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Tax minimization strategies

Looking to reduce the amount of income tax paid by your company? A number of tax minimization strategies are available to Nova Scotia businesses based on the type, size, and stage of growth. 

The Canada/Nova Scotia Business Service Centre Taxation Info-Guide provides a good overview of general taxation issues. Specifically, the Tax Credits section provides a comprehensive overview of the many tax credits available to your company. Additional information can also be found on the following:


Professional Services

Contracting a professional accountant may also provide you with tax relief options. The following organizations would be pleased to provide professional accounting services and advice to your company:

Deloitte is one of Canada’s leading professional services firms providing a full range of services through 6600 people in 46 locations across the country. Deloitte combines national coverage with international capabilities, a multifunctional team approach with in-depth industry expertise, and personal commitment to service with technical excellence.

Grant Thornton is one of Canada’s leading firms of chartered accountants, management consultants, and other professional advisers. Dedicated to serving the local, domestic, and international business needs of growing entrepreneurial companies, Grant Thornton offers a personal, practical approach that is delivered by experienced and knowledgeable professionals. The firm provides a full range of services including assurance, tax, corporate finance, corporate recovery and insolvency, forensic accounting and investigative services, and management consulting. With an informed perspective on the local economy, combined with a national outlook on economic and regulatory issues and trends plus connections to resources around the globe, Grant Thornton can provide the advice you need next door, nationwide, and worldwide.

Ernst & Young is a global leader in professional services and is committed to restoring the public’s trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. Its 110,000 people in more than 135 countries around the globe operate with the highest levels of integrity, quality, and professionalism. Ernst & Young refers to all the members of the global Ernst & Young organization including the Canadian firm of Ernst & Young LLP.

KPMG believes that in today's challenging global marketplace companies require a committed and technically outstanding professional services provider that truly understands a client's business. KPMG member firms are leading providers of assurance, tax and legal, and financial advisory services. With a global approach to service delivery, KPMG responds to clients' complex business challenges with consistent methodologies and common tools across industry sectors and national boundaries. Fundamental to KPMG's approach is its focus on industry sectors. The firm knows it can add value by truly understanding its clients' industries. Nearly 100,000 KPMG professionals in member firms worldwide collaborate across industry, service, and national boundaries to deliver professional services in 152 countries.

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