ARNOLD, Bud: CPA, CA, M.Acc., CAFA®

Bud received his Bachelor of Mathematics degree in 2010 and his Masters of Accounting degree in 2011 from the University of Waterloo. He passed the Uniform Examination in 2011 and received his designations as a Chartered Professional Accountant, Chartered Accountant in early 2013. After seven years with BDO Canada LLP as a co-op student to tax manager, Bud joined Collins Barrow Guelph Wellington Dufferin in January 2017.

Bud has been practicing in Canadian income tax since 2012. He completed CPA Canada’s In-depth Tax Course in July 2016. He regularly assists clients across various industries with personal and business tax planning and compliance issues, including estate planning, corporate restructuring, and annual filing obligations.

Outside of the office, Bud is a sessional lecturer for the Department of Management at the University of Guelph, teaching senior tax courses there since 2014. He is also active in his church and community, serving a few local charities. When at home, Bud enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children.

Working in the Guelph region since 2011, I have been involved in advising many agricultural clients. Working with Collins Barrow here has pushed my agricultural advisory practice further since 2017. I have written articles and presented on topics such as the transition of quota out of the old Cumulative Eligible Capital regime, cottage transition planning, the 2017 federal income tax proposals, and annual budget changes.

I also worked on a dairy farm one summer as a student, and my in-laws operate a dairy and egg farm.