Canada levies many different kinds of taxes, including income tax, "goods and services tax", excise tax, customs duties, and corporate capital tax. Similarly, British Columbia levies a variety of taxes including income tax, sales tax, corporate capital tax, and property transfer tax on real estate transactions. 

Clark Wilson LLP's Tax Practice Group provides experienced legal counsel to clients on all matters arising from these federal and provincial taxation laws. Our over-riding goal is to ensure that a client's existing or contemplated financial affairs are structured in a practical and cost-effective manner that achieves a client's business or personal objectives with minimal exposure to tax.

The services our Tax Practice Group can provide include:

• Implementing efficient tax plans to accommodate all diverse issues relevant to commercial activities, including matters of business ownership, operations, acquisitions, whether pursued through corporate, partnership, business trust, or proprietorship vehicles;
  

• Advising on all issues concerning personally held wealth, including estate planning, matrimonial property division, employment benefit or termination packages, and deferred tax plans (such as RRSPs, RRIFs, RESPs, and RCAs);
  

• Creating effective international (or, "cross-border") tax planning strategies, for both Canadian residents investing abroad and non-residents investing in Canada;
  

• Providing guidance to tax-exempt entities, such as charities, pension plans, and non-profit organizations on matters relating to their fund-raising or investment initiatives;
  

• Representing clients under tax audit or investigation, and pursuing related Court appeals, whether in British Columbia's superior Courts, the Tax Court, the Federal Court, or the Supreme Court of Canada.

For Additional Information:

If you require further information, please contact Taxation Practice Group Chair William Ruskin at 604.643.3101 or war@cwilson.com, or any member of the Tax Practice Group, using the information provided below.

Practice Newsletter:

Taxable Learnings
March 2007

Selected Highlights Of The 2007 Federal Budget

Being An "Outside" Director Is No Defense Against Liability For Failed Remittances

Taxable Learnings
November, 2006

Government Announcement Regarding Income Trusts

Group Publications:

Tax Officials Provide Guidelines For Income Tax Treatment of Repairs to Rental Condos

Real Estate Investors Get Good News From The Supreme Court of Canada

How to Make a Charitable Donation and at the Same Time Increase Your Tax Deduction

Taxation of Non-Corporate Associations

More Publications...