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Tax Law Services

Whether you need tax advice as an individual or a business, a Heydary Hamilton tax lawyer can provide you with the answers to all of your questions.

Tax law is a very complex and specialized area of the law. To that end, our lawyers are recognized as leading practitioners in their field.

To minimize our clients’ tax risks, while maximizing their overall tax efficiency, we offer both tax litigation and tax planning services. By working closely with our corporate /commercial, litigation, family, and wills and estates practice groups, our tax lawyers are able to offer our clients top quality advice about any tax issue that might arise.

From the simple to the complex, we take pride in offering practical tax solutions for our clients. For example, we can assist you in matters that range from setting up a simple health and welfare trust, to more involved transactions such as the best tax vehicle for taking your company public in either Canada or the US.

Also, a high percentage of our lawyers are qualified to practice law in the US. Accordingly, we have the skills necessary to advise you on a host of cross–border transactions or off–shore financial matters.

Tax Law Areas of Practice

Our tax lawyers have experience in all aspects of tax law including:

  • Tax planned estate and succession planning for intergenerational wealth transfer.
  • Corporate structuring for international business transactions.
  • Income tax and GST appeals to the Tax Court of Canada.
  • Health and welfare trusts. Establish a trust to pay for health care costs. The funds you put into the trust are completely tax deductible and the benefits are non-taxable for the people who use them.
  • Captive insurance programs. Create your own insurance program for your company by establishing a subsidiary insurance business and gain several tax advantages.
  • Estate freezes. Limit the value of an estate to reduce taxes and maximize value for beneficiaries.
  • Voluntary disclosures. Voluntarily correct inaccurate or incomplete information or disclose information you had not shared before, without penalty from CRA.
  • Asset protection trusts. Protect your assets with the right tax planning.
  • Departure and immigration planning for individuals.
  • Representation for audit and reassessment purposes.

Finally, our tax lawyers possess the academic prowess and professional experience that you would expect from a top tier practice. Not only respected by our clients for the high calibre of their services, our tax lawyers are repeatedly solicited for their advice by both national and international forums.

Contact Us for Answers to Your Tax Questions

Proper tax planning is essential to managing your wealth and maximizing the value of your assets. To ensure you are using the best tax strategy possible, contact a tax lawyer at our firm today.