Case Study 1
Filed On Time From A Standing Start, $81,000 Penalty Avoided — Gallery and Art Dealer, Langley
A gallery and art dealer in Langley, British Columbia was 5 weeks from a deadline while carrying instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown. Filing complete and on time avoided roughly $81,000 in penalties.
A gallery and art dealer in Langley, British Columbia came to us 5 weeks before its filing deadline with instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown. A late filing would have triggered a penalty of roughly $81,000 before interest. We worked backwards from the deadline. We separated the federal GST and BC provincial sales tax streams, reconciled both to the sales ledger, and filed the corrected provincial returns, prioritising the items that actually gated the filing and deferring everything that did not. The return was filed on time and complete. The $81,000 penalty never arose, and the compliance calendar we set means the next deadline is scheduled rather than discovered.
Case Study 2
Instalments Rebased, $29,500 Of Cash Returned To The Business — Dance Studio, Langley
A dance studio in Langley, British Columbia was overpaying instalments because of a provincial payroll levy that had never been registered for or remitted. Rebasing them returned $29,500 to the business.
A dance studio in Langley, British Columbia was paying instalments calculated on a prior year that no longer reflected the business. A provincial payroll levy that had never been registered for or remitted was tying up $29,500 of cash. We rebased the instalments on the current-year estimate rather than the prior-year default, and assessed and claimed BC Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit alongside the federal return. $29,500 of cash stayed in the business, the penalty cycle ended, and the instalment position is reviewed each quarter against actual results.
Case Study 3
Second-Province Expansion Handled, $91,000 Of Cash Released — Music School, Langley
A music school in Langley, British Columbia expanded into a second province carrying provincial sales tax collected but never remitted on the separate BC return. Every obligation was set up in advance and $91,000 of cash released.
Revenue at a music school in Langley, British Columbia was up sharply and cash was tighter than ever. Underneath it sat provincial sales tax collected but never remitted on the separate BC return. We recalculated the corporate tax at the 11% combined small business rate and rebased the instalments on the current year. Every new obligation — registration, remittance frequency, provincial filing — was set up before it was triggered, not after. $91,000 of cash was released from the working capital cycle, and the expansion completed with every registration and filing obligation covered from day one.
Case Study 4
$19,500 Credit Claim Filed And Accepted Without Adjustment — Talent Management Agency, Langley
A talent management agency in Langley, British Columbia had never tested its work against the eligibility rules. The resulting $19,500 claim was accepted without adjustment.
A talent management agency in Langley, British Columbia assumed the credits did not apply to a business its size. BC Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit eligibility that had never been assessed meant they had applied all along. We identified the qualifying activity, built the documentation to support it, and assessed and claimed BC Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit alongside the federal return. $19,500 recovered. Because the eligibility analysis is on file, the same claim can be repeated each year with a fraction of the effort.
Case Study 5
Collections Halted And $113,000 Cut From A 5-Year Backlog — Live Events Production Company, Langley
Collections had begun against a live events production company in Langley, British Columbia over 5 years of unfiled returns. Bringing them current cut $113,000 from the balance.
By the time a live events production company in Langley, British Columbia called, 5 years were outstanding and the CRA had assessed on estimates. Underneath it sat input tax credits claimed against BC provincial tax, which is not recoverable the way GST is. We reconstructed the records year by year and registered the provincial payroll account, caught up the outstanding remittances, and applied for relief on the penalty. Each filing replaced an arbitrary assessment with a real one. The account is current. Filing on real numbers rather than CRA estimates reduced the balance by $113,000, and a relief application addressed part of the accumulated interest.
Case Study 6
Notice Of Objection Allowed In Full, $111,000 Reversed — Bar and Live-Music Venue, Langley
A $111,000 reassessment landed at a bar and live-music venue in Langley, British Columbia, resting on instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown. The objection was allowed in full.
A bar and live-music venue in Langley, British Columbia had been reassessed for $111,000 and had 15 days left on the objection deadline. The reassessment rested on instalments still calculated on a year the business had long outgrown. We filed the objection inside the deadline with a complete submission rather than a placeholder, and separated the federal GST and BC provincial sales tax streams, reconciled both to the sales ledger, and filed the corrected provincial returns. The appeals officer allowed the objection in full. $111,000 was reversed and the account returned to a nil balance.