Lawyer Profile
Martha MacDonald
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Recognized for her skill and advocacy before the courts, Martha MacDonald is an experienced tax litigator who brings advanced dispute strategy and deep tax knowledge to advocate for clients on all manner of tax disputes.
Martha leads Torys’ Tax Controversy and Litigation Practice, and practises tax litigation before trial and appellate courts, as well as dispute resolution with the Canada Revenue Agency and provincial tax authorities.
Martha brings extensive knowledge and experience to a wide range of tax issues, including transfer pricing, tax avoidance, foreign tax credits, residence for tax purposes, taxable employment benefits, and goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax. She also regularly advises clients on a variety of administrative and procedural matters.
a major Canadian insurance company in an appeal to the Tax Court of Canada on whether the payment and adjudication of pharmaceutical claims under group health plans constituted financial services for GST/HST purposes
Burlington Resources Finance Company and Conoco Funding Company in a motion before the Tax Court of Canada to compel the Crown to answer questions posed on discovery in two transfer pricing cases
General Motors of Canada and employee Richard Szymczyk in applications for judicial review before the Federal Court and an appeal to the Tax Court of Canada, challenging a retroactive change in the method for calculating certain taxable employment benefits
ConocoPhillips Canada Resources in responding to an appeal by the Crown before the Federal Court of Appeal concerning the Minister of National Revenue's refusal to correct a protective assessment following a test case
Sifto Canada (now Compass Minerals Canada Corp.) in responding to an appeal by the Crown before the Federal Court of Appeal concerning the Federal Court's jurisdiction over transfer pricing penalties and the voluntary disclosure program
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2005 (ON)