Top 5 Reasons To Use A Tax Accountant

Over the next 2 – 3 weeks, you will start receiving your tax slips in the mail. Most T4’s and T5’s must be submitted to you by the end of February and T3’s will follow a short time after.

tax dayAs you start getting ready to file, you may want to consider using a professional to help you with your tax return.

1. Advice You Can Rely On

Tax time is an excellent opportunity tocg look forward to the year ahead. Professional accountants will look at your situation and offer advice on a variety of topics including:

What’s more, you have a partner and advisor who can help guide you in the right financial direction.

2. Save Time

Our lives are busy: Work, children, sports etc. Using a professional give you back that valuable time. If you find yourself constantly on the go, a CPA, CGA is your best option.

3. Saves Money!

Professional services are not as expensive as you might think and you will get far more value from your accountant than the fees you pay.

For and investor, commission sales person, or small business sole proprietor, the value you receive often costs less than $0.75 a day! For those with less complex situations the fees are even less.

4. Lower Tax Paid & Higher Refunds

Professional accountants know income tax and can find deductions, credits and opportunities to cut your taxable income and your tax bill.

5. It May Be Deductible

If you have investment income (T3 or a T5), rental income, are a commission salesperson or self-employed, the services of your accountant are tax-deductible. Tax software on the other hand is generally not tax-deductible.

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Dean Paley

A graduate of Simon Fraser University, Dean started and operated an independent painting company while perusing a degree at SFU. After graduating from Simon Fraser, Dean entered the Certified General Accountants Program of Professional studies where he obtained the professional CGA designation. After a number of successful years as the head of finance for the Canadian operations in a global financial services firm, Dean moved into a marketing role and established and launched a tax, estate and financial planning support department and service to advisors and clients. During this time Dean successfully obtained the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. Dean has been a member of the Canadian Forces Reserve spanning three decades serving in the Royal Westminster Regiment (B.C.), the Military Police and later as a commissioned officer in the Cadet Instructors Cadre in Hamilton Ontario. Dean Paley CGA CFP has been interviewed and quoted in major media such as the National Post, Financial Post, Toronto Star, Canadian Business, Money Sense and Investment Executive. Dean is married to his lovely wife Deborah and has four lovely children.