Our Corporate Tax Group

Our Corporate Tax Group is composed of 27 professionals across Canada having a broad range of experience in domestic and international corporate tax work.

Our focus is advising and assisting corporate clients with their provincial, national and international transactions.  Our clients include public and private corporations, owner-operated businesses, trust companies, financial institutions, mutual funds, pension funds, accounting firms and foreign enterprises.

Our Services

Our Corporate Tax Group has expertise in all areas of corporate tax law and offers unique expertise and depth in tax matters relating to merger and acquisition transactions, mutual funds, foreign branch banking, derivative products, the energy, resource and high-tech sectors, structured financing transactions and participation by pension funds in complex real estate transactions.

Our Corporate Tax Group offers the following specialized services:

Corporate Tax Planning

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Demergers and divestitures
  • Reorganizations and restructuring
  • Corporate loss utilization strategies
  • Structured financing transactions
  • Resource taxation
  • Mutual fund and pension fund planning
  • Taxation of E-commerce transactions
  • Tax planning relating to high tech industry
  • Employee compensation arrangements
  • Partnerships, joint ventures and trusts

International Tax Planning

  • Transfer pricing
  • Structuring inbound and outbound investments
  • Cross-border joint venturing
  • Cross-border licensing, financing, holding and insurance structures
  • Foreign affiliates, foreign investment entities and foreign reporting rules
  • Non-resident withholding tax

Our Experience

Our Corporate Tax Group acts for a diverse client base and has provided its tax expertise in respect of a number of significant Canadian and international transactions, including the following recent transactions:

  • Acquisition of Cadillac Fairview Corporation by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
  • Acquisition of Provigo Inc. by Loblaw Companies Limited
  • Divestiture of E.B. Eddy Limited by George Weston Limited
  • Acquisition of Scott's Restaurants Inc. by S.R. Acquisition Corporation
  • Structuring and implementation of the Mackenzie Income Trust
  • Worldwide Spin-off of Agilant Technologies by Hewlett-Packard
  • Divestiture by TransCanada Pipelines Limited of its midstream business
  • Acquisition by Maximum Energy Trust of a 92 percent interest in the Weyburn Limited Partnership

Our Commitment

We stress clarity, proactive strategies and personal client service of the highest calibre.  It's our job to keep in touch, to know where you are going and to ensure you get there.  We are committed to understanding your business.  The Borden Ladner Gervais LLP partnership is about staying focused on your success.  Through our Practice Groups and Client Service Teams you are plugged into a network that will expand your strategic opportunities and increase the value of your daily decisions.

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