items:

• "How to Work Through the Chapter" for each chapter.
• Learning Objectives for each chapter.
• Solutions to the Exercises, Self Study Problems, and Self Study Tax Software Problems in the textbook.
• Two sample personal tax returns and one sample corporate tax return.
• A 20-page Glossary.

The Student CD-ROM contains:

• An electronic text version of the 2008-2009 edition of Canadian Tax Principles in the CICA's FITAC Folio Views® infobase.
• The current edition of the complete Income Tax Act and Income Tax Regulations, and a complete set of Canada Revenue Agency's Interpretation Bulletins and Information Circulars, all from the CICA (Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants).
• PowerPoint Slides for Chapters 1 to 14.
• The Study Guide in PDF format for Chapters 1 to 14.
• Tax return files to accompany the sample tax returns in the Study Guide.
• Supplementary Readings of specialized tax topics.

The ProFile Tax Suite CD-ROM contains Intuit Canada's ProFile Tax Suite. This includes tax preparation software for:

• individuals (T1),
• corporations (T2), and
• trusts (T3), plus
• the FX module containing other taxation forms.

Check out the Companion Website at www.pearsoned.ca/byrdchen/ctp2009.

There you will find:

• Updates and corrections to the textbook
• PowerPoint slides for Chapters 15 to 21
• Key Terms Self Tests
• Glossary Flashcards
• Links to relevant websites
• A "Guide to Using Your Student CD-ROM"