Zheting is a partner at the firm’s Vancouver office.
Zheting’s practice focuses on all aspects of transactional/commodity taxes, including the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), Goods and Services Tax (GST), First Nations GST, provincial sales taxes, realty taxes (such as land/property transfer taxes, Vancouver’s vacancy or empty homes tax, and B.C.’s foreign buyers tax and speculation tax), and insurance premium tax. Zheting routinely advises on the tax implications of transactions for individuals, non-profits, charities, financial institutions, private corporations, and public corporations including multi-nationals. Zheting assists clients with tax planning and represents clients in audits, administrative appeals, litigation, and voluntary disclosures. She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
Zheting regularly speaks and presents at conferences, seminars, and other speaking engagements, including at the BC Tax Conference in 2019 and for CLEBC. Prior to joining Thorsteinssons, Zheting practiced in-house with a Crown corporation in Toronto.
Education
- J.D., University of Victoria
- B.A., University of British Columbia
Professional Activities & Memberships
- Member, CBA Commodity Tax Subsection
- Member, BC CBA Taxation Law Section
- Member, Vancouver Commodity Tax Professional Study Group