Our Tax Group ranks among the best in Canada and includes individuals who have been recognized internationally as leading advisers in The Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory and The Canadian Legal LEXPERT Directory. Always sensitive to our clients’ business objectives, we provide comprehensive and pragmatic Canadian tax advice on a wide variety of matters, including corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, securities, structured financing and derivative products, leasing, and cross-border transactions. Routinely advising clients on compliance matters, we are experienced in negotiating disputes with revenue authorities and litigating tax issues.

Our expertise includes:

		Domestic and International Tax Planning
		Derivatives and Investment Products
		Tax Litigation and Dispute Resolution
		GST, Sales and Commodity Taxes
		Customs and Domestic Trade Remedies
		Charities and Not-for-Profit Entities
		Trusts, Estates and Succession Planning

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	Publications / Presentations
	March 2010 2010 Federal Budget - significant tax changes announced concerning Canadian-company stock sales by non-residents Client Advisory: Tax Law Group
	March 2010 Budget 2010: Foreign Investment Entity/Non-Resident Trust Rules Revisited Tax Law Bulletin
	March 2010 Budget 2010: Significant Tax Changes Announced Affecting the Development of District Energy Systems Tax Law Bulletin
	March 2010 Budget 2010: Information Reporting of Tax Avoidance Transactions Tax Law Bulletin
	March 2010 Budget 2010: Other Notable Tax Measures Tax Law Bulletin
	March 2010 Budget 2010: Taking Stock of Your Options Tax Law Bulletin
	November 2009 Canadian Court Upholds Late-Filing Penalties for Nonresident Corporations Tax Notes International, Michael Friedman and Ashley Palmer Michael Friedman, Ashley Palmer
	July 13, 2009 Canadian Late Filing Penalty Successfully Challenged Reprinted from Tax Notes Int’l, July 13, 2009, p. 141 Michael Friedman
	March 2009 Federal Court of Appeal upholds favourable judgment on the tax treatment of cross-border investments Tax Bulletin Michael Friedman, Ashley Palmer
	February 2009 CRA to Fund Compliance-Related Education and Training Initiatives Charities Bulletin
	Winter 2009 Canada and the U.S. Ratify Significant Tax Treaty Changes With permission from Michigan Tax Lawyer, Winter 2009, p10-11. Michael Friedman, Todd A. Miller, Andrew Stirling
	January 2009 Fifth Protocol to Canada-US Tax Treaty -In Force Tax Law Bulletin
	January 2009 Potential Refunds of Withholding Tax Related Party Interest Payments Tax Law Bulletin
	October 2008 Are Fund Investment Management Services Supplies of Financial Services? Canadian Tax Journal Jamie M. Wilks
	September 2008 Panel Looks to Give Competitiveness a Boost Todd A. Miller
	April 2008 Canada reduces tax reporting for non-residents International Tax Review Michael Friedman, Todd A. Miller
	March 2008 The AUJLA Decision: Are Directors Liable when a Corporation is Revived? Vol. XXII No. 2 GST & Commodity Tax Jamie M. Wilks
	February 2008 Budget 2008: Corporate Tax Highlights Tax Bulletin
	February 2008 Budget 2008: Extension of the Super Flow-Through Share Program Tax Bulletin Michael Friedman, Todd A. Miller
	February 2008 Budget 2008: Lessening the Tax Reporting Burden on Non-Residents Tax Bulletin
	December 2007 Elimination of Withholding Tax on Conventional Interest Payments to Arm’s Length Non-Residents Tax Law Bulletin Michael Friedman
	December 2007 Your guide to the transfer pricing impact of the new Canada-US Protocol Tax Law Bulletin - Co-authored with Andrew Stirling (Student-at-Law) Michael Friedman, Todd A. Miller, Andrew Stirling
	November 2007 Accelerated Elimination of Non-Resident Withholding Tax on Conventional Interest Payments Tax Law Bulletin Michael Friedman
	October 12, 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty – Taxpayer Emigration Tax Law Bulletin
	October 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty: “Permanent Establishment” for Service Providers Tax Law Bulletin Mary-Ann E. Haney
	October 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty: “Treaty Shopping” Limitations Expanded Tax Law Bulletin Michael Friedman
	October 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty: Binding Arbitration Tax Law Bulletin Michael D. Templeton
	October 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty: Corporate Continuance and Residence Tax Law Bulletin John Israel Galambos
	October 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty: Recognition of LLCs and Elimination of Treaty Benefits for Certain Hybrid Entities Tax Law Bulletin
	October 2007 New Protocol to the Canada-US Tax Treaty: Withholding Tax on Cross-Border Payments Tax Law Bulletin Ryan L. Morris

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