Canadian Tax Foundation To Host International Tax Seminar

by Lisa Ugur, Tax-news.com, London

25 May 2001

Taking place in Canada at the beginning of July will be an international tax seminar which aims to shed light on the complexities of Canada's international tax regime. An informal affair, the seminar will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto on July 5 and July 6 2001.

The seminar, which is designed for tax practitioners with some, but not in-depth, knowledge of the Canadian foreign affiliate rules, is organised by the Canadian Tax Foundation (CTF), which is an independent tax research organisation whose purpose, it says, is to provide the public and the governments of Canada 'with the benefit of expert impartial tax research into current problems of taxation and government finance.'

Announcing the conference, CTF said: 'As Canada's businesses increasingly expand onto the international stage, and governments seek to protect the domestic tax base, rules for international operations continue to change. Learn how and why our international tax rules evolved to their present state. Find the planning opportunities and pitfalls in this most complicated area of taxation. Join senior practitioners in analysing current and proposed legislation and speculating on future developments.'

Amongst the subjects up for discussion will be the use of holding companies and financing affiliates; maximizing tax treaty benefits; current initiatives in respect of tax havens and harmful tax competition; repatriation of profits and foreign exchange issues and policies and problems surrounding non-resident trusts.

Further details are available on the CTF website at www.ctf.ca.

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