Accountants in Halifax

Accountants in Halifax Nova Scotia  will help you with your accounting, bookkeeping, business planning, tax planning, tax return preparation as well as provide business consultation. 

Engage the services of an accountant when you are planning to start a business. Get your accountant involved in the preparation of a business plan before you enter into any major contracts and/or lease agreements.

Your new accountant in Halifax forms an integral part of your business, thus warrants sufficient time on your part to interview potential accountants who support small businesses in Halifax and Dartmouth area. Ask your friends and business associates for recommendations for a new accountant. Check the advertisements to see if the accounting firm caters to small business operations and offers the type of services which you are looking for.

The accountant should be able to clearly communicate with you in a comfortable and clear manner.  He or she should understand your type of business and be able to advise you of the tax issues, bookkeeping systems needed and assist with general business planning topics.

Audits and review engagements are performed by licensed public accountants, including,  Certified General Accountants, Certified Management Accountants and Chartered Accountants.

Audits and review engagements are normally requested by third parties such as banks, large number of shareholders and government agencies to support loan and grant funding.

Non-review engagements include the preparation of financial statements from the information provided by the client. Little or no verification is carried out to confirm the accuracy of the numbers.

Most small business owners hire accountants to complete a non-review engagement since the main objective is to file tax returns and sometimes lenders who will accept this type of engagement.

You can enquire about the qualification of the different designated accountants by contacting the offices of the following professional accounting bodies:

The CGA Association of Nova Scotia Office:

1801 Hollis Street, Suite 230
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3J 3N4
Tel: 902.425.4923
Fax: 902.425.4983

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia:

1791 Barrington Street Suite 1410
Halifax Nova Scotia B3J 3Ll
Telephone: (902) 425-3291
Facsimile: (902) 423-4505

CMA Nova Scotia, Bermuda, and the Caribbean and the administrative offices for CMA Prince Edward Island Suite 300, 1559 Brunswick Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2G1 Tel: (+1) 902.422.5836 Toll free (in Canada): (+1).800.565.7198 Toll free ( Bermuda): (+1) 800.204.0001 Fax: (+) 902.423.1605