Are You Missing Out on Canada’s SR&ED Tax Credit Program?
“We aren’t changing the world so I didn’t think we would qualify for any R&D tax credits.” This comment was made to me by a new client about 10 years ago. At the same time, their corporate website...
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Business has been tough over the last couple of years – specifically for businesses with a significant number of employees. Companies are not replacing the attrition they experience as quickly as they...
View ArticleThe Future of Pharmacies
Today I want to address the question “Is there life after professional allowances?” As an accountant and financial advisor, I have analyzed many financial statements. I used ratios and benchmarks to...
View ArticleBack to School Financial Review
A couple of weeks ago someone posted a photograph online of a sign outside their local school. The sign read: “School starts September 3. Resistance is futile.” It made me laugh but at the same it...
View ArticleOur Halloween List of Ghastly Accounting Mistakes
Fortune magazine named one legendary business “Americas Most Innovative Company” six years in a row prior to its shareholders losing $74 billion as a result of its accountants keeping huge debts off...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions
Earlier this year, during my annual physical check up, I was making “small talk” with my doctor. I asked him if he had any New Year’s resolutions. Much to my surprise, he said he was really going to...
View ArticleOntario Pharmacy Research Collaboration (OPEN)
Prelude to Innovation or government “two step” delay tactic On May 31, 2013, the government of Ontario announced a $5.7 million three year study awarded to the University of Waterloo and McMaster...
View ArticleIs Your Automotive Dealership Headed for a Dead End After You Retire?
Part I: Why Your Automotive Dealership May Be Making a Wrong Turn (In Part I of our two-part series, we explore the reasons why many automotive dealerships hit a dead end when the business owner...
View ArticleWhy a Drug Adherence Program Must be a Priority for Your Pharmacy
Life after Professional Allowances: The Future of Pharmacies Have the new professional allowance regulations left your pharmacy’s top and bottom lines feeling sick? If so, you are not alone....
View ArticleWhat’s My Pharmacy Worth?
A Common Question as Owners Look Toward Retirement As a Chartered Accountant and business advisor to pharmacies, I hear this question all the time. And for good reason! Pharmacy owners / managers...
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