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Paul Carenza
Paul Carenza is a partner in the Tax and Trusts Group. His practice is focused on providing income and commodity tax advice in domestic and cross-border corporate acquisitions, reorganizations and financings.
Paul also provides expert advice to clients on executive compensation matters, including compensation plan design and foreign assignments. Paul also has a successful track record of representing taxpayers in disputes with the tax authorities.
Paul works with several other practice groups within the firm to offer our clients tax strategies to facilitate successful business solutions.
Paul provides services in both official languages.
Biographie en français
Publications and Resources
- “Imperial Tobacco: Stock Option Plans and Cash-out Payments”, Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement, Volume 22, No. 5, Federated Press
- "Changes to the Taxation of Stock Options", Canadian Payroll Reporter, December, 2010
- "Say-on-Pay, Clawbacks and Canadian Income Tax", Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement, Volume 21, No. 1, Federated Press
- "Update On ULC's - Rising From The Ashes?," TaxnetPRO, December 2009
- "Directors' Liability for Taxes: The Importance of Being Diligent," Corporate Liability, Federated Press, 2009
- "The ABCs of Cashless Exercise Methods," CMA Magazine, October 2005
- "Avoidance Transaction is not a Dirty Word (or a Series of Dirty Words)!" Taxation Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 14, No. 1, Ontario Bar Association, August 2003
- "Competent Authority Agreements?" Canadian Tax Highlights, Vol. 10, No. 10, Canadian Tax Foundation, 2002
- "Fredette and Rousseau-Houle: Has CP Been Derailed?" Taxation Law Section Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 1, Ontario Bar Association, August 2001
- "GST Reg Ultra Vires?" Canadian Tax Highlights, Vol. 8, No. 11, Canadian Tax Foundation, November 2000
- "Business Succession for the Entrepreneurial Client," Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, July 2000
Presentations
- Co-Chair and Speaker, "2nd Understanding Canada-U.S. Taxation Course", Federated Press, Toronto, 2012
- Speaker, "4th International Joint Ventures Course", Federated Press, Toronto, 2011
- Speaker, "9th Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement Course", Federated Press, Toronto, 2011
- Speaker, "Understanding Canada-U.S. Taxation Course", Federated Press, Toronto, 2011
- Speaker, "8th Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement Course", Federated Press, Toronto, 2010
- Speaker, "4th Taxation of Inbound Investment Course", Federated Press, Toronto, 2010
- Speaker, “7th Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement Course”, Federated Press, Toronto, 2009
- Speaker, "Commercialization of Innovative Research: Implementing Solutions That Work for Canada," IP Osgoode, Toronto, 2009
- Chair, "Taxation Issues in Acquisition Transactions - A Practical Review," Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, 2008
- Co-Chair, "Non-Resident Tax Primer for the Generalist," Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, 2008
- Chair, "Happy Birthday GAAR: The Tax Court Decisions since Canada Trustco and Matthew," Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, 2007
- Co-Presenter, "Taxable Preferred Shares Workshop," Fifty-Eighth Annual Conference, Canadian Tax Foundation, Toronto, 2006
- Guest Lecturer, "Butterfly Transactions," University of Western Ontario Law School, 2005
- Guest Lecturer, "Information Technology and Internet Law Course," University of British Columbia Law School, 2003-2004
Education
LL.B., (Common Law), University of Western Ontario, 1995
LL.B., (Civil Law), Université Laval, 1993
Certificate in Law, Université de Montreal, 1991
B.A., McGill University, 1986
Call to the bar
British Columbia, 1999
Ontario, 1997
Associations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- Ontario Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Taxation Section
- International Bar Association
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