As the province moves into Stage or Phase II - we welcome client meetings with all safety protocols and social distancing measures in place. In personal and business life, understanding the complexities of the tax system can make a significant and positive impact on your wealth-now and in the future.
We can help you create a strategy that will take care of you, your family and your business. For you, business is personal. It's years of hard work, conquering challenges, and enjoying the satisfaction of seeing your company thrive. Work with our team for tax solutions and financial advice that will take your business to even greater heights.
We can help you create a strategy that will take care of you, your family and your business. For you, business is personal. It's years of hard work, conquering challenges, and enjoying the satisfaction of seeing your company thrive. Work with our team for tax solutions and financial advice that will take your business to even greater heights.
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Our people have experience across a range of sectors and can offer advice and expertise across all aspects of your business. All have a wealth of knowledge to support business owners and many have developed specialist knowledge in areas such as tax, business succession, and estate planning. Every task I was assigned was a learning opportunity - Eilish Quinn, Supervisor, Assurance & Advisory Services (Co-op graduate).
Your financial situation is unique, but tax and financial planning is something that can benefit everyone. Through the years, your needs will change drastically-from paying off student debt, to starting a business or professional practice, to planning for your children's education, to enjoying a comfortable retirement.
Look to our team of experienced tax and financial advisors to support your business as it changes and grows. Count on us to keep things running efficiently-from cash flow and financial statements, to audits and tax returns. Over the years, we learn your company inside and out so we can advise you on the complexities of diversification, acquisitions, and corporate restructuring.
We have years of experience advising professionals-physicians, dentists and specialists-on the very specific financial aspects of running a professional practice. Your practice is different from a traditional business, and we understand the intricacies of making it run efficiently.
We can advise you on the unique rules for incorporated professionals, and the tax implications of buying property, adding associates to your practice, or making family members shareholders.From the start of your career to your retirement, work with us to keep your finances healthy. Get the information and advice you need to decide if this is the right move for your practice and how to take advantage of the benefits for you and your family.
We can advise you on the unique rules for incorporated professionals, and the tax implications of buying property, adding associates to your practice, or making family members shareholders.From the start of your career to your retirement, work with us to keep your finances healthy. Get the information and advice you need to decide if this is the right move for your practice and how to take advantage of the benefits for you and your family.
Non-profit organizations have unique needs based on structure and mandate. If you're a charitable organization, a public, or a private foundation, we have the experience to support your work through tax advice, implementing reporting and bookkeeping practices, or ensuring proper financial disclosure.
Reviews (10)
Carol Sutherland-Brown
Oct 26, 2021
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Josh Cimon
May 25, 2021
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I've been with Chad Saikaley from GGFL for about 7 years now. I've always been impressed with Chad and his team's response time, and their expert knowledge. Chad has always been really personable, thorough with his responses, and I've never had "surprise" fees come up. Thanks to the GGFL team, keep up the good work.
Antoine
Oct 22, 2019
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I had been a client of GGFL for over 5 years but not longer could justify continuing with them for the following reasons:
-estimates for accounting fees not respected. Cost kept exponentially increasing without justification or clarity.
- general lack of transparency on fees. Bills are provided without providing an actual breakdown of fees and hours worked
and when bringing forward concerns to them my accountant took a defensive stance. ( as a professional I certainly could no bill clients the way they do without providing breakdown of fees)
- To be sure I polled everyone at work and no one
-estimates for accounting fees not respected. Cost kept exponentially increasing without justification or clarity.
- general lack of transparency on fees. Bills are provided without providing an actual breakdown of fees and hours worked
and when bringing forward concerns to them my accountant took a defensive stance. ( as a professional I certainly could no bill clients the way they do without providing breakdown of fees)
- To be sure I polled everyone at work and no one
G. Tereposky
Sep 21, 2019
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GGFL have been my personal and business accountants since I set up my first business in the late 1990s. Their assistance was invaluable. As a small business, I could not have financed the development of new patented Canadian technology without them. Since then, they have taken care of three of my businesses and many business partners. They provide the highest quality service and their fees are reasonable. I strongly recommend them for any small or medium size business in the Ottawa region.
Luca Vivodovski
Sep 02, 2019
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Harish Rajput
Aug 21, 2019
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We have hired these guys 3 years back, we did not want to say negative review about them, however after consulting with other people regarding this matter, I realized that it's better to say what we went through, to help people, here is our experience.
We are a small consulting firm, I went to them for business and personal services, first they said we have good affordable package for small business like ourselves, we trusted them and hired them, they not only missed the deadline to file to canada revenue agency but forget to file a certain kind of information return, we found about it next time
We are a small consulting firm, I went to them for business and personal services, first they said we have good affordable package for small business like ourselves, we trusted them and hired them, they not only missed the deadline to file to canada revenue agency but forget to file a certain kind of information return, we found about it next time
Hussein Abbud
Jan 11, 2019
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Estimates not met. Promises not kept.
To summarize, they estimated a max cap of $6000 to $6500, they made us pay $9605.
For details, read our story:
We dealt with a CPA - Principal, Assurance & Advisory Services, in GGFL firm. He told us that GGFL fees for our small business will not exceed $6000 to 6500. Afterwards, when we asked him why we were billed double the amount promised ($11,752), he admitted by email that his estimates were wrong and he told us that “the fees were higher than (he) anticipated”. He used the time incurred for bookkeeping to justify their outrages fees (they charge
To summarize, they estimated a max cap of $6000 to $6500, they made us pay $9605.
For details, read our story:
We dealt with a CPA - Principal, Assurance & Advisory Services, in GGFL firm. He told us that GGFL fees for our small business will not exceed $6000 to 6500. Afterwards, when we asked him why we were billed double the amount promised ($11,752), he admitted by email that his estimates were wrong and he told us that “the fees were higher than (he) anticipated”. He used the time incurred for bookkeeping to justify their outrages fees (they charge
John Kirkwood
Dec 30, 2018
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Cody Lamont
Nov 23, 2018
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Lorne Segal
Aug 04, 2018
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Shocked to hear that the customer service wasn't fantastic as I've never dealt with a more proactive firm; far better than any of the Big 4. Aside from reaching out well in advance to ensure all files are completed early on our side, any time that there is a new tax policy change that might impact our organization, we receive a call from one of their tax specialists to discuss what might be changing and what we can do to minimize the impact on my organization. 5 stars doesn't feel like a high enough rating.
