Leigh Somerville Taylor Professional Corporation (LST Tax Law)

About Leigh Somerville Taylor Professional Corporation (LST Tax Law)

Leigh Somerville Taylor Professional Corporation operates in Toronto as LST Tax Law, a firm that works only on tax disputes and tax planning. It represents taxpayers and their accountants in civil, criminal, and quasi-criminal tax matters, handles federal and provincial audits and objections, negotiates collections arrangements, and applies for relief from penalties and interest. The firm also advises on tax-efficient estate plans and corporate reorganizations. Its office is at 4789 Yonge Street in Toronto.

Founder Leigh Somerville Taylor has resolved tax disputes with revenue authorities since 2001, after earning a B.A. (Hons) from the University of Toronto's Trinity College, a J.D. (2002), and an LL.M. in Tax (2011), both from Osgoode Hall Law School. Somerville Taylor was selected by the Law Society of Ontario to help design its Tax Law Specialist designation, formerly directed the Ontario Bar Association's Tax Law Section, and has taught for the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Law Society of Ontario, and Osgoode Hall Law School. The firm's published case summaries describe outcomes that range from reversing a disallowed $18 million loss claim first reported fourteen years earlier to winning interest relief for a family the Minister had otherwise left below the poverty line after tax payments.