Jacques Trudeau

Jacques earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and accounting from Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue before going on to obtain a specialization in taxation from the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. After gaining experience at several national accounting firms as a tax manager, he became the managing partner of the tax department at PPG in 2001.

Thorough and attentive to his clients’ needs, Jacques stays up to date on the latest developments in tax planning in order to optimize his clients’ tax situation. He has sat on working committees for Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec and is a member of Association de planification fiscale et financière. Jacques is committed to the development of the next generation and has been involved in different youth organizations and committees like the Kiwanis Club.

• Tax structure consulting for the purchase and sale of businesses
• Business consolidation, mergers, and liquidation
• Business succession and estate freezes
• Planning and implementation of family trusts
• Estate planning, life insurance, and taxation of charitable gifts
• Income splitting
• International taxes
• Sales taxes
• Negotiation of settlements with federal and provincial tax authorities in contentious cases