Frederick Wong
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax @BDO Canada
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Manager, Indirect Tax @BDO Canada
Vancouver, BC, CA
As an indirect tax senior manager at BDO, I focus on assisting my clients with:• Research, advisory, and audit defense for complex multi-jurisdictional indirect tax (GST/HST, PST) • Planning and consulting for sales tax issues arising from real property development• Advisory, scoping, and compliance work for inbound SaaS and eCommerce vendors• Consulting, recovery reviews, and compliance for NPOs, charities, and public sector entities• Analysis/compliance for new legislation, including pandemic subsidies, EPR programs, housing taxes, etc.About BDO:With nearly staff in 80+ offices across Canada, BDO is the 5th largest single national accounting and advisory partnership in the country. BDO is a leading firm in the mid-market, providing comprehensive accounting, assurance, tax, and advisory services. Globally, BDO is the fifth largest accountancy organization with offices in 169 countries around the world.
EDUCATION
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
In-Depth Tax Course (Years 1, 2, and 3)
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
Professional Education Program (PEP)
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada)
In-Depth GST/HST Program (Years 1 and 2)
The University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting (Honours), Minor in Political Science
SKILLS
ABOUT FREDERICK WONG
I am a senior tax manager and business advisor with BDO Canada LLP\'s Vancouver office, assisting my domestic and international clients with:• Sales and indirect tax compliance, research, transaction structuring, and planning• International inbound tax advisory for foreign SaaS and eCommerce businesses doing selling in Canada• Consulting, indirect tax recovery projects, and operational reviews for not-for-profits and charities• Tax compliance and advisory in real estate, construction, and property development sectors• Legislative changes and new tax rules/regulations, including the CEWS/CERS/CERB/CEBA, environmental handling fees, Luxury Tax, Underused Housing Tax, etc.I am a designated CPA with a decade of progressive experience in Canadian, international, and indirect tax, and have separately completed all three years of CPA Canada\'s In-Depth Tax Course for income tax as well as both years of CPA Canada\'s GST/HST In-Depth Tax Course. In 2025, I was recognized by CPABC with the Early Achievement Award in light of my professional accomplishments, leadership, community service, and contributions to the profession. An alumnus of the Sauder School of Business at UBC, I graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (Honours) and a Minor in Political Science.When not committing to memory everything I can about the intricacies of my big blue bible (the Excise Tax Act), you can find me: • Hoarding airline loyalty points and saving for the next family vacation;• Trying out new restaurants and updating my.xlsx restaurant tracker;• Diving down the rabbit hole of homemade Japanese ramen and perfecting my shoyu tare;• Flying fish in from Japan and tweaking my rice vinegar recipe for omakase sushi dinner parties;• Developing unconventional and borderline unpalatable flavours for my small batch ice cream store;• Breaking my neck lubing switches while building another unnecessary mechanical keyboard;• Fumbling with clay at the pottery studio and trying to throw the perfect vase;• Building calluses while bouldering (and probably staying at 1- or 2- hex routes);• Trying to avoid getting headshot at dodgeball; and• Getting people together to try the newest board game in my collection. Tax accountants are allowed to have personalities, hobbies, and interests, I promise!If you\'d like to learn more about BDO, the services we offer, or chat about anything, please feel free to connect!
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