Carman chairs Fraser Milner Casgrain’s National Tax Practice Group, concentrating his own practice in the area of taxation with emphasis on compliance and dispute resolution with government agencies, and on corporate tax strategies and governance of tax risk.
Assisting clients with audits and objections to the Canada Revenue Agency, Carman also represents them in appeals to Courts at all levels. He has appeared extensively before the Tax Court of Canada, the Federal Court Trial Division and Federal Court of Appeal, and all levels of court within Alberta as well as the Supreme Court of Canada, on matters relating to Income Tax, GST and other commodity taxes. Carman also acts for Canadian and international companies advising on cross border investment into and from Canada, including cross border acquisitions, divestitures & reorganizations, transfer pricing and withholding taxes.
Carman is a member of the Board of numerous organizations and corporations and a frequent speaker on tax matters. From 2001 - 2006 he was a member of the Faculty as a Sessional Lecturer in Taxation for the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta.