A trusted tax advisor to domestic, non-resident and multinational businesses, Joseph Takhmizdjian is a rare breed — a lawyer and a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) — whose diverse practice covers everything from corporate tax and cross-border transactions to real estate deals and tax litigation. His goal: to use his deep understanding of tax law and his love of numbers to find innovative ways to minimize tax, maximize shareholder return and mitigate risk.
Joe can help with:
- All tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions on either the buy or sell side, including preclosing organization, tax due diligence, post-acquisition tax planning, post-purchase integration and deal structuring
- Tax planning for corporate financing
- Tax strategy for commercial real estate transactions
- Tax advice and structuring for non-resident corporations that are establishing, acquiring or operating businesses in Canada
- Tax litigation, including audits, appeals, Tax Court and the Federal Court of Appeal
- Voluntary disclosures (tax amnesty or tax pardons)
- Canadian corporate and individual income tax
- Trusts and estate planning