Case Study 1
$89,000 Of Working Capital Freed From The Tax Cycle — Packaging Producer, Swift Current
A packaging producer in Swift Current, 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 $89,000.
A packaging producer in Swift Current, 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. $89,000 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
$133,000 In Credits Claimed That Prior Filings Had Missed — Precision Machine Shop, Swift Current
3 years of filings at a precision machine shop in Swift Current, Saskatchewan had never claimed the incentives the work qualified for. The review recovered $133,000.
A precision machine shop in Swift Current, Saskatchewan had been filing for 3 years without ever claiming the incentives its activity qualified for. Behind that sat Saskatchewan incentives claimed by competitors and never by this business. We tested each activity against the eligibility criteria rather than the description on the invoice, then assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Technology Start-up Incentive alongside the federal return. $133,000 in credits claimed, with the open prior years adjusted as well. The claim passed review without adjustment.
Case Study 3
Notice Of Objection Allowed In Full, $80,000 Reversed — Mining Services Supplier, Swift Current
A $80,000 reassessment landed at a mining services supplier in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, resting on provincial sales tax collected but never remitted on the separate SK return. The objection was allowed in full.
A mining services supplier in Swift Current, Saskatchewan had been reassessed for $80,000 and had 24 days left on the objection deadline. The reassessment rested on provincial sales tax collected but never remitted on the separate SK return. We filed the objection inside the deadline with a complete submission rather than a placeholder, and assessed and claimed Saskatchewan Manufacturing and Processing Exporter Tax Incentive alongside the federal return. The appeals officer allowed the objection in full. $80,000 was reversed and the account returned to a nil balance.
Case Study 4
$60,000 Cut From The Annual Tax Bill — Grain Farm Corporation, Swift Current
A grain farm corporation in Swift Current, Saskatchewan was filing correctly and still overpaying because of payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider. Restructuring the position cut $60,000 from the annual bill.
A grain farm corporation in Swift Current, Saskatchewan was compliant but paying more than it needed to. The prior year had been filed correctly and still left payroll obligations from another province applied to local staff by an out-of-province provider on the table. We modelled the current position against the alternatives before changing anything, then separated the federal GST and SK provincial sales tax streams, reconciled both to the sales ledger, and filed the corrected provincial returns. The change saved $60,000 in the first year and repeats annually. Nothing about the filings became more aggressive; the position is simply the one the rules already allowed.
Case Study 5
$250,000 Sheltered By The Lifetime Capital Gains Exemption — Electronics Assembler, Swift Current
An electronics assembler in Swift Current, Saskatchewan was preparing to sell, but a single shareholder holding every share, with no room to multiply the exemption disqualified the shares. Purification sheltered $250,000 under the exemption.
An electronics assembler in Swift Current, Saskatchewan had an offer on the table and 13 months to close. The shares did not qualify for the capital gains exemption, and a single shareholder holding every share, with no room to multiply the exemption was part of the reason. We purified the corporation so the shares met the qualifying tests, then recalculated the corporate tax at the 10% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year well ahead of the closing date. The sale closed on schedule with $250,000 sheltered by the lifetime capital gains exemption across the shareholders.
Case Study 6
$35,500 Late-Filing Penalty Cancelled On Relief Application — Food Processing Plant, Swift Current
A food processing plant in Swift Current, 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 $35,500 of that penalty.
A food processing plant in Swift Current, 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 $35,500 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 $35,500 of the penalty already assessed on the earlier year.