Professionals

Atif likes to build trusting relationships by collaborating and designing effective cross-border and domestic tax solutions. His primary area of expertise is cross-border estate planning, foreign affiliate rules, domestic and cross border reorganizations. Before joining Andersen, he spent more than ten years in a big-four firm as well as a national medium sized firm dealing with foreign affiliate and corporate tax matters. He has been facilitating CICA in depth level 2 residence program offered by CPA Canada in which he teaches international tax and Canadian reorganization. 

Atif has experience in the following areas: 

• Cross-border and domestic reorganization 
• Cross-border estate planning 
• Foreign affiliate rules 
• Corporate taxation  
• Due diligence  

Atif previously worked on projects including: 

• Reviewed and advised on the Canadian taxation of trusts with international beneficiaries and contributors 
• Identified the implications of the cross-border loans and developed tax efficient solutions  
• Advised on the repatriation of funds from foreign subsidiaries to a Canadian parent entity 
• Assisted with the cross-border compensation plans 
• Advised on the cross-border restructuring of Canadian entities.  
• Implemented amalgamations and wind ups and other corporate reorganizations  
• Advised on on the sale of shares vs assets transactions