Taxation Lawyers

What Taxation Lawyers does

Taxation Lawyers is a small Canadian law firm that provides tax dispute resolution and CRA audit support services. Founded by James Rhodes, the firm operates from offices in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and serves corporations of all sizes, owner-managed businesses, municipalities, and individuals. Its service offering covers eight practice areas: CRA audit representation, objections and appeals, Tax Court appeals, tax opinions, voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief requests, employee/contractor structuring, and rectification applications. The firm does not file tax returns and does not provide financial planning.

The firm operates a traditional professional services model with no proprietary technology platform. Revenue is generated through consultation and legal-representation billing, with meetings billed separately and no publicly disclosed pricing. The go-to-market approach is sales-led, relying on direct client contact via phone (226.499.9797) and email ([email protected]), a professional referral network, and a LinkedIn community (Canadian Taxation Professionals, 3,100+ members) used to route matters to specialized tax practitioners across Canada. Team members bring over 70 years of combined legal experience, with the founder having previously practiced in the Canadian Corporate Tax department at PricewaterhouseCoopers and clerked at the Tax Court of Canada.

The firm is structured as a solo-practitioner model with a network of affiliated tax professionals, operating without institutional investment, private equity backing, or external capital. Its marketing presence is minimal: the website functions as an informational resource rather than as an acquisition channel, the blog has been inactive since 2017, and outreach has historically been limited to local community sponsorship. The firm has no disclosed funding rounds, no subsidiaries, no mergers or acquisitions, and no patents or trademarks.

Name

Taxation Lawyers

Legal name

Taxation Lawyers

Website

https://taxationlawyers.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Taxation Lawyers is a small Canadian law firm specializing in CRA audit representation, tax dispute resolution, and Tax Court appeals, serving corporations, owner-managed businesses, municipalities, and individuals from offices in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tax Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Tax Law (BPAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tax Advisory & Compliance (BPAHABAB)

Keywords

• Tax dispute resolution
• CRA audit representation
• Tax court appeals
• Voluntary disclosure services
• Taxpayer relief requests

Headquarters

HQ city

Kitchener

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services: Revenue generated from legal services rendered in tax dispute resolution, including audit representation, objections, tax court appeals, voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief requests, employee/contractor structuring, and rectification applications. Services billed as consultations and legal representation, with meetings billed separately.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Taxation Lawyers is a Canadian tax law firm that provides specialized legal representation and advisory services for tax disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The firm handles CRA audits, objections and appeals, Tax Court of Canada litigation, voluntary disclosures, taxpayer relief requests, employee/contractor classification matters, tax opinions, and rectification applications for both corporate and individual clients. The firm also acts as a referral resource, connecting clients to other specialized tax professionals across Canada when matters extend beyond its direct practice areas.

Product overview

Taxation Lawyers is a law firm offering a unified suite of tax dispute resolution and tax assistance services. The company provides eight distinct service offerings: Audits (CRA audit representation), Objections & Appeal (objection stage representation), Tax Court Appeals (court representation), Tax Opinions (tax consequence opinions), Voluntary Disclosures (VDP applications), Taxpayer Relief Requests (penalty/interest waiver), Employee & Contractor Structuring (worker classification), and Rectification Applications. The firm operates as both a direct service provider and referral resource, handling matters related to income tax, HST/GST, and employment insurance/Canada Pension Plan determinations across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audits Representation and advisory services during CRA audits, working with clients and their accounting professionals to resolve concerns before reassessment or reduce the scope of potential reassessments. Targeted at Canadian taxpayers facing or anticipating a CRA audit.
• Objections & Appeal Representation at the objection stage to establish mistakes made by auditors, obtain internal CRA records, and advise on requirements for success in challenging a CRA reassessment.
• Tax Court Appeals Full-service tax court representation from filing the Notice of Appeal through hearing conclusion, working with the Department of Justice to reach favorable resolutions in Tax Court of Canada proceedings.
• Tax Opinions Review of client financial affairs and rendering of formal opinions on tax consequences, including assurance on accounting positions.
• Voluntary Disclosures Assistance with the CRA's Voluntary Disclosures Program (VDP) for unfiled tax returns, past filing mistakes, or unreported offshore assets, helping clients come into compliance with reduced penalties.
• Taxpayer Relief Request Requests to the CRA for waiver or reduction of penalties and interest, covering the last ten years of assessments under the taxpayer relief provisions.
• Employee & Contractor Structuring Assistance structuring worker contracts to maximize independent contractor status determination, and representation in CRA audits and objections regarding worker classification disputes between employees and independent contractors.
• Rectification Applications Legal applications to courts to rectify past mistakes in financial affairs and avoid unplanned tax bills arising from errors in past transactions or filings.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/taxationlawyers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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