Colin Smith

Colin Smith is a partner in the Toronto office of Thorsteinssons LLP.

Colin’s practice covers all income tax matters relating to domestic and foreign business ventures and administrative appeals to the Canada Revenue Agency. However, Colin has a particular focus on the taxation of private corporations and estate planning for high net-worth clients.

Colin is a frequent lecturer and contributor to various tax publications. Colin has published various articles in the Federated Press’ Taxation of Executive Compensation and Retirement, the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Tax Highlights, the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Tax For The Owner Manager and in various Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association publications. Colin has spoken at numerous conferences, including conferences sponsored by the Ontario Bar Association, the Strategy Institute, the Council for International Tax Education, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ontario. Colin is the author of several courses, and serves as instructor for several courses, offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ontario.

Colin Smith received his B.A. degree from Huron College at the University of Western Ontario and his LL.B. degree from the University of New Brunswick. He was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 2000. He is a member of the Canadian Tax Foundation, the OBA and the CBAO (tax section).