Gwen Watson
Canada Guide 2025
Band 4 : Tax
About
Provided by Gwen Watson
Practice Areas
Gwen provides comprehensive income tax advice to corporations, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate reorganizations, including butterfly and bump transactions. Highly experienced in complex transactions, Gwen regularly advises on the income tax aspects of cross-border and capital markets transactions, derivatives and financial instruments, and has extensive knowledge of the application of Canadian foreign affiliate rules.
Chambers Review
Canada
Gwen Watson impresses for her role as lead tax adviser on a number of transformative agreements, including acquisitions and corporate reorganisations. She is based in Toronto.
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Provided by Chambers
"Gwen Watson can provide trusted and on-the-spot analysis with confidence."
"Gwen Watson can provide trusted and on-the-spot analysis with confidence."
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Developments in Canadian tax to watch for in 2022
Canada, like other countries, continues to introduce and adopt various measures to strengthen tax rules, including initiatives developed by the OECD as part of its base erosion and profit shifting plan. This article summarizes the key tax proposals that the government has announced will be adopted.
Developments in Canadian tax to watch for in 2022
Canada, like other countries, continues to introduce and adopt various measures to strengthen tax rules, including initiatives developed by the OECD as part of its base erosion and profit shifting plan. This article summarizes the key tax proposals that the government has announced will be adopted.