Samantha is a Partner in the Tax Group at Toronto-based law firm Minden Gross LLP. Her practice focuses mainly on corporate, estate and international tax planning. In addition to advising clients on various tax planning strategies, Samantha has particular experience in designing and implementing estate plans and corporate reorganizations.

Samantha’s clients vary from multi-national corporations to the family business owner/manager. As such, her practice is varied to include tax aspects of corporate finance, corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, as well as comprehensive succession planning and offshore and international corporate structures.

Clients appreciate Samantha’s ability to set up tax-efficient structures, and her ability to explain complex issues in everyday terms. Samantha is very adaptable to her clients’ needs, while also being able to provide a holistic view in respect of the client’s particular situation and goals.

Samantha is an accomplished author, having co-authored the 3rd edition of Tax and Family Business Succession Planning. Additionally, she is the co-editor of various other CCH Canadian Limited tax publications including the Canada Income Tax Guide, Wealth Management Guide, and Tax Planning for Small Business Guide. Samantha is a regular contributor to TaxNotes (Wolters Kluwer) and is a Contributing Editor to The TaxLetter newsletters (MPL Communications). Samantha is also a frequent lecturer for professional and commercial organizations, businesses, and conferences, such as the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association, STEP Canada, and Federated Press. She has also served as a guest speaker for the Osgoode Faculty of Law LLM (Corporate Taxation) program.

Samantha is a board member of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide and sits on the Meritas Executive Committee for Member Engagement. Previously, she served as a member of the Meritas Leadership Institute, which created a green initiative project distributed to over 6,500 lawyers worldwide; she subsequently headed up the Meritas Leadership Institute Program.

A proud Northern Ontarian, Samantha is a voracious reader but still takes time out for her family and her weekly ice hockey game.

She can be contacted at sprasad@mindengross.com

Articles

Tax tips for selling the shop, part 4

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 06-15-2023)

Tax tricks for selling the shop, part 3

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 06-08-2023)

Tax tricks for selling the shop, Part 2

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 05-11-2023)

Tax tricks for selling the shop

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 04-19-2023)

Borrowing from your RRSP, part 2

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 03-22-2023)

Borrowing from your RRSP to buy a home

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 03-15-2023)

The complexities of RESP withdrawals

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 02-23-2023)

Use RESPs to fund education savings

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 02-16-2023)

Deductible moving expenses

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-24-2023)

Tax changes for 2023

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-04-2023)

Take advantage of tax losses before year-end

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 12-08-2022)

Federal budget gets personal

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 06-21-2022)

Update on changes to trust reporting rules

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 05-25-2022)

Are your RRSP investments “qualified”?

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 04-21-2022)

Federal budget oracle

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 02-24-2022)

U.S. expats still need to file with IRS

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-05-2022)

The year-end hunt for tax losses

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 12-08-2021)

Line up your losses now

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 12-01-2021)

Never let a loss go to waste

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 11-02-2021)

How to pass the business baton peacefully

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 09-28-2021)

The reversionary trust tax nightmare

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 08-11-2021)

Turning 21: tax traps of winding up a family trust

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 08-04-2021)

More cottage life tax tips and traps

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 07-13-2021)

Cottage life tax tips and traps

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 07-06-2021)

Understanding the CRA Notice of Assessment

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 06-03-2021)

Tax tips and strategies for filing 2020 returns

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 04-20-2021)

Tax-efficient will preparation, part 2

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 03-30-2021)

Tax-efficient will preparation

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 03-23-2021)

More last-minute RRSP contribution tips

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 02-23-2021)

RRSP contribution tips

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 02-18-2021)

Year-end tax planning: business owners and employees

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 12-03-2020)

Government extends pandemic relief measures

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 11-12-2020)

The principal residence exemption and your cottage

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 09-22-2020)

Prescribed-rate loan strategy can save on taxes

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 07-28-2020)

Canada Day: Flags, fireworks, tax planning

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 06-30-2020)

Where to find money for RRSP contributions

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 02-13-2020)

Tax impact of transferring a home to family members

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-30-2020)

Big gifts to family members can bring on the taxman

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-23-2020)

The rituals of year-end tax-loss selling, Part 2

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 12-12-2019)

The ritual of year-end tax-loss selling

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 12-05-2019)

Year-end tax tips

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 11-19-2019)

Selling your vacation home

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 10-24-2019)

The CRA wants a piece of your termination pay

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 09-24-2019)

How to protect “retiring allowances” from the tax man

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 09-19-2019)

Spousal tax strategies, part 2

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 07-11-2019)

Spousal tax strategies, part 1

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 06-25-2019)

How to decipher your CRA Notice of Assessment

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 05-09-2019)

Yes, you can fix a tax-filing mistake

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 05-02-2019)

The art of tax-filing deadlines

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 04-02-2019)

Avoiding family business tax traps, Part 2

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-29-2019)

Avoiding family business tax traps

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 01-22-2019)

New reporting rules for trusts

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 11-29-2018)

Yes, moving expenses can be deductible

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 10-18-2018)

Who’s exempt from TOSI rules?

By Samantha Prasad (Published on 04-17-2018)