Marc Vanasse joins PwC’s Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution team

Veteran of Canada Revenue Agency’s Income Tax Rulings Directorate

TORONTO, Nov. 22, 2011 — PwC is pleased to announce that Marc Vanasse is the newest member of its Canadian National Tax Services (CNTS) group and the firm’s global Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution network.

Vanasse brings to PwC a wealth of knowledge and experience in many areas of Canada's income tax system having spent over 26 years in public and private practice, including over 20 years in the Income Tax Rulings Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Some highlights of his career with the CRA include:

• Director, Reorganizations and Resources Division, Income Tax Rulings Directorate from (2004 to 2011) and Director, Business and Partnerships Division (2000 to 2004)
• Represented the CRA as a speaker at numerous tax conferences and seminars, including those sponsored by the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Tax Executives Institute, and l’Association de Planification Fiscale et Financière
• Member of the Technical Committee on Business Taxation (the Mintz Committee) and member of the CRA Taxable Benefits Committee
• Worked collaboratively with the Department of Finance on numerous legislative changes, including tax shelters, partnerships, corporate reorganizations, income trusts and green energy initiatives
• Met regularly with CRA Appeals officers and Department of Justice lawyers to discuss cases proceeding to court and reviewed Notices of Reply/Appeal and related briefings on topics such as, corporate distributions, transaction costs, contingent liabilities, trusts and GAAR

“We are extremely pleased to have Marc on our team. His knowledge and understanding of difficult and complex tax matters will make him a very valuable addition to PwC and an asset on all client assignments,” says Nick Pantaleo, the national leader of PwC’s Canadian National Tax Services. Vanasse will be based in Ottawa and he began his duties in late October.

Canadian National Tax Services

PwC's Canadian National Tax Services (CNTS) brings together accountants and other specialists, including former federal and provincial finance officials and former officials from the CRA, working jointly with lawyers from our affiliated law firm, Wilson & Partners LLP, to bring to our clients a tax experience that is deep, broad and future-focused. As part of PwC’s integrated client service teams, CNTS provides businesses with unique insight into how tax policy and tax administrative developments can affect their day-to-day planning and decisions.

Tax Controvesy and Dispute Resolution

PwC’s global Tax Controversy and Dispute Resolution (TDCR) network is aimed at assisting our clients to proactively prevent, efficiently manage and favourably resolve tax audits and disputes using our:

• global reach and perspective;
• deep technical subject matter expertise combined with tax litigation and alternative dispute resolution experience; and
• local knowledge of processes and procedures and strong relationships with government officials.

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