Peter Aprile / Hons. B.A., LL.B.

Peter Aprile is a tax dispute resolution and litigation lawyer. Mr. Aprile is ATX Law’s Principal. His practice is focused on successfully representing individuals as well as private companies to resolve tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency and Ministry of Revenue across a variety of tax issues. He has obtained favourable results for clients at all stages of a tax audit, objection and appeal stages. Mr. Aprile frequently appears before the Tax Court of Canada and Federal Courts. In addition, Peter has successfully represented clients in Voluntary Disclosures Program, Taxpayer Relief Provisions and tax evasion matters.

Mr. Aprile has been elected to the Canadian Tax Foundation’s YP Executive Steering Committee, the Ontario Bar Association’s Tax Executive and the Advocates’ Society’s YP Executive. He regularly contributes to major publications, broadcast media and conferences on tax issues. He has been featured in The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail as well as the Financial Post Executive Leader Series and has been published in numerous professional sources including CCH’s Tax Topics, Canadian Tax Foundation’s Tax for the Owner-Manager and the Globe and Mail.

Prior to establishing ATX Law, Peter Aprile practiced tax litigation as an associate and Vice President of a prominent tax litigation boutique law firm, Fitzsimmons & Company.

Recently Reported Decisions*

  1. Sherry v. Minister of National Revenue, 2011 FC 1208
  2. 1770200 Ontario Inc. o/a Baker Real Estate v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2011 TCC 65
  3. Thomas v. Her Majesty the Queen, Court File No. 2010-292(IT)G
  4. Male v. Her Majesty the Queen, Court File Nos.: 2009-88(IT)G, 2008-1211(IT)G & 2009-815(GST)G
  5. Thurairajah v. Her Majesty the Queen, Court File No: 2009-3583(IT)G
  6. Kaegi v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2008 TCC 566
  7. Castle v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2008 D.T.C. 2821
  8. Teelucksingh v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2007 D.T.C. 511
  9. 2Source Manufacturing Inc. v. The Minister of National Revenue, 2007 FC
  10. Sandia Mountain Holdings Inc. v. Her Majesty the Queen, 2006 D.T.C. 3154
  11. Crystal Beach Park Ltd. V. Her Majesty the Queen, 2006 D.T.C. 2845

*Please note that this list does not include the matters that we have successfully resolved at the audit stage, objection stage or prior to the hearing of the tax appeal and cases that were not reported.

Recent Publications

  1. “Fighting for an Extension of Time in the Tax Court of Canada” CCH Tax Topics, Number 2078, January 6, 2012
  2. “The Due Diligence Defence in Directors Liability Tax Disputes” Canadian Tax Foundation: Tax for the Owner-Manager, Volume 11, Number 4, October 2011
  3. “Dealing with the CRA? Don’t panic” The Globe and Mail, 23 August, 2011
  4. “Conjecture and the Voluntary Disclosure Program” CCH Tax Topics, No 2031, February 10, 2011

Recent Speaking Engagements

  1. Canadian Tax Foundation, Notices of Objection: Drafting to Resolution, 2012
  2. Advocates’ Society, Mentoring Dinner Series, Co-Chair, Speaker & Mentor, 2012
  3. The Property Show, The Taxation of Real Estate, 2011
  4. “The Practical Tax Man Cometh” with Gold ‘n’ Brown (mp3) as featured on BusinessCast and Financial Post, 2011
  5. Ledgers Tax Professionals Conference, 2010

News

  1. Paul Waldie “Couple’s tax battle ends on a high note”, The Globe and Mail, 21 November, 2008
  2. James Daw “Ontario tax collectors should lighten up”, The Toronto Star, 7 February, 2008

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