Deanna Muise, BCom, CA, TEP

780.420.4750

Current Status:
Deanna Muise is a tax partner with Kingston Ross Pasnak Chartered Accountants LLP and has a practice providing taxation services to the firm’s clients, including estate and business planning, corporate reorganizations, working with clients on business purchases and sales and reviewing corporate and personal income tax issues.

Education:

Member of Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners, 2003 to present
Numerous CICA and other advanced tax courses – 1992 to present
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax Program - 1992
Member of Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta since 1990 (Vic Dzurko Honor Roll)
Bachelor of Commerce - 1987 University of Alberta

Experience:

Deanna has been practicing in the taxation area for the past sixteen years.She heads up the Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP taxation group along with four managers. Deanna has taught taxation courses to students enrolled in the C.A. program, marked tax examinations for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, presented a paper on family succession planning at the Legal Education Society of Alberta’s 2003 Spring Conference, guest lectured at the University of Alberta and presented numerous tax seminars to clients, legal firms, staff and the general public.

Selected Tax Experience:

Deanna has completed numerous tax plans for clients including the following:

Devised a plan to allow the partitioning of land to facilitate a sale by one of the owners on a tax-assisted basis.
Estate planning for individuals to minimize tax on death and facilitate the introduction of the second generation.
Restructuring corporate groups before and after share and asset sales to reduce and defer taxes on the sale
Developed a plan to allow a non-profit organization to develop excess real estate on a tax-free basis through the use of trusts.
Completed a large butterfly transaction to allow ownership of a corporate group to be divided on a tax-deferred basis between divorcing parties.
Restructure corporate groups to maximize small business deductions, creditor proof and crystallize capital gains exemptions

Professional and Community Activities:

Member of the Society of Tax and Estate Practitioners, 2003 to 2006
Member of the ICAA Registration Committee, 2001 to 2005
Alberta Member of the CA School of Business Admissions & Standards Appeal Committee, 2003 to present
Edmonton Tax Lawyers and Accountants Discussion Group since 1992:
President 1998 – 2002; Vice-President 1996 - 1997
Member of the Canadian Tax Foundation since 1990
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta and of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants since 1990
Member of Champions Together 2002 – Canadian Olympic Association Organizing Committee
Chair of the Kingston Ross Pasnak Golf Classic – Edmonton Women’s Four Ball Match Play Tournament

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