Karthika Ariyakumaran

Partner, Financial Services

KPMG in Canada

Karthika is a Tax Partner at KPMG in Canada’s Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Financial Services practice with over 10 years of experience delivering tax compliance and advisory services to a diversity of multinational clients including banks, investment dealers, mid-market lenders, leasing companies, and private equity clients.

Karthika has extensive knowledge of Canadian income tax legislation and specializes in the income tax implications of domestic and international operations. Karthika has assisted many corporate clients enter Canada and foreign markets in a tax efficient manner and meet their corporate compliance requirements. Karthika also has deep experience in tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, tax due diligence, income tax compliance, and tax accounting, and provision services for multinational companies.

In addition to her client responsibilities, Karthika has written articles for the Canadian Tax Foundation as well as for the Federated Press Journal. Karthika has contributed to the tax knowledge base by facilitating the in-depth tax program sponsored by the Charted Professional Accountants.

  • Banking
  • Corporate Tax
  • International Tax
  • Tax
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax implications of mergers and acquisitions
  • Transactions
  • University of Waterloo, MTax, Taxation

  • University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, B.Comm, Accounting

  • CPA, CA (CPA Canada)

  • Finance Committee Member, The Darling Home for the Kids