Anna Malazhavaya
Anna is a tax lawyer and the founder of Advotax Law.
She helps clients who are being audited or were reassessed by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) resolve their disputes with the tax authorities. Anna represents her clients at the CRA level, at the Tax Court of Canada, and at the Federal Court.
Most of Anna's clients are small and medium-sized businesses, as well as real estate owners, builders, and investors.
In addition to her tax litigation work, Anna advises her clients on a wide variety of Canadian income tax, HST, and international tax issues. She helps business owners organize their affairs in the most tax-efficient manner.
Anna graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto in 2007 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2008. She completed Parts I-III of the CICA In-Depth Tax Course.
Prior to founding Advotax Law, Anna practiced tax law at one of the largest Bay Street firms, as well as a well-regarded tax boutique firm.
READ about what Anna clients say about working with her.
Publications and Speaking Engagements
In addition to her work in private practice, Anna regularly presents and writes articles for a number of legal and tax publications by LexisNexis, Federated Press, Ontario Bar Association, and Canadian Tax Foundation.
Her publications and speaking engagements include:
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Program Speaker for Women in Tax: Could This Be Your Calling? Ontario Bar Association, April 29, 2021
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Panelist for Federal Budget 2021 - What You Need To Know, Ontario Bar Association, April 28, 2021
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Quoted by The Toronto Star Quick home flipping piques the interest of the CRA, April 14, 2021
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What the CRA already knows or may learn about your crypto portfolio? Guest Blogger for the Financial Independence Hub, April 8, 2021
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Purchase and sale of multiple houses lead taxpayers to court, Lawyer's Daily, April 7, 2021
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Presenter for the Canadian Virtual CPA PD Day Conference on CRA Audits: Ten Rules to Remember, April 7, 2021
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Featured by in Real Estate Sales - Are They Taxable? What About My Principal Residence? February 2, 2021
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Co-presenter for Global Lawyer of Canada's Womxn in Law Series, Part 4 - Womxn in Tax, January 28, 2021
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Interviewed by Amanda Doucette for The Tax Chick Podcast, Flip or Flop? When Tax Issues and Real Estate Collide - House Flipper Edition, January 7, 2021
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Just Started or Thinking About Starting Your Own Practice? Be Prepared to Weather the Second Wave of COVID Without Much Government Support, Ontario Bar Association, September 30, 2020
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Interviewed by Rachel Gold of the Ontario Bar Association for the article "Women Lawyers in Tax: Q&A with Anna Malazhavaya, Advotax Law", May 30, 2020
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Interviewed by Joseph Devaney of Video Tax News on Canadian Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) program, May 21, 2020
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Interviewed by Igor Toutchinski of Radio Nova on CRA Audit trends, May 17, 2020
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Interviewed by Chris Fox of CP24 Breaking News for "Tory slams landlords for refusing to apply for rent subsidy and leaving tenants 'high and dry'" , May 8, 2020
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Interviewed by Peter Shurman of 680 News Toronto on COVID-19 support measures, April 10, 2020
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Interviewed by James Dunne of CBC News for 'They should open it up': Why some small businesses have been shut out of COVID-19 emergency loan program" , April 8, 2020
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Reasonably Prudent Person: Selected Aspects of Directors' Due Diligence Defence, published and presented as part of Covering the Tax Bases: Critical Developments in Tax Law, Ontario Bar Association, February 2018
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Corporate Tax Basics - What Every Business Lawyer needs to know in 2018, Peel Law Association, October 2, 2018
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Interview with a Tax Lawyer, podcast by Moneyinside, June 8, 2017
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Corporate Tax Vocabulary, presented as part of Canadian Bar Association's Skilled Lawyer Series, June 6, 2016
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Stock Options and Foreign “Treasury Stock:” Is There an “Agreement to Sell or Issue” Shares, (2011) vol. XXIII, no. 1, Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement 1431-34
Community Involvement
Anna is the creator and an active participant of Canadian Tax Nerds, an informal discussion and study group of over 1,300 tax professionals, where they discuss new laws, exchange tax planning ideas, ask tax questions and cross-refer clients.
Anna is an active member of the Canadian Tax Club on Clubhouse and she tries to attend the Club's meetings every Thursday at 8:00PM EST. Here is the information on how to join the Canadian Tax Club on Clubhouse.
Anna is active in the Greater Toronto Area's Russian-speaking legal community.
Languages
Anna provides legal services in English and in Russian.
Contact
If you have a tax question, feel free to email Anna at , or call her at +1 437.916.9000.