Inspiring Futures

February 2013 $3.50 www.businessincalgary.com Inspiring Futures Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta Economic Futures Council – Leaders Unite to Support Youth and Economy Clean Green Technology | Event Planning & Catering | Education MBA | Tax Planning | Golf Tournaments Sectionpage 101 + Calgary Chamber inspiring Futures • Cover Over 65% Inspiring of Achievers indicate Futures Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta Economic Futures Council – Junior Achievement Leaders Unite to Support Youth and Economy By deRek sankey inspired them coVeR Photo cRedit: adaM PeaRiso – suReReeL | aLL otheR Photos couRtesy oF Jasa to stay in school. Take a closer look at our IMPACT Participation in a Junior Achievement of Canada program provides a transformational event that alters ambitions and encourages youth to do more with their lives. According to the Boston Consulting Group, 65% of Achievers (Alumni) indicate that participation in JA Canada programs had a significant impact on staying in school and enrolling in post-secondary education. To learn more about Junior Achievement’s impact or to invest in Southern Alberta’s youth, please call 403 781 2582 or visit jasouthalberta.org Back Row (L-R): Guy turcotte, alvin Libin, david a. Bissett, todd Poland, Mac Van Wielingen. Are you an Achiever... share your story at: Front Row (L-R): clayton Riddell, James W. davidson, Richard F. haskayne, Jack c. donald, Wayne henuset. Missing: n. Murray edwards, Ronald n. Mannix. facebook.com/JAchievement welve of Calgary’s most infl uential business and community leaders have united to support a small charity with big impact. Within the space of 10 months, David Bissett, Jim Davidson, Jack tDonald, Murray Edwards, Richard Haskayne, Wayne Henuset, Alvin Libin, Ron Mannix, Todd Poland, Clay Riddell, Guy Turcotte and Mac Van Wielingen stepped up in support of Junior Achieve- ment of Southern Alberta. Business in Calgary takes a closer look at this united group. www.businessincalgary.com | BUSINESS IN CALGARY February 2013 • 37 Inspiring Futures • Cover OilFieldOilField Services Services • Business • Business Junior Achievement programs recession, was concentrating on fi nd- focus on fi nancial literacy, staying sustainable funding to provide ing in school, work readiness and resources to pursue existing and new entrepreneurship and are deliv- opportunities to impact youth and the ered in more than 800 classrooms economy. “We stepped back and did a across southern Alberta each year. review of the impact JA was making JA depends on 1,400 volunteers and where our support was coming U.S.U.S. Taxation Taxation and and your your who provide programming, free of from,” says Scott Hillier, the president OilfieldOilfield Services Services Business Business charge, to 23,000 Southern Alberta and chief executive of JASA. “The students annually. It has relied potential of JA is extraordinary and AvoidAvoid costly costly surprises surprises by by taking taking a a mostly on corporate donations in we realized how much more we could the past, along with some individual do if we had an increasingly diverse cross-bordercross-border approach approach to totax. tax. and community-based foundations. and sustainable resource base.” By DebraBy Debra Beck Beck Only fi ve per cent of its $2.1-million A Boston Consulting Group survey annual budget comes from any type in 2011 confi rmed JA’s signifi cant of government organization. impact on participants’ lives. “The Jim’s involvement with Junior survey fi ndings were overwhelmingly Jim Davidson, chairman and chief executive of Calgary- Achievement came at an important positive,” Hillier says. “We knew that based FirstEnergy Capital Corp. time for the rapidly growing orga- we needed to enhance and expand nization that, having weathered the funding for JA programs so we Calgary business leader and philan- ThereThere are manyare many exciting exciting opportunities opportunities south south of the of borderthe border for Canadian for Canadian “As a“As result a result of these of these rules rules based based on days, on days, Canadian Canadian companies companies sending sending thropist Jim Davidson, chairman and oilfieldoilfield services services companies. companies. But, But,with with expansion expansion comes comes U.S. U.S.tax tax employeesemployees to the to U.S.the U.S.need need to be to acutely be acutely aware aware of who of who does does what, what, where where and and considerations.considerations. With With many many ways ways to do to business do business in the in U.S.,the U.S., strategic strategic tax tax whenwhen and andtrack track it,” explains it,” explains Meadow. Meadow. chief executive of Calgary-based First- planningplanning is required is required to prevent to prevent unpleasant unpleasant and andcostly costly surprises. surprises. Energy Capital Corp. knows the value EmployeeEmployee income income tax tax of fi nancial literacy, the importance of Junior Achievement Economic Futures Council In general,In general, the Canada-U.S.the Canada-U.S. Income Income Tax TreatyTax Treaty ensures ensures that that a Canadian a Canadian companycompany only only becomes becomes subject subject to U.S. to U.S.federal federal tax iftax it hasif it ahas “permanent a “permanent If yourIf your company company winds winds up with up with a PE, a Canadian PE, Canadian employees employees working working in the in U.S.the U.S. mentorship, and the momentum cre- are likelyare likely to become to become subject subject to U.S. to U.S.income income taxation. taxation. The Theemployer employer may may have have The Need: establishment”establishment” (PE) (PE)in the in U.S.the U.S.Typically, Typically, this thismeans means you youhave have an office an office or or ated by giving back to the community. Junior Achievement of Southern Alberta’s Economic Futures to withholdto withhold U.S. U.S.taxes taxes at source at source on the on portionthe portion of the of employee’sthe employee’s income income Council will provide sustainable funding to improve three futures: youth; fixedfixed place place of business of business in the in U.S.the U.S.or a orconstruction a construction site thatsite that lasts lasts for more for more Jim originally wanted to be a thanthan 12 months. 12 months. In that In that case, case, your your U.S. U.S.business business profits profits will willbe taxed be taxed at the at the relatedrelated to the to U.S.the U.S.activities. activities. “In such “In such a case, a case, it may it may be worthwhile be worthwhile to seek to seek teacher when he started out in life. the economy; and the JA organization itself. It will help support: U.S. U.S.federal federal level level at a atrate a rateof 34 of percent. 34 percent. correspondingcorresponding partial partial relief relief from from Canadian Canadian withholding withholding at source at source in order in order to to “Twenty-fi ve years later, I realize my • Additional reach into youth programs (including high needs and avoidavoid both both Canadian Canadian and andU.S. U.S.withholding withholding on the on samethe same employment employment income,” income,” But theBut Treatythe Treaty also alsoprescribes prescribes a PE a when PE when using using an installation an installation or drilling or drilling rig to rig to MeadowMeadow states. states. desire to teach has come to fruition aboriginal communities) • Technology enhancements to increase student engagement exploreexplore for, orfor, exploit, or exploit, natural natural resources resources for more for more than than three three months. months. This Thiscan can in a different way,” says Davidson, be anbe issue an issue for oilfield for oilfield services services companies. companies. “Although “Although this thiswording wording seems seems to to Finally,Finally, even even if it doesif it does not appearnot appear that that your your company company has ahas PE, a considerPE, consider filing filing “through mentoring others at work • Sustainability of rural program delivery throughout southern Alberta applyapply clearly clearly to an to exploration an exploration and andproduction production company, company, it may it may be prudent be prudent to toa protectivea protective federal federal “treaty-based “treaty-based tax return,”tax return,” which which causes causes the statutethe statute of of and through my involvement with Background: considerconsider its application its application to long-term to long-term contractors contractors associated associated with with a rig a since rig since limitationlimitation to run to andrun andprotects protects valuable valuable potential potential deductions deductions in the in casethe case that that IRS findsIRS finds that that a PE a does PE does in fact in factexist. exist. organizations such as Junior Achieve- JASA is a registered non-profi t charity funded by corporate, private and the IRSthe oftenIRS often takes takes expansive expansive interpretations,” interpretations,” says says James James Meadow, Meadow, a U.S. a U.S.Tax Tax specialistspecialist with with MNP’s MNP’s International International Taxation Taxation Services. Services. ment of Southern Alberta.” community donations that facilitates delivery of a series of in and after- StateState Income Income Tax Tax You Youmay may have have a PE a if: PE if: school programs for youth in grades 5 to 12. JA programs are based on ManyMany U.S. U.S.states states do not do follownot follow the Canada-U.S.the Canada-U.S. Income Income Tax TreatyTax Treaty and and three pillars of personal growth: fi nancial literacy; work readiness; and • An • agent An agent or employee or employee present present in the in U.S.the U.S.acting acting on behalf on behalf of the of the havehave their their own own rules. rules. The Thevast vast majority majority of states of states consider consider providing providing services services entrepreneurship. CanadianCanadian company company concludes concludes contracts contracts in the in U.S.the U.S.on behalf on behalf of the of the or owningor owning equipment equipment in the in statethe state to create to create a taxable a taxable presence, presence, generally generally CanadianCanadian company.

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