Alex Feness

Partner, Tax - International Tax

KPMG in Canada

Alex is a Partner with KPMG’s International Corporate Tax Services Group in Toronto.  He has been with KPMG for 29 years, has practiced tax for 26 years, and has been a member of the international corporate tax group for 22 years.

Alex provides advice to numerous Canadian multinationals and has experience with coordinating cross border tax strategies, implementing tax efficient international financing structures, advising non-Canadian corporations on structuring operations in Canada, advising Canadian corporations on operating multi-nationally, and structuring domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganizations.

Alex is a board member for both the Geneva Centre for Autism and the Geneva Centre for Autism Foundation. The Geneva Centre for Autism is an international leader in the development and delivery of clinical intervention services and training for individuals with autism. He’s the Treasurer of both Boards. Alex also devotes his time to coaching youth baseball and hockey teams in his community.

  • Base erosion and profit shifting
  • Financial restructuring
  • International Tax
  • Operating Effectiveness
  • Public Policy and Regulatory Change
  • Tax implications of mergers and acquisitions
  • Tax regulation and compliance policies
  • Tax strategies
  • Transactions
  • Bachelor of Arts (Finance and Economics) University of Western Ontario, 1989

  • CA, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario

  • Canadian Tax Compliance

  • Canadian Tax Consulting

  • International Corporate Tax

  • Chartered Accountant, Chartered Professional Accountant 1992

  • Member of the Canadian Tax Foundation

  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario

  • Permanent member of the KPMG Global International Corporate Tax technical group. Participates regularly in global technical brainstorming and problem solving