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GARY CHOW

Vancouver,British Columbia

Summary

Experienced tax professional who provides excellent customer service. Looking for a new opportunity to do good work and to bring value to an organization.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal, Tax

Baker Tilly WM LLP
06.1999 - Current
  • Practice leader for Canadian indirect taxes including GST/HST, QST, provincial sales taxes and other provincial sales taxes.
  • Presentations at Baker Tilly national conferences on current GST issues.
  • Serviced a clientele of cross border personal tax clients.
  • Prepared and reviewed corporate T2 returns and financial statements, including SRED claims, to ensure compliance with tax laws.
  • Assisted with corporate reorganization compliance, RDTOH utilization and capital dividend planning.
  • Prepared and filed T3 estate and trust returns.
  • Reviewed staff files and provided feedback and encouragement.
  • Hired as Tax Manager with predecessor firm, Wolrige Mahon LLP and promoted to Principal, Tax in 2007.

Tax Manager

Ernst & Young LLP
06.1995 - 04.1999
  • Provided tax planning and compliance for large muli-national corporations.
  • Promoted from Staff Accountant to Tax Manager in just one year.

Auditor

Revenue Canada
06.1992 - 05.1995
  • Performed GST audits on small and medium-sized businesses.
  • Changes roles and audited corporations for income tax compliance.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
05.1998

CPA, CA -

School of Chartered Accountancy
Vancouver, BC
03.1991

Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Oral and written communication
  • Computer literate
  • Research expertise

Timeline

Principal, Tax

Baker Tilly WM LLP
06.1999 - Current

Tax Manager

Ernst & Young LLP
06.1995 - 04.1999

Auditor

Revenue Canada
06.1992 - 05.1995

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of British Columbia

CPA, CA -

School of Chartered Accountancy
GARY CHOW