Case Study 1
$16,000 Of Working Capital Freed From The Tax Cycle — Packaging Producer, Melfort
A packaging producer in Melfort, Saskatchewan was profitable and permanently short of cash, with input tax credits claimed against SK provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is behind the gap. Restructuring the tax cycle freed $16,000.
A packaging producer in Melfort, Saskatchewan was profitable on paper and short of cash every month. Input tax credits claimed against SK provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is explained most of the gap. We recalculated the corporate tax at the 10% 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. $16,000 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 2
Incentive Review Recovered $29,000 Across 7 Open Years — Oilfield Services Company, Melfort
An incentive review at an oilfield services company in Melfort, Saskatchewan found Saskatchewan incentives claimed by competitors and never by this business and recovered $29,000 across 7 open years.
An incentive review at an oilfield services company in Melfort, Saskatchewan started from a simple question: what has never been claimed? The answer ran to 7 years, driven by Saskatchewan incentives claimed by competitors and never by this business. We assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Technology Start-up Incentive alongside the federal return, documenting eligibility to the standard a reviewer would apply rather than the standard a claim form requires. The credits produced $29,000 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
Desk-Review Assessment Of $16,000 Vacated — Food Processing Plant, Melfort
A desk review assessed a food processing plant in Melfort, Saskatchewan $16,000 over provincial sales tax collected but never remitted on the separate SK return. Producing the records vacated it.
A food processing plant in Melfort, Saskatchewan was carrying $16,000 of penalties and interest arising from provincial sales tax collected but never remitted on the separate SK return, much of it accumulated during a period the CRA itself had delayed. We assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Manufacturing and Processing Exporter Tax Incentive alongside the federal return and framed the relief application on the specific grounds the CRA guidelines recognise rather than on general hardship. The assessment was vacated. $16,000 came off the account, and the documentation now on file makes the same position straightforward to defend next time.
Case Study 4
$18,500 Saved By Correcting What Prior Filings Had Missed — Textile Manufacturer, Melfort
A second opinion for a textile manufacturer in Melfort, Saskatchewan found payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider in prior filings and recovered $18,500 a year.
A textile manufacturer in Melfort, Saskatchewan asked for a second opinion on its sk tax and accounting file after three years of rising tax. The review found payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider. We built the comparison first — current structure against two alternatives — and then separated the federal GST and SK provincial sales tax streams, reconciled both to the sales ledger, and filed the corrected provincial returns. First-year saving of $18,500, with the same benefit recurring. Every position taken is documented and supported in the file.
Case Study 5
Share Sale Restructured, $745,000 Less Tax On Closing — Fishing Enterprise, Melfort
Due diligence at a fishing enterprise in Melfort, Saskatchewan surfaced a single shareholder holding every share, with no room to multiply the exemption. Restructuring the sale saved $745,000 against the original terms.
A fishing enterprise in Melfort, Saskatchewan was preparing to sell. Due diligence surfaced a single shareholder holding every share, with no room to multiply the exemption, which would have reduced the price or killed the deal outright. We cleaned up the historical file, recalculated the corporate tax at the 10% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year, and prepared the due-diligence package the buyer's advisers actually asked for. The deal closed at the agreed price. $745,000 of tax was saved against the structure originally proposed, with no post-closing adjustment.
Case Study 6
$139,000 Late-Filing Penalty Cancelled On Relief Application — Electronics Assembler, Melfort
An electronics assembler in Melfort, Saskatchewan had already been penalised over input tax credits claimed against SK provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is. A relief application cancelled $139,000 of that penalty.
An electronics assembler in Melfort, Saskatchewan had already missed one deadline and was about to miss a second. Behind it sat input tax credits claimed against SK provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is, and a penalty of $139,000 was accruing. We split the work into what had to happen before the deadline and what could follow it, then assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Technology Start-up Incentive alongside the federal return. The outstanding return was accepted as filed, and the taxpayer relief application cancelled $139,000 of the penalty already assessed on the earlier year.