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Josh Schmidt, B. Comm., LL.B., TEP

Email: jschmidt@schmidtgilmour.com
Direct Phone: (778) 988-5674

Josh restricts his practice to tax litigation, including representation for criminal tax evasion.  Josh has appeared before the Tax Court of Canada, British Columbia Provincial Court, British Columbia Supreme Court and British Columbia Court of Appeal.

Prior to founding Schmidt & Gilmour Tax Law LLP with Drew Gilmour, Josh practiced tax at two national tax boutiques, working on tax litigation as well as tax planning for corporations, individuals, trusts and partnerships.  Josh has also practiced law at a national law firm and a business law boutique advising on a variety of business law matters.  Josh gained business experience in the marketing department of a large fast-moving consumer goods company for five years before attending law school.

Qualifications

  • Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Canada Diploma Program, 2019
  • CPA, In-Depth Tax Course II, 2010
  • CPA, In-Depth Tax Course I, 2009
  • University of Victoria, LLB, 2006
  • University of Victoria, BComm, 1997

Professional Memberships

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Canadian Tax Foundation
  • Law Society of British Columbia

Speaking engagements and presentations

  • Co-Presenter – “Tax Update 2018:  Litigators’ Perspective” CPABC CPD Course, Prince George, October 2018
  • Presenter – “Tax Rectification in Disguise?” PBLI The WESA effect:  Where Are We Now, September 2018
  • Co-Presenter – “Tax Update 2018:  Litigators’ Perspective” CPABC CPD Course, Prince George, September 2018
  • Co-Presenter – “CRA Collections Procedures on RTPs” at RBC Vancouver, September 2017
  • Presenter – “Personal Taxation Update” CLEBC Developments in Taxation:  Welcome to the New Age, May 2017
  • C0-Presenter – “CRA Audit, Litigation and Tax Disputes” Presentation at MNP Nanaimo, March 2017
  • C0-Presenter – “CRA Audit, Litigation and Tax Disputes” CPABC CPD Course, Prince George, November 2016
  • Co-Presenter – “Advanced Issues in Estate Planning for Private Corporation Owners” CPA Canada / CPABC PCD Course, Vancouver, October 2016
  • Presenter – “Tax Issues”, Institute of Advance Financial Planners 14th Symposium, Richmond, September 2016
  • Co-Presenter – “Tax Litigation Primer”, CPABC CPD Course, Kelowna, July 2016
  • Co-Presenter – “Tax Litigation Primer”, November 2015
  • Presenter – “CRA Audits for Controllers”, CPABC CPD Course presented at Crowe Mackay, Kelowna, July 2015
  • Co-Presenter – “Taxation Planning for Owners/Managers”, CGA CPD Course, webinar, February 2011

Publications

  • Co-author – “TCC Refuses to Grant Charter Remedies”, CTF Canadian Tax Focus, Vol. 9, No. 2, May 2019
  • Co-author – “The End of Common Interest Privilege?”, CTF Canadian Tax Focus, Vol. 7, No. 1, February 2017
  • Co-author – “BCSC Provides Guidance on Tax-Motivated Rectifications,” CTF Tax For the Owner Manager, Vol. 15, No. 4, October 2015
  • Co-Author – “The Joint Committee on Taxation of The Canadian Bar Association and Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada – July 31, 2015 Draft Legislation – Charitable Gifting rules”, CPA Canada, October 13, 2015
  • Contributing Author – BCCLE British Columbia Mortgages Practice Manual, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015
  • Author – “The Scope of CRA Audit Powers”, CTF Tax Highlights, April 2012
  • Co-Author – “The Special Case of Cross-Border Tax Investigations”, BCCLE Transnational Criminal Law, November 2011
  • Author – “Swiss Exchange of Information”, CTF Tax Highlights, May 2009