Hi, I’m Norm MacDonald. No, not the other Norm MacDonald you’re probably thinking of but I’m told I do pretty decent Donald Trump impressions.

I’m an Asset Protection and Tax Attorney. I am passionate about helping taxpayers fight the Canada Revenue Agency and other government taxing agencies when they feel they have been wrongly assessed, treated unfairly, are seeking a waiver or cancellation of interest or penalties, or have unfiled returns.

I also enjoy helping people protect their assets from lawsuits and creditors. I have developed an expertise in this from my years of working and living in offshore jurisdictions. Whether you need an offshore bank account, an LLC, or an Asset Protection Trust in the Cook Islands, I can develop a custom tailored Asset Protection Plan that’s right for you.

A few years ago, I was asked to write a book on how to do tax appeals, survive tax audits, and generally how to resolve tax disputes with the CRA and other taxing authorities. I didn’t have the time to devote to writing a book back then, because I was too busy fighting the taxman on behalf of real taxpayers, and there were already self-help books out there that walked taxpayers through the process. But just writing a book telling people about the process is not as interesting – for me at least – or for the potential reader – than writing and reading about actual fact situations that I’ve worked on, and which may be relevant to the reader’s specific circumstances. So I started a blog back then to describe my experiences and report on different decisions that have come out in the tax and business world.

I moved to Bermuda in 2014, and took a six year hiatus from Canada to work for the Bermuda Government where I served as Senior Crown Attorney, and as acting Solicitor-General of Bermuda, doing among other things, tax and customs litigation on behalf of the Government. I didn’t have time to keep the blog going, so I closed it down, until I returned to Canada and would be able to devote some time to it. I’m back now. I’ve started this blog to pick up where I left off, reporting on tax and business issues, asset protection, and related topics.

I have a Juris Doctorate from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, England.

When I’m not writing about tax issues, I enjoy the arts, travel, cooking, playing blues harmonica,singing (in the key of Frank), cycling, swimming, and chess. So if any of the above interests you, feel fee to browse around the website and check it out. And if you have any questions or would like to subscribe to this Blog, fill out and submit the Contact Form at the top of the page.

I’ll be posting new material every Thursday(ish) so check back often.

Finally, I’m not a cat. But you can click below to go to find out more information about my law practice. Click here to go to my website

Best regards

Norman MacDonald UA-196130262-1