Kyle M.
Spampinato

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Call to Bar:
Admitted to the British Columbia Bar: 2022
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2020
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Kyle appreciates the complex nature of tax law and uses a logical approach when providing advice. He is a strong communicator and is committed to building trusted relationships with his clients. Understanding the various tax implications, Kyle offers quantifiable value that impacts his clients’ businesses in a meaningful way.

Kyle is a member of the firm’s Tax and Tax Controversy/Tax Litigation Groups, as well as the firm's Indigenous Practice Group. He advises large corporations on Canadian commodity tax matters, including goods and services tax (GST), harmonized sales tax (HST) and provincial sales tax (PST), as well as on other indirect tax planning and litigation. Kyle works on transactions for clients across a variety of industries, including financial services, natural resources, communications, real estate, retail, energy, healthcare, technology and manufacturing sectors. His practice also involves advising on First Nations tax planning and cryptocurrencies.

Prior to joining Aird & Berlis, Kyle practised at a large Canadian tax law firm.

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Memberships

  • British Columbia Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Tax Foundation

Frequent Speaker, "Indigenous Tax Planning," Two Rivers Community Development Centre, 2024, 2025.

Speaker, "Professionalism and Ethical Issues for Tax Lawyers," The Canadian Bar Association, December 5, 2024.

Co-Instructor, "Underused Housing Tax," CPA BC Course, October 2023.

Co-Instructor, "Indirect Tax Update," CPA Advanced Course, 2023.

Co-Author, "To Claim or Not to Claim – The New Age for Input Tax Credit Controversy," Tax Profile, December 2024.

Co-Author, "Why the CRA's GST/HST Position on Rotisserie Chicken Needs a Fresh Glaze," Sales Tax, Customs & Trade Journal, 2024.

Co-Author, "Backwards, Forwards, and Backwards Again: CCA Amounts Claimed Cannot Be Retroactively Adjusted," Tax for the Owner-Manager, Canadian Tax Foundation, October 2022.