2010 IFA Seminar

2010 IFA International Tax Seminar

Wednesday May 19, 2010

Mont-Royal I & II
Centre Mont-Royal, 2200 Mansfield Street, Montreal QC

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NOTE: The Seminar has been approved by the Law Society of BC

Co-Chairs:
Brian Mustard, CA, KPMG LLP, Montreal
Angelo Nikolakakis, Couzin Taylor LLP (allied with Ernst & Young LLP), Montreal

Agenda

Wednesday May 19, 2010
8:30	Registration/Refreshments
9:00	Welcome Remarks and Introduction Brian Mustard, CA, KPMG LLP, Montreal Angelo Nikolakakis, Couzin Taylor LLP (allied with Ernst & Young LLP), Montreal
9:05	IFA 2010 Congress / National Reports
	Subject I: Tax treaties and tax avoidance: application of anti-avoidance provisions Nathalie Goyette, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Montreal Phil Halvorson, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto
	Subject II: Death as a taxable event and its international ramifications Thomas W. Copeland, Fasken DuMoulin LLP, Montreal Bruce Harris, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto
9:15	Residence of Individuals, Companies and Trusts Part I: Case law update Drew Morier, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto Douglas Cannon, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto
	Part II: Panel discussion Jim Wilson, Wilson & Partners LLP, Toronto Kimberley Brooks, Associate Professor, H. Heward Stikeman Chair in the Law of Taxation, McGill University, Faculty of Law, Montreal
10:15	Tribute to David Ward Address by David Smith, Davies, Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, and others
10:45	Refreshment Break
11:00	Foreign Affiliate Tax Developments Discussion of developments in the foreign affiliate area including the December 18, 2009 proposed amendments Dave Beaulne, Senior Chief, Department of Finance, Ottawa Angelo Nikolakakis, Couzin Taylor LLP (allied with Ernst & Young LLP), Montreal Brian Mustard, CA, KPMG LLP, Montreal
11:45	Cross-Border Financing Discussion of developments in cross-border financing including strategies to deal with new Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty provisions and other antipated U.S. treaty developments Marie-André Beaudry, Stikeman Elliott, Montreal Elinore Richardson, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Toronto Chris Van Loan, Blakes, Cassel and Graydon LLP, Toronto
12:30	Luncheon and Address Kevin Lynch, Vice President, Bank of Montreal
1:45	IFA Canada Annual General Meeting
2:00	Foreign Tax Developments Part I: U.S. tax developments Ronald E. Creamer, Jr., Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York
	Part II: OECD tax developments Scott Wilkie, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto
2:45	Transfer Pricing Update Recharacterizations under 247 (2)(b) Impact in Canada of final U.S. 482 "Service Regs" Arm's Length Standard and GE Capital Cost-Sharing and XILINS Rob O'Connor, Deloitte & Toucyhe LLP, Toronto Nathan Boidman, Davies, Ward Phillips and Vineberg LLP, Montreal Carol A. Dunahoo, Baker & Mackenzie LLP, Washington
3:45	Refreshment Break
4:00	Government Roundtables Department of Finance Roundtable Co-Chairs: Robert Raizenne, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Montreal QC Nick Pantaleo, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto Canada Revenue Agency: Co-Chairs: Ronald K. Durand, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto Stephen W. Bowman, Bennett Jones LLP, Toronto
5:30	Close
5:30	Host Reception

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