Beitel Tax Law LLP
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Free consultationAbout Beitel Tax Law LLP
Beitel Tax Law is a Toronto firm that works only in Canadian tax law, and its clients are mostly entrepreneurs, owner-managers and private companies with a problem at the Canada Revenue Agency. It takes business owners and professionals through CRA audits, objections and disputes, and it covers income tax and GST/HST across the board, from planning work to full disputes. No lawyer at the firm practises in any other field, and most of them have never practised anything but tax.
Managing partner Jeremie Beitel has done nothing but tax law since 2012 and frequently acts for clients in construction, the trades and hospitality and, more recently, cryptocurrency. Several of the firm's lawyers have worked in government. Benjamin Grant spent a number of years with the Department of Justice acting for the CRA in the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court and other courts. Senior counsel David Palamar has worked at the CRA and in the federal Department of Justice's National Tax Litigation Section, as well as at a national law firm and a Big 4 accounting firm. Stanley Ndibe was once Crown Counsel with Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General. LawPRO, Ontario's mandatory malpractice insurer, often brings in senior counsel Brian Nichols to sort out tax problems created when other lawyers gave tax advice.
The office is in Suite 1000 at 390 Bay Street in downtown Toronto. A limited number of free 30 minute consultations are available to prospective clients.
Practice areas
Tax disputes and Tax Court appeals
Beitel Tax Law steps in after an audit has gone badly or the CRA appeals process hasn't produced the hoped-for result. The firm generally carries at least fifty active appeals to the Tax Court, and most of its cases end in a negotiated settlement with the Department of Justice rather than in a courtroom. When a trial is needed, its lawyers argue the case before the Tax Court of Canada.
CRA audit representation
The firm acts in dozens of audits a year. It reviews the documents and correspondence to build a strategy, deals with the CRA as the client's go-between so the business is disrupted as little as possible, and explains any proposed adjustments. If the final audit decision goes against the client, that groundwork feeds directly into a notice of objection or a Tax Court appeal.
Voluntary disclosures
Taxpayers with past non-compliance can talk through a possible disclosure with a Beitel lawyer under the protection of legal privilege, something an accountant preparing returns can't offer. The firm teams up with an accounting firm to examine the financial and tax records before the submission goes in. Matthew Boyd has handled disclosures covering everything from unfiled returns to offshore assets held in known tax havens.
Tax advisory and structuring
For owner-managers, the firm advises on personal tax matters such as trust planning, estate freezes and income splitting, and supports family businesses and private companies from start-up and growth to succession and a tax-effective sale. It can review an existing corporate structure for risk or efficiency, or give a legal opinion when a past transaction's tax treatment is unclear.
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Free consultationHow Beitel Tax Law LLP works
Beitel Tax Law's guiding idea is to think more like entrepreneurs than like lawyers. Each lawyer's workload and hours target are kept deliberately light, which means a client can reach their lawyer when it matters. Its focus is small businesses, while full-service firms often concentrate on multinational clients.
The firm's lawyers are trained to explain things in plain terms, without legal jargon, and in disputes the firm aims for early resolutions that protect clients' time and money. Ideas, strategy and tactics get debated on the firm's internal chat throughout the day, so a client with a single lawyer still benefits from the experience of the whole team. Associates go through an in-house coaching program.
Milestones & recognition
- In February 2025, Canadian Lawyer placed Beitel Tax Law on its Top Tax Law Boutiques list for 2025-26.
- The Supreme Court of Canada cited Jeremie Beitel's work with approval in its MacDonald decision on hedging transactions.
- Partners Laura Zubot and Josiah Davis are co-editors of Beitel Tax Disputes for the Owner-Manager.
- Benjamin Grant has argued cases at every level of court, the Supreme Court of Canada included.
In the community
- Josiah Davis coaches the Bowman Moot team at the Lincoln Alexander School of Law and takes part in the school's mentorship program.
Affiliations & connections
- Ontario Bar Association Taxation Law Section: Josiah Davis of Beitel Tax Law serves as newsletter editor on the section's executive.
- Canadian Tax Foundation: Josiah Davis is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation's Young Tax Practitioners.
Lawyers 10
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2013–2022 · median 7 years in practice 8 of 10 lawyers
- Law schools
- University of Toronto (3), Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, Queen's University, University of British Columbia 7 of 10 lawyers
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Beitel Tax Law works from Suite 1000 of 390 Bay Street, the office tower known as the Munich Re Centre. WZMH Architects designed the building, which was completed in 1973 and is also called The 390. It stands on the northwest corner of Bay and Richmond streets, and its retail space links into the PATH system. Bay Street is the heart of Toronto's Financial District, and its name stands in for Canada's financial services industry as a whole.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Beitel Tax Law help with CRA reviews of house flips and other real estate sales?
- Several of the firm's lawyers do this work. Jeremie Beitel advises and represents clients facing alleged housing flips, Bruce Laregina represents clients in income tax and GST/HST disputes tied to real estate transactions, and Josiah Davis often acts for taxpayers whose real estate deals have been audited.
- Can Beitel Tax Law deal with a CRA inquiry about my TFSA or RRSP, not just a business audit?
- Beitel Tax Law responds to CRA inquiries about TFSAs, RRSPs, director liability and property sales, among others, as well as to formal business audits.
- Will the Beitel Tax Law lawyer I meet at my first consultation be the one who represents me?
- Beitel Tax Law aims to have each client's initial consultation with the lawyer who'll go on to represent them. Free 30 minute consultations are available, though only in limited numbers.
- Can Beitel Tax Law argue for the general program instead of the limited program on my voluntary disclosure?
- Beitel Tax Law can advocate for that more favourable treatment on a client's behalf, and it also gives strategic guidance on filing positions and how to approach the disclosure.
- My accountant has proposed a corporate reorganization. Can Beitel Tax Law carry it out?
- Beitel Tax Law plans corporate reorganizations itself and can also implement transactions that tax accountants or other advisors have proposed. The firm works alongside a client's existing advisors.
- Does Beitel Tax Law arrange real-time translation for clients?
- Beitel Tax Law has arranged real-time translation for its clients so it can serve a diverse clientele.
Where to find them
390 Bay St. Suite 1000, Toronto, ON M5H 2Y2 · 647-254-2511
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