Why pay more taxes than you need to?As a business owner in Canada, understanding the nuances of the tax system is crucial to effectively managing your financial resources. By employing strategic tax-saving techniques, you can minimize your tax liability ...
The Interim Canada Dental Benefit for Kids Under 12
Monday, August 14, 2023
The Canadian government is helping families with children under 12 afford dental care. The period in which the benefit applies is from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Access to dental care is a fundamental aspect of overall health and well-being, especially ...
What Happens When You Get Audited?Tax audits can be a daunting prospect for anyone, regardless of their country of residence. In Canada, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is responsible for administering tax laws and ensuring compliance. While most taxpayers ...
Did you get your 2022 tax assessment?When you file your taxes with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), the agency will review your tax return and issue an assessment, which indicates whether you have overpaid or underpaid your taxes. Your notice of assessment ...
There is much confusion around which motor vehicle expenses can be claimed on your taxes. Whether you run your own business or are an employee, if you use your vehicle for business, you may be able to claim your vehicle expenses. The CRA does have some ...
Earning money from being a social media influencer? If you're using YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitch or other platforms to make a living, that means the government wants you to report your monetary and non-monetary earnings. What you need to claim:Social ...
Don't get fooled by a scam!It's been a while since I talked about scams but I feel like we may need a reminder.According to Global News, more than 46,000 Canadians were victims of fraud in 2021. Scammers are constantly trying to access your personal information ...
CRA My Business Account - are you registered?A while back, I did a blog about signing up for 'My CRA account'. It is important that all individuals and businesses do this to make it easier for accountants to be authorized on their accounts. The rules ...
Melanie has taken over my accounting and things have been updated and upgraded so that even I can do my bookkeeping.
- Mike (Industrial NetMedia) -
"highly recommend her"
Melanie is the best bookkeeper and accountant I know. I highly recommend her to any company.
- Mike (Industrial NetMedia) -
"Appreciated her patience and care"
We came to Melanie 3 years ago with our 2 businesses which at the time the accounting and taxes suffered greatly from our previous accountant. Melanie's knowledge and expertise showed off greatly as she reconciled and brought everything back to where they should be. We appreciated her patience and care as she worked with us and helped us plan each year to get everything back on track. Melanie is very personable and we highly recommend her.
- Robert Capaldo (Capaldo Industrial Services) -
"A competent, reliable, proactive professional"
Melanie has served as our personal and business accountant for the last five years. She is a competent, reliable, proactive professional who takes the time to attain the very best for her clients. She is detailed in her work and meets the deadlines required. We highly recommend Melanie for both personal and business accounting services.
- Adrienne Kelsey (Phoenix Reborn Productions) -
"Mel is always ready and willing to help"
Mel's experience as a professional accountant and her dedication as the club's volunteer board member and treasurer has been incredibly helpful as it relates to the financial operation of the Boys and Girls Club of Leduc. We have experienced a tremendous amount of change transitioning from one accounting system to another and Mel's expertise and work to ensure the new system is configured and functioning to suit the club's needs has been particul...
- Joan Nykiforuk, Administrative Assistant (Boys and Girls Club of Leduc) -
"Very thorough"
Our company used Melanie's accounting services for the first time this year. We found her to be very thorough and worked in a timely manner, within the budget that was quoted. We will continue to use Melanie's services in the future.
- Anonymous Real Estate Broker -
"Gladly recommend"
We use Mel Gesy for both our personal and business accounting. Her expertise has allowed us to transition to a more efficient bookkeeping, decreasing the work load for our staff. As a small business owner her customer service and attention makes it easier for me to focus on my business and at a smaller cost than larger firms. I also appreciate her many dedicated volunteer hours she does for numerous local non-profit groups. I would gladly recomme...
- Dr. Bretton R. Baynes (Baynes Family Chiropractic winner of the 2014 Leduc Small Business of the Year) -
"Extremely helpful"
I have used Mel’s services as a business accountant since 2012. She has been excellent for my small, independent consulting business and has provided me with lots of good advice. She has helped me improve my record keeping and understand all sorts of esoteric accounting things so I can make sure my company records are the best I can make them. She constantly keeps me apprised of any deadlines I need to follow and is extremely reliable in getting...
