Ex-Canada Revenue Agency official talks to TPWeek
June 23, 2010
Fred O’Riordan, formerly with the CRA, talks about moving into the private sector and reveals his hopes for the future of arbitration between the US and Canada.
Fred O'Riordan spent 33 years at the CRA. His last role before leaving earlier this year was as assistant commissioner of the Appeals Branch.
Tell me about your decision to leave the CRA?
I was approached just before Christmas time and I told the commissioner straight away. It moved very quickly from there and within a week the announcement was out. I was eligible to retire three years ago but I continued working because I love both the work and the people. I had considered staying on longer but when I thought over the opportunity of doing something fresh and different and still adding value to the whole area of tax controversy, which is the key for me, then it wasn’t a difficult decision.
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