Tax Filings Canada provides full-service accounting for investment advisors & portfolio managers: monthly bookkeeping and reconciliations, T2 corporate and T1 personal tax filing, GST/HST returns, payroll and CRA correspondence — all at cheap fixed fees agreed up front.
Every engagement is handled by accountants who work with investment advisors & portfolio managers year-round, so sector-specific deductions and compliance obligations are built into the file rather than bolted on at year-end. You review and approve everything before paying.
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Looking for an accountant for investment advisors & portfolio managers? Tax Filings Canada handles bookkeeping, T2 corporate and T1 personal filing, GST/HST and payroll for investment advisors & portfolio managers across Canada — cheap fixed fees, pay only after your work is filed.
Gather what you have — even a shoebox of receipts is a fine starting point.
We turn your records into a complete, review-ready investment advisors & portfolio managers file.
You get a walkthrough of the results, in plain language, before you approve a thing.
We submit everything for you and stay available for whatever follows.
| Factor | Tax Filings Canada | Typical Firm |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed, flat fee | Hourly / unpredictable |
| Payment | Pay after service | Upfront retainer |
| Price match | Yes, on written quotes | Rarely |
| CRA audit support | Included | Billed extra |
| Typical turnaround | 3-5 business days | 2-4 weeks |
The tax file of investment advisors & portfolio managers looks nothing like a generic small business return. Commission income reported on T4A slips needs expense records to match — the CRA cross-checks slips against declared totals automatically. Our sector team files investment advisors & portfolio managers at cheap flat rates with pay-after-service.
There is a version of investment advisors & portfolio managers accounting that treats the sector like any other business. It files on time and misses everything that matters. These notes are about the other version.
First, the rule that sorts straightforward files from complicated ones: The CRA expects the trial balance behind a T2 to reconcile to the GIFI schedules filed with it. A statement set that does not tie to the return is the first thing a reviewer notices.
Right behind it comes a rule owners rarely hear about until it bites: Accrued but unbilled revenue belongs in income in the year the work was performed. Deferring it to the invoice date understates taxable income and is a standard reassessment adjustment.
Send us the file. We will quote a fixed fee, do the work, and hand it back for your review — you pay when you are satisfied, not before. That confidence comes from the sector, not from salesmanship.
The tax position of Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers is shaped by rules that never come up for most businesses. Below are the financial services & insurance provisions that decide what a well-prepared file looks like, and where the avoidable cost usually sits.
A fintech straddling exempt financial services and taxable software must classify each revenue stream, and the wrong call compounds across every invoice.
Commission income reported on T4A slips is matched automatically against declared revenue, and a mismatch generates an assessment before any human reviews it.
Licensing, errors-and-omissions coverage and regulatory filing costs are deductible; the cost of acquiring a book of business is capital recovered through Class 14.1.
Segregated fund and trust reporting deadlines fall well before the personal filing deadline, so client-facing advisors need their own calendar.
The lifetime capital gains exemption can apply to the sale of shares of an advisory corporation where the qualified small business corporation tests are met. Planning must start years ahead.
Our team works these rules year-round for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers, so the planning happens before year-end rather than being explained afterwards.
Specialized Financial Services & Insurance sector compliance, bookkeeping, and tax planning for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers.
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From bookkeeping to corporate audits, protect your Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers business with CRA compliance and expert cross border tax strategies.
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Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers businesses.
Transparent, fixed-fee Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers pricing with zero hidden fees. Pay only after your Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers work is completed and filed.
T2 corporate tax filing, balance sheets, income statements compilation, corporate tax optimization, and direct CRA representation.
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T3010 registered charity returns, T1044 NPO return filing, financial summaries compilation, and compliance audits support.
T3 trust tax return filing, testamentary trust setups, estate distribution allocations, and strategic inheritance planning.
Bank & credit card reconciliations, monthly balance sheet and P&L preparation, payroll ledger syncing, and QuickBooks/Xero ledger support.
Compilation engagement report, corporate financial statement compilation, trial balance adjustments, and full T2 return integration.
T1 tax returns compilation for students, salaried employees, and self-employed. Covers T4/T5 matching, RRSP credits, and medical deductions.
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See how our expert Investment Advisors & Portfolio Managers tax and accounting services have helped Canadian businesses save money and stay compliant.
Growth at a benefits consultancy in Brampton, Ontario had outrun the back office. Seasonal revenue reported without matching the costs that produced it broke first. Headcount reached 38 with $114,000 of cash freed.
A benefits consultancy in Brampton, Ontario was growing fast, with headcount reaching 38 in eighteen months. The back office had not kept up. Seasonal revenue reported without matching the costs that produced it was the first thing to break. We reassigned the asset classes on the CCA schedule and corrected the opening balances. We built the compliance calendar for the size the business was becoming rather than the size it had been. The business reached 38 staff with no missed remittance and no late filing. $114,000 of working capital was freed in the process.
A remuneration review at a financial planning practice in Barrie, Ontario saved $33,000 across the corporate and personal returns. It found sector deductions claimed on a general-business basis rather than the investment advisors & portfolio managers rules.
Nothing was wrong at a financial planning practice in Barrie, Ontario. The filings were on time and accurate. What they were not was planned. Sector deductions claimed on a general-business basis rather than the investment advisors & portfolio managers rules had never been reviewed. We aligned the reporting calendar with the sector’s own seasonal cycle rather than a generic year-end. We ran the numbers across both the corporate and personal returns, so the saving was real rather than deferred into someone else's hands. $33,000 came off the combined corporate and personal tax bill, and the structure holds for future years without further work.
A captive insurance manager in Mississauga, Ontario was profitable and permanently short of cash. Behind the gap sat equipment and asset classes assigned by guesswork rather than the CCA schedule. Restructuring the tax cycle freed $155,000.
A captive insurance manager in Mississauga, Ontario was profitable on paper and short of cash every month. Equipment and asset classes assigned by guesswork rather than the CCA schedule explained most of the gap. We documented the positions to the standard the CRA applies to this sector specifically. We also built a thirteen-week cash view so tax payments stopped competing with payroll for the same dollars. $155,000 was released back into working capital. Remittances have been on time every period since, and the forecast shows the tax outflow before it lands.
The ledger at an investment advisory firm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan could not support its own filings. The reason was industry-specific reporting obligations nobody had flagged. Rebuilding it surfaced $17,500 in unclaimed input tax.
An investment advisory firm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan could not answer basic questions about its own numbers. Industry-specific reporting obligations nobody had flagged sat between the bank statements and the ledger. We reviewed every sector-specific deduction against the current rules and claimed the ones that had been missed. We then documented the process so the work does not depend on any one person remembering how it was done. Records rebuilt and reconciled, $17,500 recovered in input tax credits that the old file could not support, and a documented monthly process now in place.
A 3-week rebuild at a wealth management practice in Victoria, British Columbia got the filing in with 21 days to spare. That avoided $22,500 in penalties.
A wealth management practice in Victoria, British Columbia was weeks away from the deadline for investment advisors & portfolio managers accounting and tax. Behind that sat a previous accountant with no experience of this sector. The exposure if the date slipped was around $22,500. We rebuilt the chart of accounts around how an investment advisors & portfolio managers business actually earns and spends. The filing went in complete rather than provisional, so there was no amended return to follow. Filed with 21 days to spare. $22,500 in late-filing penalties avoided, and the working papers are ready for the following year.
A bookkeeping and payroll bureau in Toronto, Ontario was carrying $80,000 of penalties and interest. The charges arose from a chart of accounts that told the owner nothing about investment advisors & portfolio managers margin. A relief application cancelled that amount.
An assessment of $80,000 landed at a bookkeeping and payroll bureau in Toronto, Ontario following a desk review. It turned on a chart of accounts that told the owner nothing about investment advisors & portfolio managers margin. The auditor had not seen the records behind it. We reassigned the asset classes on the CCA schedule and corrected the opening balances. We then set out the legislative basis for the position alongside the documents supporting it. $80,000 of penalties and interest was cancelled under the taxpayer relief provisions, and the underlying assessment was adjusted to match the filed position.
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Direct answers to what Canadian business owners actually ask before hiring an accountant.
We run the cycle, remit source deductions on schedule, and issue T4s ahead of the February deadline. Late remittances draw a penalty of up to 10% and repeat lateness raises it to 20%, so timing is the whole game. See our payroll service.
Yes. We work in QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, Sage, spreadsheets, and plain scanned documents. You are not required to migrate systems to become a client, and we never charge a conversion fee.
Multi-province operations allocate taxable income by permanent establishment and payroll, and sales tax rules differ by jurisdiction. We handle the allocation schedules and the differing GST, HST, PST and QST obligations in one engagement.
Registration becomes mandatory once taxable supplies pass $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters, and the obligation starts almost immediately rather than at the next year-end. Registering voluntarily below that threshold is often worthwhile when you are buying equipment, because it makes the tax on those purchases recoverable.
Six years from the end of the tax year the records relate to. That covers invoices, receipts, bank statements, payroll records and the working papers behind the return. Records supporting the purchase of a capital asset must be kept six years past the year the asset is finally sold.
The late-filing penalty is 5% of the balance owing plus 1% for each full month the return is late, to a maximum of twelve months. A second late filing within three years doubles those figures. Interest compounds daily from the balance-due date regardless of when the return is filed.
Yes, in proportion to business use, and the logbook is what supports it. The CRA accepts a full-year log, or a three-month sample backed by a complete prior-year log. Travel between home and a regular place of work is personal; travel between work locations is business.
Incorporation usually pays once profit consistently exceeds what the owner draws personally, because the retained amount is taxed at small business rates rather than personal rates. Where the entire profit is withdrawn each year, incorporation often costs more in filing and compliance than it saves.
Our Pay After Service model means you review and approve all deliverables before making any payment. We prepare your returns or financial files, you review them, and only then do you pay. This ensures 100% satisfaction.
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The CRA requires business records to be kept for six years from the end of the tax year they relate to, in a form that allows the return to be verified. Where records cannot support the return, the CRA is entitled to assess on its own estimate — and the burden of disproving that estimate falls on the taxpayer. That is the part most owners have not heard before they sit down with us, and it usually changes what they do next.
We get this one a lot, and the answer is more concrete than people expect. A small corporation still carries the full compliance set: T2, GST/HST, payroll, and the annual return with the incorporating jurisdiction. The annual corporate return is separate from the T2 and is the one most often forgotten, which can lead to administrative dissolution. Bring your documents and we will show you where it lands in your numbers.
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Usually because the pay for that period is low enough that the basic personal amount covers it. Payroll annualises each cheque, so part-time or irregular hours can produce zero income tax while CPP and EI still come off. Other causes are a TD1 claiming large credits, a claim of exemption from withholding, or being paid as a contractor rather than an employee, in which case nothing is withheld and the tax is yours to set aside and remit.
Only if you are authorised first. The CRA will not discuss an account with anyone who is not on file as a representative, even a spouse or adult child. The taxpayer can add you online through My Account, or you can submit an AUT-01 with their signature. For someone who cannot sign, the CRA needs legal documents such as a power of attorney or estate paperwork. Authorisation can be limited to view-only access.
The CRA does not offer a general public chat line for tax advice. Account-specific service runs through its telephone lines, My Account or My Business Account, and mail, and the Contact the CRA page on canada.ca lists what each option covers, including automated lines for balances and benefit dates. Treat any chat window on a site that is not canada.ca as a phishing risk and never type your social insurance number into one.
It can. Property tax follows assessed value, and a shed, deck, finished basement or addition that adds usable space or quality usually raises the assessment at the next valuation. Provincial assessment authorities pick up permitted work through building permit data, then your municipality applies its own rate to the new value. Property tax is municipal, not a CRA matter, so ask your municipality and read your assessment notice before you build.
It stays out of taxable income but often counts elsewhere. Amounts such as most lottery winnings and income earned inside a TFSA are not taxed at all. Some other receipts are exempt from tax yet still have to be reported, because the CRA uses net income and family net income to test benefits and credits. So an amount that costs you no tax can still reduce a benefit. Lenders and landlords apply their own definitions again.
Only for specific purposes. Fees paid to collect or establish a right to salary, wages, a pension, severance or support amounts, and fees to object to or appeal a CRA assessment, are claimed in the deductions section of the T1, on the line the CRA's guide names. Legal costs of earning business or rental income belong on the T2125 or the rental statement. Fees to acquire property are usually added to its cost instead of deducted.
Reviewed and fact-checked by Udit Gupta
Ex Big 4 — Ernst & Young, Deloitte · International & cross-border tax specialist · CPA Canada (In-Depth Tax Program) · Chartered accountant, ICAI & MIA
Udit Gupta has over 15 years of experience helping corporations and business owners with corporate structuring, corporate tax filing, bookkeeping, payroll, GST/HST, cross-border tax and CRA representation. He is Big 4 trained, at Ernst & Young and Deloitte, and qualified as a chartered accountant in India and again in Malaysia. In 2014 he founded his accounting practice to serve entrepreneurs, startups and non-resident business owners across Canada. View full member bio.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India — member 521458 · Malaysian Institute of Accountants — member CA 44667 · Ex Big 4: Ernst & Young, Deloitte · CPA Canada (In-Depth Tax Program), completed 19 Dec 2023 · In-Depth GST/HST Part I, 12 Jul 2022 · Part II, 5 Jul 2023
Editorial policy. Every page is researched against primary sources — the Income Tax Act, CRA publications and CPA Canada guidance — and every rate or threshold is stated with the tax year it applies to.
Sources. CRA — Businesses · Income Tax Act (Justice Laws Website)
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