Edwin Kroft KC
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : Tax: Litigation
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About
Provided by Edwin Kroft KC
Practice Areas
Ed leads the Tax Litigation & Controversy group. He represents clients, including major Canadian and foreign corporations, in domestic and international tax disputes involving the Canada Revenue Agency and other tax authorities. These disputes deal with domestic and cross-border issues such as transfer pricing, treaty interpretation and tax avoidance. Ed regularly appears for clients before various Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Career
Admitted to the British Columbia bar, 1980; Admitted to the Alberta and Ontario bars, 2010; Queen's Counsel(BC), 2009; CPA (Hons) BC.
Personal
Ed is a former member of the Tax Court of Canada Rules Committee and the Federal Court Bench and Bar Committee. He is the former Chair of the Tax Litigation section of the Advocates Society and is a former governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation. He has taught tax courses for over 35 years and has written more than 65 articles and papers on taxation and corporate law subjects for various organizations.
Chambers Review
Global
Edwin Kroft KC remains one of Canada's pre-eminent tax litigators. He possesses a wealth of contentious experience on issues spanning the enforcement of Canada Revenue Agency settlements, tax exemptions and disputes stemming from transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Edwin Kroft is probably the best litigator I have ever worked with. He is the type who tries to find you the best settlement. He is extremely knowledgeable and creative in finding ways to defend client positions."
"Ed is able to break down issues into digestible chunks and knows how to communicate them to everyone in their own language so they understand it."
"I like how direct Ed is; he can answer succinctly and provides a lot of good information."
"Edwin Kroft is probably the best litigator I have ever worked with. He is the type who tries to find you the best settlement. He is extremely knowledgeable and creative in finding ways to defend client positions."
"Ed is able to break down issues into digestible chunks and knows how to communicate them to everyone in their own language so they understand it."
"I like how direct Ed is; he can answer succinctly and provides a lot of good information."
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