Craig M. McDougall, QC - Felesky Flynn LLP

In 2010, Craig was appointed King’s Counsel. With a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, he has now practiced with Felesky Flynn for more than 25 years and is a co-managing partner in Calgary.

Craig skillfully guides clients toward practical and impactful solutions. He brings a strong grasp of law, economics and relationships, allowing him to identify the best and most practical tax outcomes for clients.

Craig has written and lectured on tax law for a variety of industry organizations, while also serving as a sessional instructor at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law.

Craig M. McDougall KC, is recognized as a leading tax lawyer by The Best Lawyers in Canada™ and is ranked as a featured Leading Lawyer in Corporate Tax, Finance and M&A, and Commodity Tax/Customs by Canadian Lexpert®.

Credentials

Appointed King’s Counsel, 2010
Called to the Alberta Bar, 1992
Received Norman Guerin Award, presented by Deloitte, for an outstanding contribution to the advancement of commodity taxation studies
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), University of Alberta, 1991
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm), with Distinction, University of Calgary, 1988

Memberships & Affiliations

Member and former Chair, National Commodity Tax, Customs and Trade Section, Canadian Bar Association
Member and former Chair, GST Leaders Forum
Former Chair, Taxation and Economic Affairs Committee of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce
Member and former President and director, Canadian Petroleum Tax Society
Former Chair, Taxation Specialists Section (Southern), Alberta Branch, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Calgary Bar Association
Member, Canadian Tax Foundation

Publications & Presentations

H. Michael Dolson and Craig M. McDougall, KC, “GST/HST: Digital Services and Intangible Personal Property,” Perspectives on Tax Law & Policy, vol. 4, no. 2 (Canadian Tax Foundation), June 2023
“Selected Aspects of Corporate Control: Groups of Persons and Control of Corporations by Trusts” in Report of Proceedings of the Sixty-Second Tax Conference, 2010 Conference Report (Toronto, Canadian Tax Foundation, 2011) 11:1 – 11:38.
“The New Information Schedule for Financial Institutions – a Reality Check” (2008), Vol. IX, No. 3 Sales and Use Tax 474 – 478.
“Closely Related Group Election Amendments – Helpful and Hurtful” (2006) Vol. VIII, No 2, Sales and Use Tax (pagination unavailable).
“Casting the Net Over GST Waters – When is a Foreign Supplier Caught?”, in CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2004.
“Input Tax Credits and Reorganization Costs – Part II” (2002), Vol. VI, No. 4 Sales and Use Tax 338 – 340.
“Input Tax Credits on Reorganization Costs, in CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2002.
“Income Tax Fundamentals in a Global Economy: Old Rules and the New Economy” in Report of the Proceedings of the Fifty-Third Tax Conference, 2001 Conference Report (Toronto: Canadian Tax Foundation, 2001), 27:1 – 27:52.
“Input Tax Credits on (Re)Organization Costs” (2001), Vol. VI, No. 2 Sales and Use Tax 310 – 312.
“Goods and Services Tax “Hot Topics”, (2000), Vol. 13, No. 1, Canadian Petroleum Tax Journal 223 – 249.
“GST & Real Property Rules: A Useful Primer” (1999), Vol. IV, No. 3 Sales and Use Tax 216 – 218.
“To Elect or Not to Elect? GST/HST Election Tips & Traps”, in CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1999.
“Reorganizations—A GST Perspective”, in CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1998.
“Harmonized Sales Tax – Place of Supply Rules (Part II)” (1997), Vol. III, No. 1 Sales and Use Tax 122 – 125.
“Using Section 167 Election to Avoid GST on Asset Transfers” (1996), Volume II, No. 1 Sales and Use Tax 62 – 67.
“Partnerships and Trusts: Substantive GST Amendments” (1996), Vol. II, No. 2 Sales and Use Tax 87 – 92.
“Harmonized Sales Tax – Place of Supply Rules (Part I: The Framework)” (1996), Vol. II, No. 4 Sales and Use Tax 106 – 108
“Documentation Issues”, in CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1996.
“GST and The Oil Patch (1995 update)”, (1995, Vol. 8, No 1, Canadian Petroleum Tax Journal 79 – 108.
“Application of the GST to Damage Payments Uncertain” (1995), Vol. I. No. 2 Sales and Use Tax 20 – 26.
“GST Interpretive Problems Abound in the Resource Industry” (1995), Vol. I, No. 4 Sales and Use Tax 9 – 54.
“Damages – A Symposium ’95 Update’, in CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, 1995.
“Natural Gas Marketing: Current GST Issues and Contract Implications”, (1994), Vol. 7, No. 2, Canadian Petroleum Tax Journal 79 – 104.
“The GST: Application to Damages” in Report of Proceedings of the Forty-Sixth Tax Conference, 1994 Conference Report (Toronto, Canadian Tax Foundation, 1994) 43:1 – 43:27.

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