John Askin is the founder of Wealth Strategy Group. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta in 1977 and his Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1980. Prior to founding Wealth Strategy Group in 1998, John was a tax lawyer for 15 years in Alberta and British Columbia. In addition to advising high net worth individuals and families, John's corporate clients include Sun Life, Equinox Financial Group, TD Evergreen, Maritime Life, Investors Group, The Berkshire Group, Manulife Financial, Scotia McLeod and the Hong Kong Bank. John currently consults with clients and professional advisors throughout North America in the area of wealth protection planning. John is past President of the Estate Planning Council of Edmonton
and is a current member of the Vancouver Estate Planning Council
and the Canadian Tax Foundation. He has written and presented papers
for organizations such as the Canadian Tax Foundation, the Institute
of Chartered Accountants, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Life
Underwriters and the All China Lawyers Association, Beijing, China.
John is co-author of Materials on Corporate Taxation and Materials
on the Alberta Business Corporations Act and has authored articles
in numerous publications including Canadian Tax Journal and
Insurance Digest. He is also a contributing editor to the
Insurance Planning Journal.
Jas Butalia, CA, BSC Jas Butalia joined BDO Dunwoody in 1976 after completing his CA at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia. Over the years he has held many roles such as a tax consultation practitioner and has continued to serve as a member of the International Tax Working Group, the Transfer Pricing Group of BDO and the BDO Tax Committee. Jas' specialties include Canadian and international tax consultation and planning; corporate and personal taxes; mergers and acquisitions; United States taxation; structuring of inbound and outbound transactions vis-à-vis Canada; and planning for individuals entering and leaving Canada, including offshore structures.
R. Paul Jacobson, Q.C. Paul Jacobson is a lawyer residing in Calgary Alberta . He has a Master of Laws degree in International Tax and has lectured on international tax and trust law. Paul's practice includes international tax planning; domestic tax planning; trust law; estate planning, preservation and administration. Typical clients include owner/managers, global entrepreneurs and consulting to smaller accounting firms, law firms and financial planners. |
John
H. Askin, B.Comm LL.B