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Lawson Lundell’s Property Tax Group works with taxpayers throughout Western Canada on all property tax issues including valuation of land and improvements, liability to assessment, tax rate classification, and entitlement to an exemption. Whether they are dealing with bare land, rental or commercial property or a complex industrial plant, our lawyers have the experience and expertise to provide timely and effective service, from initial advice through appeal.
We both assist our clients to develop and implement tax saving strategies, and conduct appeals on their behalf before assessment tribunals and at all court levels.
Our lawyers have successfully conducted appeals of major properties including pulp mills, mines, office towers, refineries, gas plants, smelters, fibre optic cable systems, transmission lines, and integrated development properties in British Columbia, Alberta, and the Northwest Territories on a multitude of issues ranging from the constitutional underpinnings of native band taxation to valuation theory. Our clients range from large resource companies and utilities to small property owners and farmers. We write and lecture frequently on matters relating to property tax and assessments.
We monitor developments in provincial legislation and policy that affect our clients, keep them apprised of significant developments, and where appropriate advocate for them for legislative change.
Some of our recent cases involve:
the constitutional authority of first nations to tax provincial crown corporations (Westbank v. BC Hydro, 1999, Supreme Court of Canada);
the validity of fibre optic cable rates;
the classification for taxation purposes of a major refinery which had been shut down and converted to partial product finishing;
the classification of a coalmine barge-loading facility from major industry to light industry;
the valuation and classification of Vancouver’s largest ever residential/commercial development project;
the valuation of and availability of pollution abatement exemptions for several coastal and interior pulp and paper mills; and
a property tax exemption for a non-profit organization.
Our Property Tax lawyers also have extensive experience in other provincial taxation matters including appeals of social service tax assessments, mineral tax assessments, and property transfer tax assessments.
View a listing of team members in this practice area.
For more information contact James D. Fraser at 604.631.9202 or jdfraser@lawsonlundell.com.
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