Byron Scott Beswick

Byron leads KPMG Canada’s National Corporate Reorganizations and Divestitures practice focusing on assisting clients with complex aspects of domestic and cross-border transactions. Byron is ranked as a leading lawyer in the Lexpert/ALM 500 Directory in the area of corporate tax and in the Canadian Lexpert Directory in the areas of corporate tax and finance/M&A. 

Byron formerly lectured for the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax program and contributes regularly as a speaker and writer to the Canadian Tax Foundation, the International Fiscal Association and other professional organizations. 

As a member of the CNIB Foundation Alberta/NWT gaming board, Byron is committed to leading change in his community and beyond.

Professional and Industry Experience: 

Byron has extensive domestic and cross-border tax planning and transaction experience with some of the largest Canadian-based multi-national enterprises, as well as major foreign public, private and state-owned enterprises investing in Canada. Byron’s clients have included entities primarily in the energy, energy services, commodities, manufacturing, engineering and real estate industries.

Recent Teaching Experience:

• CPA Canada, Lecturer, In-Depth In-Residence III, 2023, 2022, 2021
• University of Calgary Faculty of Law, Sessional Instructor, International Tax, 2020, 2019, 2018

Recent Presentations, Publications and Conference Organization:

• “Meaning of Series of Transactions Outside the GAAR Context,” Canadian Tax Foundation Conference, 2023
• Co-Chair for Canadian International Fiscal Association Conference, 2023
• “Foreign Affiliates for the Owner-Managed Business Advisor,” panelist and paper for Canadian Tax Foundation Prairie Provinces Tax Conference, 2023
• “Subsection 55(2): Recent Developments and Issues Regarding the Recharacterization of Inter-Corporate Dividends,” presentation, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society, 2023
• “Interest Deductibility and Hybrid Mismatch Arrangement Rules,” panelist for Canadian International Fiscal Association Conference, 2022
• “Transfer Pricing for Debt Transactions,” panel moderator for Canadian Tax Foundation Transfer Pricing Conference, 2022 
• “Selected Topics in Transfer Pricing,” panelist for Canadian Tax Foundation Transfer Pricing Conference, 2021
• “International Tax for Owner-Managers: An Introduction for Non-Specialists,” presentation and paper for Canadian Tax Foundation Owner-Manager Conference, 2020, with Michael Dolson
• “Canada - Overview of Canadian Fiscal and Tax Administrative Measures in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Bulletin for International Tax, 2020, with Brett Anderson
• “Selected Tax Issues in Debt Reorganization Transactions,” presentation and paper at Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Conference, 2019, with Jim Samuel
• “Transfer Pricing and Transactions Between Foreign Entities,” paper, Canadian Tax Journal, 2019 
• “Selected Aspects of US Tax Reform,” presentation, Tax Executives Institute, 2018, with Siobhan Goguen
• “Foreign Exchange Legislation in Canada: Current State and Future Policy,” presentation and paper at Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Conference, 2017, with Tony Ancimer
• Moderator for CRA Roundtable, Canadian International Fiscal Association Conference, 2017
• “Foreign Exchange Management and Recent Developments,” presentation, Tax Executives Institute, 2016
• “OECD Final BEPS Reports – The Readers Digest Version,” panelist for Joint CTF/IFA Tax Planning Conference, 2016, with Ron Durand, Jim Samuel, and Claire Kennedy