Comments on: How To Hire the Right Accountant http://blog.taxresource.ca/how-to-hire-the-right-accountant/ Canadian Tax Help & Financial Planning Resources Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:53:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Get Ready To File Your Income Taxes – Carloshttp://blog.taxresource.ca/how-to-hire-the-right-accountant/comment-page-1/#comment-10584 Get Ready To File Your Income Taxes – Carlos Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:59:43 +0000 http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=4043#comment-10584 [...] If your situation is complex or you are simply not comfortable doing your taxes yourself, there is no shame in using a tax preparation service or local accountant to do them for you. Look at my article on How To Hire The Right Accountant. [...] [...] If your situation is complex or you are simply not comfortable doing your taxes yourself, there is no shame in using a tax preparation service or local accountant to do them for you. Look at my article on How To Hire The Right Accountant. [...]

]]> By: Tax Guyhttp://blog.taxresource.ca/how-to-hire-the-right-accountant/comment-page-1/#comment-4757 Tax Guy Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:15:13 +0000 http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=4043#comment-4757 @ Elina:If you were able to hire a fully designated accountant to prepare your tax return for $100, you got the deal of the century for a basic return! Most accountants charge more than $150 for a basic return and I suspect the average is more than $300.As for CGA’s vs other professions, their CEPROC is very comparable to the other professions as is the training and experience requirements. If your return is, as you say, simple, then use tax software or go to a preparation service like H&R Block. @ Elina:

If you were able to hire a fully designated accountant to prepare your tax return for $100, you got the deal of the century for a basic return! Most accountants charge more than $150 for a basic return and I suspect the average is more than $300.

As for CGA’s vs other professions, their CEPROC is very comparable to the other professions as is the training and experience requirements. If your return is, as you say, simple, then use tax software or go to a preparation service like H&R Block.

]]> By: Elinahttp://blog.taxresource.ca/how-to-hire-the-right-accountant/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 Elina Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:34:52 +0000 http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=4043#comment-4756 I feel that CGA guy I paid for only care about collecting as much as he can with the least amount of his time. He ask to file T4 for me for $100 and claim it's easy to make mistakes which is actually so easy to be done on CRA website. CGAs are probably lower level professional, you can't expect much from them. Similar to all other professionals, the lower the professional level (the easier the license), the lower level of code of ethics. Try to do it yourself if you can. I feel that CGA guy I paid for only care about collecting as much as he can with the least amount of his time. He ask to file T4 for me for $100 and claim it’s easy to make mistakes which is actually so easy to be done on CRA website.
CGAs are probably lower level professional, you can’t expect much from them. Similar to all other professionals, the lower the professional level (the easier the license), the lower level of code of ethics. Try to do it yourself if you can.

]]> By: samhttp://blog.taxresource.ca/how-to-hire-the-right-accountant/comment-page-1/#comment-4172 sam Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:12:50 +0000 http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=4043#comment-4172 I have been looking for a decent corporate tax accountant for 9 years, switched 5 times so far and I am not happy still. The fees I paid for preparing a simple income tax preparation (corporate) ranged from $350 to $2000 for the same corporation a single owner/employee. All of them make mistakes preparing my taxes (sometimes huge ones). I am not an accountant but I do have some knowledge of the rules through reading tax sites and blogs (like this one), but the fact that I am catching these mistakes scares me because I don't know about the errors I am not catching (due to my lack of knowledge on the subject)So referrals has not been working for me as you can see, where would the best place be to find a good one? I have been looking for a decent corporate tax accountant for 9 years, switched 5 times so far and I am not happy still.
The fees I paid for preparing a simple income tax preparation (corporate) ranged from $350 to $2000 for the same corporation a single owner/employee. All of them make mistakes preparing my taxes (sometimes huge ones). I am not an accountant but I do have some knowledge of the rules through reading tax sites and blogs (like this one), but the fact that I am catching these mistakes scares me because I don’t know about the errors I am not catching (due to my lack of knowledge on the subject)

So referrals has not been working for me as you can see, where would the best place be to find a good one?

]]> By: Friday Links - Canadian Finance Bloghttp://blog.taxresource.ca/how-to-hire-the-right-accountant/comment-page-1/#comment-4139 Friday Links - Canadian Finance Blog Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:04:31 +0000 http://blog.taxresource.ca/?p=4043#comment-4139 [...] Canadian Tax Resource gives tips on how to hire the right accountant. [...] [...] Canadian Tax Resource gives tips on how to hire the right accountant. [...]

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