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| | Address | | 9th Floor, CIBC Tower, 900-1175 Douglas Street | | Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2E1 | | (Vancouver Island Co.) | |  | Accepts Credit Cards |
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(Main Office)
| Dwyer Tax Lawyers practices in the following areas of law:
Tax and Estate Planning, Tax Dispute Resolution and Estate Administration. | | Year Established: 1995 | Firm Profile:
Dwyer Tax Lawyers focuses its practice on tax planning and appeal matters: income taxation (business, personal, corporate, trusts and partnerships), commodity taxation, consumption taxes and the federal goods and services tax. Tax planning encompasses both the design and the implementation of plans and includes estate and succession planning and immigration trusts as well as the design and reorganization of business structures. Tax appeal work includes contesting tax reassessments and defending against criminal tax evasion charges. The Firm also represents charities and other tax-exempt entities. | | Firm Size: 4 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
 Visa
MasterCard | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Blair P. Dwyer (Member) born Sydney, Nova Scotia, March 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Ontario; 1989, British Columbia. Education: Dalhousie University (B.A., 1979; LL.B., 1983). Author: "Taxation and Investment in Canada," International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation, Amsterdam, 1991. Articles: "Considerations in Drafting Shareholder Agreements," 2005 British Columbia Tax Conference (Canadian Tax Foundation); "Debt Restructuring," 1996 Tax for the Non-Specialist Conference (The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia); "A Comparison of the Income Tax Implications of Using a Partnership or Joint Venture," 1994 Corporate Management Tax Conference (Canadian Tax Foundation); "GST Consequences for Reorganizations," 1992 Corporate Tax: The Essentials Course (The Canadian Institute); "Taxation of Partnerships and Joint Ventures," 1990 British Columbia Tax Conference (Canadian Tax Foundation). Former Trustee, The Catholic Foundation of Vancouver Island. Chair, Board of Directors, Mount St. Mary Hospital. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners; Canadian Bar Association; Canadian Tax Foundation, International Fiscal Association; Victoria Estate Planning Council. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Estate Planning; Successions; Wealth Preservation; Asset Protection; Trust Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Partnership Taxation; Charitable Giving; Investments; International Trusts. Email: Blair P. Dwyer | | J. Andre Rachert (Member) born Calgary, Alberta, May 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1995, British Columbia. Education: University of Calgary (B.A., 1985); Simon Fraser University (Masters in Criminology, 1989); University of Victoria (LL.B., 1994). Author: "Litigation Practices," Canadian Tax Foundation, 2007; Welfare Fraud and the State. Instructor: Business Law Certified General Accountants Training Course, 1997-1998; British Columbia Bar Admission Course (ongoing); Wills and Estates, University of Victoria Law School, 2008. Former Director, YMCA of Victoria. Former Director and Chairman, Foundation for the University of Victoria. Director, University of Victoria Foundation. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Victoria Wills and Estates Sub-Section). Practice Areas: Tax Appeals; Criminal Tax Defense; Tax Exempt Organizations; Cross Border Transactions; FAPI; Tax Planning for Private Corporations; Estate Planning. Email: J. Andre Rachert | | Devinder K. Sidhu (Member) born Jandoli, Punjab, India, September 17, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, British Columbia. Education: University of Victoria (B.Sc., 1999; LL.B., 2004). Member, Board of Directors, The Queen Alexandra Foundation for Children. Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association (Member, Victoria Wills and Estates Sub-Section). Languages: Punjabi. Practice Areas: Tax Planning; Corporate Tax Planning; Personal Taxation; Estate Planning; Successions; Wealth Preservation; Asset Protection; Trust Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Partnership Law; Charitable Giving; Investments; International Trusts. Email: Devinder K. Sidhu | | Shelley J. Spring (Member) born Victoria, British Columbia, April 3, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, British Columbia. Education: Bishop's University (B.A., Commerce, 2003); University of Victoria (LL.B., 2006). Member, Board of Directors, Women's Sexual Assault Centre (Victoria). Member: Law Society of British Columbia; Canadian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Appeals; Criminal Tax Defense; Tax Planning; Corporate Tax Planning; Personal Taxation; Estate Planning; Successions; Wealth Preservation; Asset Protection; Trust Planning; Corporate Reorganization; Partnership Law; Charitable Giving; Investments; International Trusts. Email: Shelley J. Spring |
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