Case Study 1
6 Years Filed, $59,000 Removed From The Assessed Balance — Solar Installation Company, Prince Albert
6 years of returns were outstanding at a solar installation company in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, on top of payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider. Filing on real numbers removed $59,000 of assessed tax.
A solar installation company in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan had not filed for 6 years. The CRA had issued arbitrary assessments, and the business was carrying payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider on top of a growing interest balance. We started with the oldest year and worked forward so each year's closing balances fed the next. We separated the federal GST and SK provincial sales tax streams, reconciled both to the sales ledger, and filed the corrected provincial returns, filing the years in sequence rather than all at once. Every year is now filed and assessed on actual figures. The notional assessments were vacated and $59,000 of the estimated balance came off, with a payment arrangement covering the rest.
Case Study 2
Second-Province Expansion Handled, $84,000 Of Cash Released — Food Processing Plant, Prince Albert
A food processing plant in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan expanded into a second province carrying sector-specific exposure the previous accountant had not seen before. Every obligation was set up in advance and $84,000 of cash released.
Revenue at a food processing plant in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was up sharply and cash was tighter than ever. Underneath it sat sector-specific exposure the previous accountant had not seen before. We recalculated the corporate tax at the 10% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year. Every new obligation — registration, remittance frequency, provincial filing — was set up before it was triggered, not after. $84,000 of cash was released from the working capital cycle, and the expansion completed with every registration and filing obligation covered from day one.
Case Study 3
Filed On Time From A Standing Start, $15,000 Penalty Avoided — Electronics Assembler, Prince Albert
An electronics assembler in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was 11 weeks from a deadline while carrying instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown. Filing complete and on time avoided roughly $15,000 in penalties.
An electronics assembler in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan came to us 11 weeks before its filing deadline with instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown. A late filing would have triggered a penalty of roughly $15,000 before interest. We worked backwards from the deadline. We assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Technology Start-up Incentive alongside the federal return, prioritising the items that actually gated the filing and deferring everything that did not. The return was filed on time and complete. The $15,000 penalty never arose, and the compliance calendar we set means the next deadline is scheduled rather than discovered.
Case Study 4
Intergenerational Transfer Completed With $260,000 Deferred — Dairy Operation, Prince Albert
A family transfer at a dairy operation in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan would have been fully taxable because of retained cash well above what the business needed to operate. Restructuring deferred $260,000.
A generational transfer at a dairy operation in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan had been discussed for years without a plan. Retained cash well above what the business needed to operate meant the transfer as contemplated would have been fully taxable. We assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Manufacturing and Processing Exporter Tax Incentive alongside the federal return, sequencing the steps so each one was complete and documented before the next depended on it. $260,000 of tax was deferred through the transfer, and the successor generation took over a corporation whose records stood up to review.
Case Study 5
$27,500 Saved By Correcting What Prior Filings Had Missed — Fishing Enterprise, Prince Albert
A second opinion for a fishing enterprise in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan found input tax credits claimed against SK provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is in prior filings and recovered $27,500 a year.
A fishing enterprise in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan asked for a second opinion on its sk tax and accounting file after three years of rising tax. The review found input tax credits claimed against SK provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is. 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 $27,500, with the same benefit recurring. Every position taken is documented and supported in the file.
Case Study 6
Notice Of Objection Allowed In Full, $124,000 Reversed — Plastics Moulder, Prince Albert
A $124,000 reassessment landed at a plastics moulder in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, resting on payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider. The objection was allowed in full.
A plastics moulder in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan had been reassessed for $124,000 and had 15 days left on the objection deadline. The reassessment rested on payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider. We filed the objection inside the deadline with a complete submission rather than a placeholder, and recalculated the corporate tax at the 10% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year. The appeals officer allowed the objection in full. $124,000 was reversed and the account returned to a nil balance.