Barrett Tax Law
4 lawyers · Established 2009 · York Region, Metro Vancouver
One of 300 law firms listed in Vaughan, and one of 15 handling Tax Law.
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Barrett Tax Law is a Canadian tax and corporate law firm founded by Dale Barrett in January 2009. Its head office is in Concord, Ontario, and the firm describes its practice as concentrated on tax and corporate matters rather than general legal work. It says it has represented more than 15,000 clients across Canada since it opened.
The firm's tax work covers CRA audits, notices of objection, voluntary disclosures, and appeals to the Tax Court of Canada, along with GST/HST disputes under the Excise Tax Act. On the corporate side it handles incorporations, reorganizations, shareholder agreements, and succession planning for business owners, and it advises on cross-border tax questions between Canada and the United States.
Barrett was educated at McGill University's law school in both civil and common law, articled at Torys LLP, and was called to the bar in 2009, the same year the firm was founded. Barrett is a licensed member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Law Society of British Columbia, and the Law Society of Alberta, has written several books on Canadian tax including Tax Survival for Canadians: Stand Up to the CRA, and writes a tax column for The Lawyer's Daily. The firm won the Consumer Choice Award in 2021.
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Milestones & recognition
- Founded in January 2009 by Dale Barrett, who was called to the bar the same year after articling at Torys LLP.
- Won the Consumer Choice Award in 2021.
- The founder has written several books on Canadian tax and business, including Tax Survival for Canadians: Stand Up to the CRA, and writes a regular tax column for The Lawyer's Daily.
- The founder holds law degrees in both civil and common law from McGill University and is licensed to practise in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta.
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This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2009 · median 17 years in practice 1 of 4 lawyers
- Law schools
- McGill University 1 of 4 lawyers
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The neighbourhood
The Concord head office is the firm's base in Ontario. Because the firm's core work, CRA disputes and Tax Court of Canada appeals, is conducted largely by correspondence, phone, and hearings held across the country rather than at a single local courthouse, the Concord address functions as an operations base for a national practice more than a walk-in storefront tied to one court.
The firm's practice-areas page also lists offices in several other cities, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Ottawa, Toronto, and Winnipeg, giving it a presence across the country for clients dealing with the same kind of CRA and Tax Court matters.
Legal support staff 1
Law clerks, paralegals and articling students at this firm. They are not licensed lawyers.
Frequently asked questions
- I received a CRA audit letter, can Barrett Tax Law help?
- Yes. The firm represents clients through CRA audits, notices of objection, and appeals, from the first query through to the Tax Court of Canada if a dispute isn't resolved earlier.
- Does Barrett Tax Law handle Voluntary Disclosures Program applications?
- Yes, the firm handles voluntary disclosures for clients who need to correct unfiled or inaccurate tax returns before the CRA opens an audit.
- Can Barrett Tax Law help with a GST/HST dispute?
- Yes. The firm handles GST/HST audits, input tax credit denials, and related disputes under the Excise Tax Act, including matters involving real estate and cross-border supply issues.
- I'm a business owner and want to incorporate or reorganize my company, does Barrett Tax Law do that?
- Yes, the firm's corporate services include incorporations, reorganizations, shareholder agreements, and succession planning alongside its tax work.
- Does Barrett Tax Law handle cross-border tax issues between Canada and the US?
- Yes, the firm advises on personal and corporate cross-border tax matters between Canada and the United States.
- Where is Barrett Tax Law located, and does it serve clients outside Ontario?
- The firm's head office is in Concord, Ontario, and it lists offices in several other cities, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Ottawa, Toronto, and Winnipeg.
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