Northern Ontario-based, our four offices and 90-plus staff members provide tax, accounting and business advisory services to more than 2,000 small and midsized owner-managed businesses, municipalities, hospitals, caisses populaires, credit unions, publicly funded educational and financial institutions, not-for-profits and private-sector clients in manufacturing, logging and forest products, construction, retail, professional services and recreation.
Timmins, ON – Baker Tilly SNT is pleased to announce Mark Weiman – a veteran of the firm’s Sudbury office since 1992 and a partner since 2007 – is now bringing his expertise to the Timmins office, where he will serve as partner alongside Jessica Beaulieu‑Levasseur.
The simplest part of tax compliance and planning for a farm should be the family home. However, tax issues related to farmhouses abound! Let’s unpack a few of the more common concerns.
In this edition of The Bright Side, we focus on a particularly important topic for small business owners – how to best compensate yourself for the work you do.
Technology is evolving so fast. Some might say that’s exhilarating, while others might see it as exhausting. With Artificial Intelligence (AI) being integrated into businesses at an unprecedented rate, it’s easy for a company to feel out of shape as it tries to keep up with technology trends, in order to remain current and competitive.
This is the year of ChatGPT. The large language model‑based chatbot now boasts more than 100 million users, and that number likely will continue to increase. Already the technology has become a major disruptor in various areas of life, from education, where schools are debating how to draft policies dictating students’ use of the technology, to Hollywood, where writers continue to strike in part due to the looming threat that AI poses to their jobs.
Given the all-consuming complexity of any farm business, it’s not uncommon for farmers to overlook the importance of retirement planning. The constant need to reinvest in these businesses means there’s rarely a good time to think about saving for the future.
If you’re an agri‑food processor or manufacturer, there are a number of valuable government incentives available to your business. However, to access these programs, you will need to navigate a complex web of requirements.
Perhaps second only to brand and reputation, partners represent a law firm’s most valuable asset.
Courtice, ON – As one of the largest locally owned and operated regional accounting firms in Central Ontario, Baker Tilly KDN is pleased to announce Brenda Kelly has become chief operating officer (COO).
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered the 2023 Fall Economic Statement (FES) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.
As a business owner, it’s important to have a strategy in place to protect your assets from potential creditors. Several instances can arise that put your business assets at risk – the most common being a lawsuit.
The role of the law firm associate has never looked more tenuous than it does now. It’s threatened from one direction by law firms’ fixation on hiring lateral partners, and from the other by the implications of Generative AI’s rapid advance into law firm workflow.
Cold Lake, AB – Concluding a nearly two decade career in public accounting, Baker Tilly RSG partner Greg Sylvestre is retiring, effective Oct. 31, 2023.
