Jim Barnett

Email: jbarnett@uwaterloo.ca

Education and certifications

• BComm (Queen's University)
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA) (Ontario)
• CPA Fellow (FCPA), CA Fellow (FCA)

Awards

• LS Rosen Outstanding Educator Award, Canadian Academic Accounting Association (CAAA), 2018
• Outstanding Performance Award, University of Waterloo, 2008
• FCA awarded in 2003 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
• Distinguished Teacher Award received in 2006 from the University of Waterloo

Professional service

• Director, School of Accounting and Finance (2006 - 2012, 2017 - 2018)
• CPA Canada Income Tax Education Committee (2016 - 2019)
• Member, Governing Council, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (2003 - 2009)
• Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) Tax Policy Committee (2009 - 2011)
• Toronto Financial Services Alliance Project Oversight Committee for the Centre of Excellence (2008 - 2009)
• Director, Deloitte Centre for Tax Education and Research (1996 - 2006)
• Director, Master of Taxation Program (1996 - 2006)
• Seminar Leader, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario School of Accountancy (1986 - 2001)

Selected publications

• Barnett, James, R. Beam, and Stanley Laiken. , Introduction to Federal Income Taxation in Canada, Commerce Clearing House (CCH) Canadian:Toronto, 38th Edition, 2017.
• Barnett, James, C. Ireland, P. Everett, and S. Rinald, 'Post Mortem Planning for Private Company Shares: A New Regime' , 2002 Annual Conference (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation) , 2003.
• Barnett, James, Glenn Feltham, and Tammi Feltham., 'Are Canadian Family Businesses Ready for Succession?' , Isuma: Canadian Journal of Policy Research , volume 2(4), Winter, 2001, pg. 116-122.
• Barnett, James., Transition Planning: An Advisor's Approach to Estate, Disability and Retirement Planning for the Business Owner, CCH Canadian, Toronto, 2000.

Courses taught

Jim has taught courses in our AFM, MTax and MAcc programs.