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Samantha Prasad

Partner

Direct Line: (416) 369-4155
Fax Number: (416) 864-9223
sprasad@mindengross.com
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Practice Area:

Corporate, Estate and International Tax Planning; Succession Planning

Samantha's practice focuses mainly on corporate, estate and international tax planning. In addition to advising clients on various tax planning strategies, Samantha has particular experience in designing and implementing estate plans and corporate reorganizations.

Samantha’s clients vary from multi-national corporations to the family business owner/manager. As such, her practice is varied to include tax aspects of corporate finance, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as comprehensive succession planning and offshore and international corporate structures.

Samantha is also an accomplished author and has co-published the 3rd edition of Tax and Family Business Succession Planning. Additionally, she is the author of “The Liability for Taxes” chapter of the CCH Directors’ Manual, as well as co-editor of various other CCH Canadian Limited tax publications including the Canada Income Tax Guide, Wealth Management Guide, and Tax Planning for Small Business Guide. Samantha is a regular contributor to Tax Notes (CCH), The TaxLetter and The MoneyLetter newsletters (MPL Communications). Samantha is also a frequent lecturer for professional and commercial organizations, businesses and conferences.

In addition to being a member of the Meritas Canada Tax Group, Samantha is also a member of the Meritas Leadership Institute (Class of 2007-08) and serves as a mentor for future Meritas Leadership Institutes.

Samantha received her B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1995 and her LL.B. from Queen’s University in 1998.  She was called to the Ontario Bar in 2000 and is also admitted to the New York State Bar.
 

Affiliations:

Law Society of Upper Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Tax Foundation
New York State Bar Association
STEP Canada (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), designated as T.E.P
International Fiscal Association

Publications by this Lawyer
 

RRSP Tips for last minute contributors

The New Harmonized Sales Tax Part II: The Ontario Transitional Rules and how they will affect your real estate

The age of majority

Trigger a loss

Tax-free retreat

Ontario Harmonized Sales Tax Implications for Commercial Landlords

Back-to-School Savings

The refreeze

A silver lining - the estate freeze

Co-Author: Tax and Family Business Succession Planning, 3rd ed. (2009 CCH Canadian Limited)

“Family Shareholders’ Agreements – Succession Planning’s Missing Link?”,
“Spouse Trusts can be Critical to Succession Planning”,
“Tax and Family Business Succession - Part 3”
“Tax and Family Business Succession - Part 2”
“Tax and Family Business Succession”
“Sometimes a Loss is not a Loss: A Review of Stop-Loss Rules Pertaining to Dispositions of Depreciable and Non-Depreciable Property”,
“Worrell: Deconstructing the Due Diligence Defence”

Co-Editor: Canadian Estate Planning Guide (CCH Canadian Limited)
Co-Editor: Canada Income Tax Guide (CCH Canadian Limited)
Co-Editor: The Directors’ Manual - Liability for Taxes Chapter (CCH Canadian Limited)
Co-Editor: Tax Planning for Small Business Guide (CCH Canadian Limited)
Co-Editor: Canadian Wealth Management Guide (CCH Canadian Limited)

Contributing Editor: The MoneyLetter Newsletter (MPL Communications)
Contributing Editor: The TaxLetter Newsletter (MPL Communications)
Conributor: TaxNotes (CCH Canadian Limited)