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Why You Should Never Get a Surprise Bill from Your Accountant

There are certain ways to avoid surprise bills from your accountant.  Make no mistake - where many businesses have several products to offer, your accountant only sells their time.  Many accountants want to be paid their regular rates for the time they spend on your file, and with good …

Why should you be part of Agristability?

"I never get anything out of that program."  "I had a huge loss in XXXX and I still didn't get anything out of the program."  "It's too costly." These are all common answers for why a farmer or rancher chooses not to participate in the program.  But there are reasons to participate, …

What can I do to get organized?

Chris has a problem. He gets overwhelmed with paper and often misplaces important receipts for his income tax.  Then it comes to tax time, and he runs around frantically trying to find his receipts so that we can claim a vital credit (or deduction) for him. Don't be like Chris. Our services …

Why am I not seeing profit as I grow my business?

There is no simple answer to the question of whether you are seeing profit.   In general, a business should begin to see a profit between three and five years after it starts, but there are other factors that must be taken into account.  Did you finance to acquire your business?&…

Having Trouble getting your books done?

One of the most frequent things we see are clients that are struggling with their bookkeeping systems.  It could be that they have been running the same software on their computer for years and all of a sudden the computer crashes.  It might be that they inherited the software when they …

Are RRSPs da Bomb?

Yes, I know it looks like hip cool slang, but it's actually a valid question. There are 2 perspectives to your RRSPs - one that they will be a useful pot of money when you're ready to retire, and the other is that they will be a tax bomb ready to explode when the last of you and your spouse pass …