Canadian Tax Opinions
Neufeld Legal PC: Chris@NeufeldLegal.com - 403-400-4092 / 905-616-8864
When devising and implementing complicated financial and tax structures, it is strongly recommended that a qualifying tax opinion be obtained on both the specific facts of the particular situation and the current tax laws and regulations relative thereto. For whereas the goal of your tax and financial planners (together with your internal corporate leadership) are driven by the realization of the optimal profit output, such an approach needs to be reviewed and assessed by experienced legal counsel.
For the lawyer is intended to provide an assessment of Canada's taxation laws and regulations relative to the intended financial pursuit and render their qualified legal opinion thereof, with the additional provision of guidance that would place the proposed structure in better position relative the Canada Revenue Agency. This is the objective goal of the law firm with respect to rendering a tax opinion, which have a very broad range of possibilities, given the variety of tax limiting business structures that companies seek to pursue.*
The range of Tax Opinions includes, but is not limited to:
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General Anti-Avoidance Rule (GAAR) tax opinion
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Harmonized Sales Tax / Goods & Services Tax (HST/GST) tax opinion
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Transfer Pricing tax opinion
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Income Tax legal opinion
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Withholding Tax legal opinion (cross-border transactions)
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Corporate transaction tax opinion (mergers & acquisitions)
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Tax Shelter legal opinion
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Investment tax opinion
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International tax treaty legal opinion
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Natural Resources (oil & gas) tax opinion
As such, when your company or your investment strategy requires that you attain a tax opinion to support your tax minimization strategies (as opposed to impermissible tax avoidance),** contact tax lawyer Christopher R. Neufeld at Chris@NeufeldLegal.com or call 403-400-4092 (Calgary, Alberta) / 905-616-8864 (Toronto, Ontario).
** The reality, however, remains that even a lawyer's legal tax opinion is but an interpretation of the law, with the final determinant being the Tax Court, which alone has the power to rule on the legitimacy of a particular tax structure or business result. In turn, neither a lawyer nor the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can provide you or your company with a definitive position on the outcome of a taxable action.
** We render legal opinions that are consistent with the law, such that your business strategy must be brought into conformity with relevant laws and regulations, failing which the legal tax opinion that we render may very well be rendered inapplicable in relation to your tax-related activities. The law is the law and it is a legal requirement that you conform with both the letter and the spirit of the law./em>
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