Scott A Murtha*

Associate

Scott Murtha advises clients on taxation, corporate law and estate planning. He has particular expertise in private company taxation, family business succession, and executive compensation. His clients include individuals, private business owners, boards of directors, as well as publicly traded companies. Mr. Murtha also assists individuals with international tax planning including the formation of offshore immigration trusts.

Mr. Murtha spent several years in the tax department of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, accountants, and actuaries. His unique experience allows him to assist his individual and corporate clients on a range of business and financial matters including corporate restructuring, personal wealth planning and trusts, and employee benefit plans.

Mr. Murtha has presented on several tax-related topics and has co-authored papers on executive compensation that were published by the Canadian Tax Foundation. He is also a member of the Meritas Canada Tax group. For more information on his tax practice click here.

Mr. Murtha also has an active practice advising high net worth individuals on personal estate planning matters. For more information on his wills & estates practice click here.

Professional and other Activities

Member, Canadian Tax Foundation
Past Chair, Pensions Benefits & Compensation Section, Canadian Bar Association
Past Board Member, Canadian Pensions & Benefits Institute (2003 - 2006)
Director, Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain & Disability (2005 - present)
Member, Canadian Bar Association - Tax subsection

Presentations

* Law Corporation

Contact

Direct Line: 604.605.5633
Email: smurtha@boughton.ca

Practice Areas

Cross Border
Taxation
Wills, Trusts + Estates

Education

University of New Brunswick, LL.B. (1998)
McGill University, BA (1995)
CICA In-Depth Tax Course Levels I and II (2002)
Year of call: 1999 (B.C.), 2000 (Nova Scotia)

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