1. External Audit

Our Firm delivers audit reports on financial statements based on generally accepted auditing standards and accounting principles recommended by national and international professional associations.

Our work is based on gaining insight of our client’s operations and monitoring procedures and on complying with policies set by Management. As a result, in addition to our audit reports, we provide our clients with suggestions on how to improve their internal operating and administrative monitoring practices, to help them improve their business performance.

2. Operating or Internal Audit

An audit consists of examining whether monitoring steps have adequately been followed. To this end:

• We design and set up the Internal Auditing function within our clients’ organizations by delivering an Internal Auditing Department under a turnkey model, or by providing these services externally.
• We review or establish internal control procedures adequate to preserve company assets, ensure information is reliable, promote efficiency, and encourage staff to adhere to company policies.
• We provide Management with reports covering problems detected in company operations, including recommendations on how to solve them, and basic work programs that should be implemented either by the client itself or by our Firm.

3. Special Purposes Audits - Due Diligence Audits

The complexity of current business dynamics together with an ever-increasing globalization process makes it critical to rely on a team of experts in mergers and acquisitions.

In tune with changes in business contexts, we have completed projects covering services such as value assessments and company valuations, trademark and asset valuations, merger and acquisition audits, and joint venture reviews, including business plan analyses, business valuations, and reviews of capital investment plans.

Our goal is to help our clients improve their performance by emphasizing strategic planning aspects.

In this area, our services include:

-      Strategic Planning

-      Zero-Base Budgeting

-      Project Evaluation

-      Financial Planning

-      Business Processes Reengineering

-      Review of Policies and Strategies

-     Review of Organizational Structures

-     Development of Information Technology Plans

-     Definition of Technology Framework

-     Functional Definition of Integrated Information Systems

-     Selection, assessment and coordination of ERM (Enterprise Resources Management) and CRM (Customer Resources Management) Implementation

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Our goal is to help our clients improve their performance by emphasizing strategic planning aspects.

In this area, our services include:

• Strategic Planning
• Zero-Base Budgeting
• Project Evaluation
• Project Planning and Project Execution Monitoring
• Financial Planning
• Business Processes Reengineering
• Review of Policies and Strategies
• Review of Organizational Structures
• Development of Information Technology Plans
• Definition of Technology Framework
• Functional Definition of Integrated Information Systems
• Selection, assessment and coordination of ERM (Enterprise Resources Management) and CRM (Customer Resources Management) Implementation

 

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1. Tax Assistance Services

We provide comprehensive and prompt assistance on federal, provincial and local taxes.

We work to maximize our clients’ tax benefit opportunities, such as use of tax credit balances and tax losses, tax reliefs, tax promotion programs under current laws, and international agreements to avoid double taxation.

 

2. Preparation and Review of Federal, Provincial and Local Tax Returns

Preparation and review of all kinds of tax returns, mainly income tax, minimum presumed income tax, value added tax, internal taxes, and turnover tax returns.

Preparation and review of tax refund applications related to vat on exports..



3. Tax Planning

We closely work with our clients to assist them in planning their operations to adequately assess their tax impact and have a calendar of tax deadlines well in advance.

We also send regular Memos to our clients in order to keep them up-to-date with tax news that may have an impact on their operations.

4. Other Tax Services

In addition, our Firm provides the following tax advisory services:

• Preparation and review of tax accounting provisions.
• Evaluation and quantification of tax contingencies.
• Dealing with tax inspectors and answering their requests.
• Representing and defending taxpayers before the Federal Administration of Public Revenue, the Federal Tax Court, and other governmental agencies.
• Compliance with reporting requirements.
• Applying for the reduction or elimination of estimated tax, withholding and collection requirements of federal, provincial and local taxes under special tax programs.
• International Taxation:
  • Assistance in planning international transactions.
  • Application of international double taxation agreements.
• Transfer Prices:
  • Assistance in planning international transactions.
  • Preparation of transfer price studies as called for under income tax laws.
  • Analysis of contingencies arising from the requirement that the prices of transactions made with related parties meet market conditions.
  • Preparation and review of international transactions made with independent and related parties.

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