We’re proud of our reputation for doing a great job. And many of our clients have kindly offered to tell you what it’s like working with us.
No matter the issue, Peter and Yoni attack it, break it down, and find a way to achieve the best result. Our clients report very positive experiences, and I think that working with Peter and Yoni provides our firm, and our clients, with a real advantage.
I have been working with Counter Tax Lawyers on a number of files over the last few years. Counter has helped dispute shareholder loan matters, disallowed interest expenses, a corporation’s eligibility for the small business deduction, tax shelters issues and protected our clients correct issues through the Voluntary Disclosures Program.
No matter the issue, Peter and Yoni attack it, break it down, and find a way to achieve the best result. Our clients report very positive experiences, and I think that working with Peter and Yoni provides our firm, and our clients, with a real advantage. My only complaint is that we don’t golf enough!
I spent a good part of my career dealing with attorneys on innumerable matters, and found Peter to be extremely competent, open-minded and exceptionally honest. I would not hesitate to use Peter again, and highly recommend the team at Counter Tax Lawyers.
Having been a CEO of a multi-billion dollar publicly-traded company in the insurance industry, upon retirement, I felt I had a reasonable understanding of CRA’s tax and audit system. So when notified that my final year of employment was now under review by CRA, I felt no concern at all, as I was in essence a salaried employee and had always been straightforward and forthright on my tax returns. The CRA auditor spent the better part of a year sending me multiple requests for information, which my accountant and I fully complied with in a timely fashion. At the end of this period, with no prior indication, I was summarily informed that I was now being deemed a professional trader with regard to my personal investment portfolio, and essentially informed that no further discussion would be entertained. The judgement included newly-deemed taxes, penalties, and the financial threat of this revised capital gains treatment into the foreseeable future. At this point I engaged Peter Aprile.
Over the next 18 months, through a consultative process which felt like a true partnership, Peter and his team diligently analyzed my case, financial transactions and history of interactions with CRA. After initiating an Access to Information and Privacy Act disclosure request, Peter worked through the appeals process, culminating in a comprehensive Notice of Objection which systematically invalidated each of the CRA’s original assertions.
The final result was a thorough victory, with the original financial judgement, fines and penalties being reversed. I spent a good part of my career dealing with attorneys on innumerable matters, and found Peter to be extremely competent, open-minded and exceptionally honest. I would not hesitate to use Peter again, and highly recommend the team at Counter Tax Lawyers.
Peter Aprile is a highly intelligent, ethical, creative business advisor who is very client- and results-focused and has a strong social conscience.
Peter Aprile is a highly intelligent, ethical, creative business advisor who is very client- and results-focused and has a strong social conscience.
I have recommended Counter Tax Lawyers to many individuals and institutions, and know they will represent the client’s interest in the most effective, efficient and professional manner.
Counter’s approach and strategy led to the resolution of both appeals, at the earliest possible time, and saved $320,500. With Counter, we had smart and business-like lawyers working to resolve our tax appeals. The proof is in the results.
We operate a medium-sized business in Ontario. The Canada Revenue Agency denied the deductions that the Corporation claimed in respect of a Health & Welfare Trust and took the position that these amounts were employment benefits that should be added to personal income. Our accountants recommended that we retain Counter Tax Lawyers to dispute the issue in the Tax Court.
Peter set a target result and developed a 360 degree strategy that took into account the legal elements, probabilities, different options and the financial implications of all options. We gained a complete picture and we were put in a position to make the best decision for our appeals and business. Counter’s approach and strategy led to the resolution of both appeals, at the earliest possible time, and saved $320,500. With Counter, we had smart and business-like lawyers working to resolve our tax appeals. The proof is in the results.
Our approach is pretty intense. We live and breathe your case as if it were our own. And we’re only interested in first place.