As tax policies grow increasingly complex, private companies must respond with agility and innovation. Having tax strategies that drive sustainable growth is essential to building a lasting legacy.

Ameer Abdulla

EY Canada Partner, EY Private Tax

Private and family business advisor. Passionate tax professional. Golfer and music lover. Husband and proud father.

Ameer is a Partner in EY’s Private Tax practice, having extended tax and advisory support to privately owned entities for more than 15 years.

Based in Waterloo, Ontario, Ameer has guided Canadian corporate, personal and not-for-profit clients through tax planning, accounting and compliance efforts across a variety of sectors — from real estate and hospitality to advanced manufacturing and financial services.

Currently focused on private companies, Ameer helps guide clients across all stages of their business lifecycle, from startup to growth and maturity. His integrated approach to financial reporting and taxation includes advising on reorganizations, intergenerational transfers, the purchase and sale of businesses and estate planning. His experience also includes working closely with and advising Canadian trusts, not-for-profits and charities.

Ameer holds Chartered Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant designations, as well as an Honours Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University.

How Ameer is shaping the future with confidence

“I believe that investing in our people — providing them with the exposure they need to sharpen skills in areas beyond core tax — equips them to be better advisors to the ambitious and citizens of the world.

Gaining new skills and shared experiences helps develop purpose-driven leaders, who in turn can have a significant impact — not simply among our teams or on our business and brand, but with clients and, more broadly, among the communities in which we operate. We are given the opportunity to build a better working world, and we take that responsibility very seriously.”

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