6 Cash Flow Management 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 cash flow management work, not a general example.
Case Study 1 · Scaling without breaking
Scaled To 81 Staff With $71,000 Of Working Capital Freed — Technology Company Preparing to, Winnipeg
Client: A technology company preparing to raise · Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba · Engagement: 4 weeks, fixed fee
Headcount reached81
Working capital freed$71,000
Missed deadlinesZero
The situation
A technology company preparing to raise in Winnipeg, Manitoba was growing fast — headcount to 81 in eighteen months — and the back office had not kept up. A growth plan with no forecast behind it and no financing lined up was the first thing to break.
What we did
We built a rolling thirteen-week cash-flow model, tightened collections, and renegotiated supplier terms so the growth stopped consuming the bank balance, and built the compliance calendar for the size the business was becoming rather than the size it had been.
The result
The business reached 81 staff with no missed remittance and no late filing. $71,000 of working capital was freed in the process.
Case Study 2 · Missed incentive claimed
Incentive Review Recovered $28,500 Across 4 Open Years — Fast-Growing E-Commerce Brand, Calgary
Client: A fast-growing e-commerce brand · Where: Calgary, Alberta · Engagement: 11 weeks, fixed fee
Recovered$28,500
Open years claimed4
Ongoing trackingIn place
The situation
An incentive review at a fast-growing e-commerce brand in Calgary, Alberta started from a simple question: what has never been claimed? The answer ran to 4 years, driven by a growth plan with no forecast behind it and no financing lined up.
What we did
We rebuilt the reporting around gross margin by service line, which showed two of five offerings were losing money at the current price, documenting eligibility to the standard a reviewer would apply rather than the standard a claim form requires.
The result
The credits produced $28,500 across the open years, and the tracking now in place means the following year's claim is documented as the work happens rather than reconstructed afterwards.
Case Study 3 · Backlog brought current
3 Years Filed, $15,000 Removed From The Assessed Balance — Distributor Entering a Second, Barrie
Client: A distributor entering a second province · Where: Barrie, Ontario · Engagement: 8 weeks, fixed fee
Years filed3
Assessed balance removed$15,000
CollectionsStopped
The situation
A distributor entering a second province in Barrie, Ontario had not filed for 3 years. The CRA had issued arbitrary assessments, and the business was carrying pricing set by feel, with no visibility into margin by service line on top of a growing interest balance.
What we did
We started with the oldest year and worked forward so each year's closing balances fed the next. We modelled the covenant ratios monthly and restructured the debt before the next test date rather than after it, filing the years in sequence rather than all at once.
The result
Every year is now filed and assessed on actual figures. The notional assessments were vacated and $15,000 of the estimated balance came off, with a payment arrangement covering the rest.
Case Study 4 · Objection and relief
Notice Of Objection Allowed In Full, $72,000 Reversed — Mid-Sized Professional Services Firm, Kitchener
Client: A mid-sized professional services firm · Where: Kitchener, Ontario · Engagement: 7 weeks, fixed fee
Amount reversed$72,000
ObjectionAllowed in full
Account balanceNil
The situation
A mid-sized professional services firm in Kitchener, Ontario had been reassessed for $72,000 and had 7 days left on the objection deadline. The reassessment rested on a covenant breach discovered only when the bank called.
What we did
We filed the objection inside the deadline with a complete submission rather than a placeholder, and produced a board-ready monthly package — cash, margin, pipeline and covenant headroom — that replaced a spreadsheet nobody trusted.
The result
The appeals officer allowed the objection in full. $72,000 was reversed and the account returned to a nil balance.
Case Study 5 · Records and systems rebuilt
Month-End Close Cut From 5 Weeks To 7 Days — Construction Company Bidding Larger, Saskatoon
Client: A construction company bidding larger contracts · Where: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Engagement: 3 weeks, fixed fee
Close time before5 weeks
Close time after7 days
Year-endReview, not rebuild
The situation
The accounting file at a construction company bidding larger contracts in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was built on an owner making hiring decisions on last quarter’s bank balance. The year-end had taken 5 weeks each of the last three years.
What we did
We built a rolling thirteen-week cash-flow model, tightened collections, and renegotiated supplier terms so the growth stopped consuming the bank balance and moved the reconciliations into the monthly cycle, so the year-end stopped being a rebuild.
The result
The file reconciles. Month-end closes in 7 days instead of 5 weeks, and the year-end is a review rather than a reconstruction.
Case Study 6 · Planning that cut the bill
$63,000 Saved By Correcting What Prior Filings Had Missed — Family Business Planning Succession, Ottawa
Client: A family business planning succession · Where: Ottawa, Ontario · Engagement: 10 weeks, fixed fee
Saving identified$63,000
RecurringYes
Positions documentedAll
The situation
A family business planning succession in Ottawa, Ontario asked for a second opinion on cash flow management after three years of rising tax. The review found a growth plan with no forecast behind it and no financing lined up.
What we did
We built the comparison first — current structure against two alternatives — and then rebuilt the reporting around gross margin by service line, which showed two of five offerings were losing money at the current price.
The result
First-year saving of $63,000, with the same benefit recurring. Every position taken is documented and supported in the file.
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.
