Accountant for Okotoks businesses

Established businesses with questions that are not routine

Okotoks has a different business profile from the newer commuter towns around Calgary. More of it is established: professional practices, consultancies, family companies that have been trading for a decade or longer. The accounting questions that come with that are rarely about catching up. They are about whether the structure still fits, how the owner should be paid, and what happens when the business eventually changes hands.

HBT works through those questions using the company's own records rather than a general rule. Salary against dividends, whether a holding company earns its place, what a second shareholder changes, and what the records need to look like before a sale or a transfer is discussed seriously. Where a question sits outside accounting, we say so and point you to the right adviser instead of answering it anyway.

What an Okotoks engagement usually covers

How the work begins

1. 1

   Step 1: Review the current position

   The entity, the year end date, what is filed, and any question already on your mind.

2. 2

   Step 2: Agree the work and the fee

   Scope, responsibilities, timing and price documented before anything paid begins.

3. 3

   Step 3: File, explain, and plan ahead

   The return filed, the result explained in plain terms, and the next decisions flagged with dates.

What does a corporate year end cost for an Okotoks company?

A corporate year end with the T2 return starts at $2,500, and a nil return for a dormant company starts at $750. Compilation and financial statements start at $1,750. Amounts are starting prices plus GST or HST where it applies, and depend on the condition of the records. The fee is confirmed before any paid work begins.