Lawyer Profile
Kurt G. Wintermute
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Overview
Kurt is the senior tax litigator and head of the firm’s tax litigation practice area. He has extensive experience representing corporate and individual clients before all levels of court and taxation agencies regarding federal and provincial tax issues.
Kurt’s primary practice area is tax dispute resolution and tax litigation. He advises clients and litigates matters involving corporate and personal income tax, goods and services tax, voluntary disclosures, tax evasion, employment insurance, Canada Pension Plan and Customs issues, provincial sales tax, provincial royalties, and commodities tax.
He has successfully challenged a number of Canada Revenue Agency and provincial tax reassessments, most recently involving Canadian residency issues and the Canada-U.S. treaty tie breaker rules, the GAAR and the kiddie tax, Saskatchewan mineral royalties, transfer pricing penalties, employee benefits and the deductibility of resource surcharges. Kurt has extensive experience in achieving cost-effective resolutions of tax disputes on behalf of clients with federal and provincial taxation agencies and before the Tax Court of Canada, Superior Courts of the Provinces and Appellate Courts.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1997 (SK)