Tax Lawyers who Speak the Language of Business
The business-oriented professionals in our Corporate Tax Group leverage their understanding of your organization to communicate complex tax analysis clearly, concisely and comprehensibly. With diverse backgrounds in terms of both education and experience, our lawyers have represented clients in many industry sectors, including, but not limited to: manufacturing and processing, automotive, real estate, construction, banking and finance, computer equipment and software, oil and gas, the resource service sector and professional services.
Whether you need assistance with structuring merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions, reorganization of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), transfer pricing, cross-border taxation or executive compensation issues such as stock options and benefit plans, our Corporate Tax team can provide you with creative and cost-effective solutions.
Innovative Counsel for Cutting-Edge Clients
Our lawyers are considered thought leaders on tax matters and are frequent speakers at the Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Bar Association and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners conferences, as well as author several tax related publications. We are also positioned at the forefront of rapidly growing technological areas, such as cleantech and greentech.
Cross-Country and Cross-Practice Integration
With 10 offices located in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec, Miller Thomson is well positioned to assist organizations with the tax consequences of their transactions in any part of the country.
Our diverse Corporate Tax Group also works closely with their colleagues across Canada, drawing on the firm’s depth of expertise in related areas of practice, including Financial Services, Capital Markets & Securities, Labour & Employment and Real Estate to deliver comprehensive legal solutions for clients.
Our services
Our seasoned corporate tax lawyers provide strategic, creative and sound advice to clients engaging in a broad spectrum of transactions and planning activities, including the following:
- Structuring and implementation of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of Canadian public and private companies and other entities, including by Plan of Arrangement
- Structuring and implementation of going public and private transactions
- Structuring and advising on financing transactions including loan facilities and equity and debt offerings for Canadian and foreign issuers, investors, lenders and borrowers
- Structuring and implementation of take-over bids of Canadian companies and other entities
- Structuring cross-border and international investments in Canada and foreign jurisdictions
- Preparing and advising on tax disclosure in Management Information Circulars, Offering Memorandums, Prospectuses and Annual Information Forms for Canadian and foreign public and private companies, investment funds, REITS and income trusts regarding M&A, financing and reorganization transactions
- Structuring reorganization of public and private corporations, partnerships, investment funds, REITs and income trusts among others
- Structuring sales of businesses using exchangeable shares to maximize available tax deferrals
- Structuring the reorganization of a business to next generation and/or employee ownership
- Advising on flow-through share transactions to finance operations of mining companies
- Advising on the sale and leasing of oil and gas properties
- Advising and establishing structures to effectively use the Canada-US Tax Treaty and other tax treaties
- Advising on transfer pricing approaches, agreements and disputes
- Successfully arranging taxpayer voluntary disclosures
- Advising on rectification regarding tax related transactions
- Representing taxpayers in tax avoidance audits and appeals
- Advising municipal utilities on the tax consequences of privatization and competition
- Advising “Green Companies” on tax efficient structures including the use of federal and provincial tax credits
