Bruce Goudy, CMA, Partner, Ernst & Young, Toronto
Bruce is a partner with Ernst & Young’s Canadian commodity tax practice in Toronto. He has 20 years of experience advising and assisting clients globally on issues involving GST/HST and provincial sales taxes. In addition, he develops ideas and leads projects to secure overpayments of taxes using Ernst & Young’s trademark electronic review processes, and assists clients with assessing, monitoring and mitigating tax risks. Bruce presents frequently to clients and audiences on sales tax harmonization, is co-author of Carswell’s GST Guide for Municipalities and is a contributing editor to Ernst & Young’s Complete Guide to the Goods and Services Tax. Bruce is editor of Ernst & Young’s new HST publication and he gave planning workshops on the Ontario HST prior to its implementation in July.
 
  Sania Ilahi, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young, Toronto
Sania has specialized in the area of sales tax for over 18 years, focusing on the financial services sector. She is a frequent speaker on commodity tax matters at industry conferences and the CICA Commodity Tax Symposium, and was the 2005 recipient of the Normand Guerin Award for her presentation on asset securitization. Sania is a member of the GST/OST Harmonization Strategic Advisory Group of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada, providing advice in connection with technical issues affecting the investment industry and the impact of sales tax harmonization. She has provided advice on tax harmonization to the financial services industry, as well as to public sector bodies and retailers/manufacturers. She authored the financial services chapter in Ernst & Young’s new HST publication, and gave planning workshops on the Ontario HST prior to its implementation in July.