Alan is a partner in the firm’s Tax Group. His practice focuses on
planning and advising clients with respect to commodity taxation
(including Goods and Services Tax, Harmonized Sales Tax and provincial
sales taxes), customs, import/export controls, excise taxes, fuel taxes,
cross-border taxation issues and transfer pricing. In addition to tax
planning and advising clients on starting businesses and carrying on
business in Canada, Alan’s practice encompasses tax dispute resolution,
negotiating voluntary disclosures for clients (sales tax, customs and
export controls), obtaining export permits, providing client training
seminars on sales tax issues, customs issues, and export controls and
compliance, and conducting customs and North America Free Trade
Agreement compliance audits.