Stevan Novoselac

Canada
Tax Litigation

Stevan Novoselac is based in Taxand Canada where he is a partner of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. He heads up the tax dispute resolution practice at the Toronto office as part of the national tax practice group. Stevan represents taxpayers across Canada; his practice is devoted exclusively to resolving all types of tax disputes including voluntary disclosures, requirements for information, audits, objections, appeals, collections issues, fairness applications, rectification orders and remission orders. He has successfully resolved disputes for taxpayers across a full gamut of issues including tax avoidance, GAAR, tax shelters, interest deductibility, SRED claims, directors’ liability, shareholder benefits and group tax appeals. He resolves tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency, as well as provincial and other taxation authorities. Where tax disputes are not resolved at the administrative level, Stevan represents taxpayers at all levels of Canadian courts, from the Tax Court of Canada all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. Stevan has written extensively on tax dispute resolution. He has also presented seminars on tax dispute resolution to groups of accountants, including the ICAO Practitioners’ PD Conference. Stevan earned his LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, holds a BComm from McMaster University (Deans’ Honour List) and was called to the Ontario bar in 1990. He is an active member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association and Toronto Lawyers Association. Stevan also serves on the board of directors of a major charity.

Areas of Expertise

• Tax Litigation
• Tax Disputes

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