Tax Planning and Tax Dispute Resolution
Business Law

Alain Gaucher advises a broad client base that includes individuals, small to medium sized enterprises and large corporations on provincial, national and international tax issues.

Alain's considerable experience in succession planning, estate planning, corporate tax and shareholder agreements leads to personal and corporate tax planning solutions that are both practical and innovative. He works closely with clients to ensure that resulting structures and processes will be as tax efficient as possible. Alain also assists clients in disputes with the Canada Revenue Agency, and provides tax litigation advice should a matter need to be brought before the courts.

• Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar
• LL.M. (Toronto, 1982)
• LL.B. (Saskatchewan, 1979)
• B.A. (Cum Laude, political science and mathematics: Saskatchewan, 1979)

• Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Tax Law - 2008)
• Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada (Tax Law - 2008)
• "AV Peer Review Rated" (Martindale-Hubbell, 2007)
• "Leading Practitioner" (Corporate Tax, Lexpert Legal Directory, since 2006)
• Meritorious Award (highest grades in provincial bar examinations in 1980)

• Saskatoon Community Foundation - Director (since 2006)
• St. Paul’s Hospital - Volunteer Chair of the Capital Campaign (2007), Former Director of the Foundation Board, Former Director and Chair of the Board of Management
• Canadian Tax Foundation - Co-Chair Prairie Provinces Conference (2000, 2006); Former Governor
• Saskatoon Minor Hockey Association - Coach (1983 - 2000)
• Riverside Estates Hamlet - Director and Chairperson of the Board
  (1986 - 1993)
• Saskatoon United Way Campaign - Former Campaign Chairman (1991)
• Canadian Association of Family Enterprise, Saskatoon Chapter - Former Founding Director

• Alain J. Gaucher and Crystal L. Taylor, "Shareholders Agreements - Tips and Traps," 2003 Prairie Provinces Tax Conference, (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation, 2003), 6:1-40.
• Humphrey, Tam, Curtis Stewart and Alain Gaucher, "Farm Transactions and Leases" (Tax Law Bar Admission Course) Saskatchewan Legal Education Society, 2003.
• "U.S./Canada executive transfers: selected SERP [supplementary executive retirement plan] issues" (Mar. 2002) 13 T. of Executive Comp. and Retirement 102-110.
• Crystal Taylor and Alain Gaucher, "The New Civil Penalty Provisions Under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and the Excise Tax Act (Canada)" Bar Notes (CBA) 16:1 (Fall 2001), p. 14.
• "A Worker's Status as Employee or Independent Contractor," in Report of Proceedings of the Fifty-First Tax Conference, 1999 Conference Report (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation, 2000), 33:1-98.
• "Tax Considerations involved in Implementing a Shareholder Agreement" (Taxation of Business from Start Up to Wind Down) Saskatchewan Legal Education Society September 13-14, 1996.
• "Estate Planning for Farmers: Some Income Tax and GST Issues" Bar Notes (CBA) 6:3 (April 1992), p. 15.
• "Liability for GST and Getting the Tax Credit" (Goods and Services Tax Seminar) Law Society of Saskatchewan, Continuing Legal Education September 14-15, 1990.
• "Important Income Tax Changes" (Taxation Update: Tax Changes), Law Society of Saskatchewan. Continuing Legal Education, 1989.
• "Tax Implications of Selected Types of Stock Purchase Agreements" (Shareholder Agreement Seminar) Law Society of Saskatchewan, Continuing Legal Education, 1987.
• "Stock Purchase Agreement" (Canadian Bar Association (Saskatchewan Branch) Mid-Winter Meeting) Canadian Bar Association, February 3-5, 1983.
• "Stock purchase agreements" (Toronto: Carswell, 1984).

Regular Presenter at regional and national tax conferences and Chair sector topics.

• "Taxation and Estate Planning" - Guest Lecture at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon, 1984-1997)
• Prairie Provinces Tax Conference and National Tax Conference - Chair and Guest Lecture.
• Institute of Chartered Accountants courses - Guest Lecture
• Certified General Accountants courses - Guest Lecture
• CICA course on the General Anti-Avoidance Rules - Guest Lecture
• Frequent Lecturer on tax issues to accountants