Profile
Richard Barbacki is a tax lawyer and Associate for the Montréal office of Miller Thomson. He joined the Tax group of the Montréal office in September 2008.
Mr. Barbacki’s current area of practice focuses on taxation law with an emphasis on estate planning, business successions, trusts and wills, as well as corporate reorganizations. His clientele consists mainly of small to medium business owners and high net worth individuals. Mr. Barbacki also serves as trustee of a number of trusts and sits on the Board several Canadian corporations.
He is the author of various papers that have been presented at meetings of the Canadian Tax Foundation and the Fiscal and Financial Planning Association (1986, 1990, 1991 and 2001), and was a frequent lecturer on tax issues for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (1979-82). He has also taught several courses for the Quebec Order of Chartered Accountants such as Tax Planning for Business Succession and Taxation of Family Trusts.
Mr. Barbacki is fluent in English and French and also speaks Polish.
Education
- B.C.L., McGill University, 1978
- B.Eng., McGill University, 1971
Professional Achievements
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Rated Lawyer, 2013
Memberships
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Tax Foundation
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
- Financial Planners Association
Publications
- Federal Budget Review 2013, 2013
- Canada Revenue Agency Eliminates Tax Deferral for Joint Ventures, Tax Notes, June 2012
- Good Plan went Bad, Tax Newsletter - Québec, June 2012
- Quand les bons plans tournent mal…, Tax Newsletter - Québec, June 2012
- Clauses restrictives dans le cadre de la vente d'une entreprise, Tax Newsletter - Québec, December 2011
- Sale of Business Restrictive Covenants, Tax Newsletter - Québec, December 2011
- Transfer of charitable donation tax credits, Tax Newsletter - Québec, February 2011
- Transfert de crédit pour don de bienfaisance, Tax Newsletter - QC, December 2010
- Transfer of Charitable Donation Tax Credits, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter, October 2010
- Tax Alert: Canadian Tax Refunds for U.S. Limited Liability Companies, Tax Alert, July 9, 2010
- Distributions par des sociétés privées au taux du gain en capital, Tax Newsletter - QC, Bulletin fiscal : Été 2010
- Private corporation distributions at capital gains rates, Tax Newsletter - Québec, Summer 2010
- Valuation of Control Shares, Wealth Matters, Spring 2010
- Fractionnement de revenu avec un mineur; Avez vous besoin d'une fiducie ?, Tax Newsletter - QC, Bulletin fiscal - Été 2009
- Valuation of Control Shares - Part II, Tax Newsletter - Québec, Fall 2009
- Évaluation des actions de contrôle - Partie II, Tax Newsletter - QC, Bulletin fiscal : Automne 2009
- Income Splitting with a Minor, Tax Newsletter - Québec, Summer 2009
- Seizability of RRSPs, Montréal Business Magazine, 2003
- The use of discretionary family trusts, 1993
- The Human Side of Estate Planning, Financial Post, 1990
- Use it or lose it - the $400,000 Capital Gains Exemption, C.A. Magazine, 1989
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Estate Planning
- Business Successions
- Trusts and Wills
- Corporate Reorganizations
Year of Call
- Québec Bar, 1979