6 Dieppe tax and accounting engagements in full — what the client came to us with, what we did, and what it was worth. Each one is specific to Dieppe and its provincial tax regime, not a general example.
Case Study 1 · Backlog brought current
Collections Halted And $73,000 Cut From A 6-Year Backlog — Mining Services Supplier, Dieppe
Client: A mining services supplier · Where: Dieppe, New Brunswick · Engagement: 7 weeks, fixed fee
Balance reduced by$73,000
Backlog cleared6 years
CollectionsHalted
The situation
By the time a mining services supplier in Dieppe, New Brunswick called, 6 years were outstanding and the CRA had assessed on estimates. Underneath it sat out-of-province sales billed at the NB rate instead of the customer’s.
What we did
We reconstructed the records year by year and recalculated the corporate tax at the 11.5% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year. Each filing replaced an arbitrary assessment with a real one.
The result
The account is current. Filing on real numbers rather than CRA estimates reduced the balance by $73,000, and a relief application addressed part of the accumulated interest.
Case Study 2 · Records and systems rebuilt
12 Months Reconciled And $18,500 Of Input Tax Recovered — Fishing Enterprise, Dieppe
Client: A fishing enterprise · Where: Dieppe, New Brunswick · Engagement: 10 weeks, fixed fee
Months reconciled12
Input tax recovered$18,500
Close time4 days
The situation
A fishing enterprise in Dieppe, New Brunswick was carrying sector-specific exposure the previous accountant had not seen before. Nothing reconciled, and every filing started with 12 months of cleanup.
What we did
We rebuilt from source rather than correcting on top of the existing file. We rebuilt the sales ledger by customer location, applied the correct place-of-supply rate to each stream, and filed the adjusted HST returns, then set the routine that keeps it clean.
The result
12 months reconciled to the bank. The close now takes 4 days, and $18,500 of previously unclaimable input tax was recovered in the process.
Case Study 3 · CRA review defended
Audit Defence Closed In 7 Weeks, $15,000 Cleared — Maple and Specialty Crop, Dieppe
Client: A maple and specialty crop producer · Where: Dieppe, New Brunswick · Engagement: 7 weeks, fixed fee
Proposed tax cleared$15,000
Review duration7 weeks
OutcomeNo change
The situation
A maple and specialty crop producer in Dieppe, New Brunswick was selected for review after 15% HST charged on every sale regardless of where the customer was located showed up in the CRA's automated matching. The proposed adjustment on its nb tax and accounting file came to $15,000.
What we did
We assessed and claimed New Brunswick Research and Development Tax Credit alongside the federal return. Every figure in the response traced to a source record the auditor could verify without asking a second question.
The result
The review closed with no change. $15,000 of proposed tax came off the table, and the documentation now in place makes the next review a short one.
Case Study 4 · Structure rebuilt
Corporate Structure Rebuilt For $34,500 Of Annual Savings — Regional Freight Carrier, Dieppe
Client: A regional freight carrier · Where: Dieppe, New Brunswick · Engagement: 8 weeks, fixed fee
Saving per year$34,500
DocumentationComplete
Transfer basisRollover
The situation
The structure at a regional freight carrier in Dieppe, New Brunswick had been set up years earlier for a business that no longer existed, and payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider had become expensive.
What we did
We assessed and claimed New Brunswick Small Business Investor Tax Credit alongside the federal return. The reorganisation used the rollover provisions rather than a taxable transfer, so no tax fell due on the restructuring itself.
The result
$34,500 of annual saving, achieved on a tax-deferred basis. The minute book, elections and valuations are all in the file.
Case Study 5 · Cash and remittance control
$109,000 Of Working Capital Freed From The Tax Cycle — Moving and Storage Company, Dieppe
Client: A moving and storage company · Where: Dieppe, New Brunswick · Engagement: 9 weeks, fixed fee
Working capital freed$109,000
On-time remittancesEvery period since
Forecast horizon13 weeks
The situation
A moving and storage company in Dieppe, New Brunswick was profitable on paper and short of cash every month. Instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown explained most of the gap.
What we did
We recalculated the corporate tax at the 11.5% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year and built a thirteen-week cash view so tax payments stopped competing with payroll for the same dollars.
The result
$109,000 was released back into working capital. Remittances have been on time every period since, and the forecast shows the tax outflow before it lands.
Case Study 6 · Missed incentive claimed
$92,000 Credit Claim Filed And Accepted Without Adjustment — Courier Fleet, Dieppe
Client: A courier fleet · Where: Dieppe, New Brunswick · Engagement: 4 weeks, fixed fee
Claim value$92,000
AcceptedWithout adjustment
RepeatableAnnually
The situation
A courier fleet in Dieppe, New Brunswick assumed the credits did not apply to a business its size. New Brunswick Small Business Investor Tax Credit eligibility that had never been assessed meant they had applied all along.
What we did
We identified the qualifying activity, built the documentation to support it, and rebuilt the sales ledger by customer location, applied the correct place-of-supply rate to each stream, and filed the adjusted HST returns.
The result
$92,000 recovered. Because the eligibility analysis is on file, the same claim can be repeated each year with a fraction of the effort.
Reviewed for the 2025 tax year by Udit Gupta, Certified Tax Accountant. Figures describe representative engagements of this type; outcomes depend on your own facts. Client names and identifying details are omitted for confidentiality.
