Energy Committee

Covington & Burling LLP and Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. are the 2008 Energy Committee Sponsors.


September 2008 Teleconference

Join the ACC Energy Committe for the monthly teleconference on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 4 PM Eastern.

Monthly teleconferences for the ACC Energy Committee are scheduled for the third Wednesday of every month at 4 PM Eastern. If you are interested in participating on the call or assisting the committee with planning activities and developing resources, please contact Thomas Bishop, Chair, of the ACC Energy Committee.

To get dial in information refer to the Committee Teleconference Schedule. Feel free to contact Sabrina Bosse for more information.

Webcast: Canada-US Tax Treaty

Don't miss this month's Energy Committee's webcast Thursday, September 18, 2008, 2 PM EST/11 AM PST!

Join ACC's Energy Committee and sponsor Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. in an informative webcast addressing the significant changes in both Canadian tax law and the 2007 Canada-United and these changes will affect international tax planning of virtually all organizations, such as U.S. LLCs, Canadian ULCs, or partnerships within their corporate structure, when making cross border payments. Included in this webcast will be a discussion of:

  • Changes to the Canada-U.S. Tax Treaty (which will affect withholding tax rates on cross border payments)
  • Possible restructuring solutions (having regard to the business and tax objectives for using fiscally transparent entities)
  • Canada Income Tax Act (which may apply to deny the deduction by Canadian entities of interest on money borrowed to invest in foreign affiliates of Canadian entities)

Register for this webcast here:


More Energy News:
August 2008 Teleconference
June 2008 Teleconference
April 2008 Teleconference
March 2008 Teleconference
February 2008 Teleconference


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