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Bill S. Maclagan
Office Managing Partner, Vancouver
Telephone
604-631-3336
Facsimile
604-631-3309
email
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Profile
Bill Maclagan practises in the Tax Group. He is involved in all aspects of income and commodity taxation, including goods and services tax and transfer pricing. He practises in both the taxation planning and tax litigation fields. Bill's practice emphasizes corporate taxation with a focus on transactional advice, corporate reorganizations, and structuring infrastructure projects and public-private partnerships.
Bill is recognized as a leading lawyer in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, The Best Lawyers in Canada and PLC Which Lawyer?.
Bill has written extensively in his area of expertise, has chaired conferences on general tax and corporate matters, and is a frequent lecturer at programs offered by the British Columbia Continuing Legal Education Society and others. Bill is past chairperson of the Tax Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association in British Columbia, and is a past governor of the Canadian Tax Foundation.
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Areas of Law
Tax
Pension & Employee Benefits
Forestry
Aboriginal Law
Tax Controversy & Litigation
Infrastructure
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Education
Admitted to the British Columbia Bar - 1987
LL.B., University of British Columbia - 1986
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Recent Publications
Author and Speaker -
"Interest Deductibility - An Update",
2009 British Columbia Tax Conference, Canadian Tax Foundation, Vancouver, British Columbia, September 21-22, 2009.
 Co-author - "Tax Court Suggests CRA Be More Responsible in Evaluating Diligence Defences",
Blakes Bulletin on Tax, September 2009.
 Author - "Technical Explanation Clarifies Impact of the Fifth Protocol on Employees",
Blakes Bulletin on Tax, July 2008.
 Co-author -
"Fifth Protocol to the Canada-US Income Tax Convention Signed",
International Tax Review, London, UK, November 2007.
 Co-author - "Impact of Protocol on Taxation of Employees",
Blakes Bulletin on Tax: Protocol Amending the Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty, September 2007.
 Author -
"Transfer Pricing Update - 2006",
Presented at the Canadian Tax Foundation 58th Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 26-28, 2006.
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Recent Professional Activities
Speaker, Author & Chair -
"
What is a Partnership?",
Working with Partnerships and Unlimited Liability Companies, The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, June 18, 2009.
 Speaker and Author -
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An Update on Aboriginal Taxation Law: Tax Exemptions for First Nations",
Overlapping Territorial Claims: Models for Dispute Resolution and Business Structures, The Canadian Bar Association, Victoria, British Columbia, June 12 & 13, 2009.
 Speaker and Author -
"Tax Considerations When Selling the Business Outside of the Family",
Pacific Business & Law Institute: Tax and Estate Planning for the Family Business, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 27 & 28, 2009.
 Speaker and Author -
"Update on Aboriginal Taxation Law: Tax Exemptions for First Nations - Application to Band and Business Management",
Insight: 5th Annual Western Canada Aboriginal Law Forum, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 26 & 27, 2009.
 Panellist and Speaker -
"Minimizing Exposure to Tax Prosecutions and Sanctions, Effective Use of Advanced Rulings and Procedural Rights and Negotiations",
The Inter-Pacific Bar Association: The 19th Annual Meeting and Conference - Legal Practice: Coping with Diversity and Change, Manila, Philippines, April 29-May 2, 2009.
 Speaker and Co-author -
"Issues and Updates - Safe Income",
Canadian Tax Foundation: 2008 British Columbia Tax Conference, Vancouver, September 15-16, 2008.
 Panellist and Speaker -
"Living with Emboldened Tax Authorities: International Trends in Tax Investigations and Audits",
The Inter-Pacific Bar Association: The 18th Annual Meeting and Conference, Los Angeles, California, USA, April 27-30, 2008.
 Speaker and Author -
"Aboriginal Entities",
The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia: Aboriginal Law: Everyday Solicitor's Issues, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 26, 2007.
 Speaker -
"Cross-Border Tax Seminar",
Seminar sponsored by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Blakes, Calgary, Alberta, October 25, 2007.
 Speaker -
"British Columbia Unlimited Liability Companies",
British Columbia Tax Conference, Canadian Tax Foundation, Vancouver, B. C., September 24-25, 2007.
 Panellist -
"Transfer Pricing Developments",
International Tax Seminar, International Fiscal Association, Toronto, Ontario, May 17-18, 2007.
 Speaker -
"Transfer Pricing Update - 2006",
58th Annual Conference, Canadian Tax Foundation, Toronto, Ontario, November 26-28, 2006.

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