John Dow, HBA, CA | SB Partners | Serving Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton and Mississauga

John Dow is the senior Tax Partner at SB Partners with an astonishing track record. His practice may be experienced on different levels.

As a senior tax advisor for over 25 years John has been described as being at the top of his game by clients and colleagues alike. He has built his career and reputation serving the needs of business owners, high net worth individuals, manufacturers, construction companies and real estate developers, professionals, consultants, doctors and dentists. John takes care of all routine compliance and tax review matters and issues with the Canada Revenue Agency. However, he can usually be found at the heart of some of the most complex and sophisticated Canadian tax issues advising on corporate reorganizations, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, estates and trusts, creditor proofing, income tax appeals, GST, cross-border business decisions, ’bet the company’ business challenges and other domestic and offshore tax minimization strategies.

As a trusted business advisor, which is the hallmark of SB Partners, John is unique in combining his tax expertise with the realities of entrepreneurial business tensions. His clients generally are not looking for a traditional linear approach to tax problem solving or deployment of financial counsel. He succeeds because he makes business sense of the complex and unconventional, providing individuals and businesses with unique solutions. John’s guidance and tax advice is always forward-thinking and forward planning, always proactively looking out for his clients.

As a tax counsel to other professionals, John attracts the attention of lawyers, financial planners, bankers and other professionals searching for answers.

John is accessible, understandable, practical and lives his client service philosophy. He is respected by his peers and highly thought of by his clients which manifests in many long-standing client relationships. John Dow knows tax. John Dow knows business. John Dow knows people and their emotions.

Admissions and Affiliations

Chartered Accountant 1979

Education

University of Western Ontario
Honours Business Administration – 1976

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