Services

The firm offers the traditional services of accounting, assurance, and tax preparation. While these are the mainstay of any accounting firm, successful operations include extended services such as offering advice on purchasing or selling a business or assets, financing alternatives, estate planning, business valuations, and business development consulting.

If you are starting a new business, we can help you implement every aspect of it. Our computer consulting team can also take care of your computer installation and training needs. We are authorized Accpac resellers. We are better able to quickly access the products needed and assist with the installations and training immediately, since we are an Accpac Certified Consultant and Qualified Installer.

Assurance and Accounting

Whether you require an audit, a review or a simple compilation of your financial statements, Ross, Pope & Company has the expertise and experience to serve you. In addition to financial statements, we also provide assurance services for other types of financial and non-financial information.

Personal Tax

At Ross, Pope & Company, we take a close look at your personal situation. Whether you are a professional, have a family, or run your own business, our tax professionals have the skills and knowledge to minimize your taxes.

Corporate Tax

All businesses, large and small, are faced with operational taxes. Comprehensive tax planning can significantly increase your bottom line by lowering your capital taxes, payroll taxes, and overall income taxes.

Estate Planning

A good estate plan is tailored to fit your personal needs and goals. This plan covers a wide range of issues, from how your estate will be divided to reducing taxes and probate fees.

Mergers and Acquisitions

You will receive professional and knowledgeable advice relating to acquisitions, disposals, amalgamations and restructuring of your current or future business(es). We will perform a detailed review of your organizational plan to help you achieve the most favorable tax position.

Not-For-Profit Organizations

At Ross, Pope & Company, we have extensive experience in serving many non-profit organizations, which permits us to efficiently design an audit program and provide audited financial statements on a timely basis. We are familiar with the filing requirements and audit issues for many different organizations.

Aboriginal

Ross, Pope & Company works with many First Nations organizations. We are familiar with the requirements of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), and all other funding agencies. Our services include year-end audits, computer systems installations and training as well as management training. First Nations clients represent a significant portion of our client base and this base continues to grow on a year to year basis.

Fraud Investigation Services

Ross, Pope & Company also offers Fraud Investigation Services. Thomas P. Gannon (partner of the Kirkland Lake Office) is a Certified Fraud Examiner, who is trained in the highly-specialized aspects of fighting fraud and white-collar crime. As a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners he has attained his certification and been designated a Certified Fraud Examiner (C.F.E.) after an extensive application and testing process.

During an investigation, C.F.E.'s gather evidence, take statements, write reports, and assist in investigating fraud in its varied forms. Many C.F.E.'s are employed by most major corporations and government agencies to provide consulting and investigative services.

Over time, Ross, Pope & Company has earned a good reputation with the law enforcement and legal communities and with the local public through a series of successful investigations.

Computer Consulting

Computer consulting services include technology planning, installation, conversion, training, custom development and support with a wide variety of software programs. We specialize in the following business and accounting applications:

accounting systems, office administration systems, inventory applications,
electronic mail systems, internet administration, network administration,
anti-virus systems.

Bookkeeping Services

We provide bookkeeping and payroll support services, temporary or ongoing, both on-site and in our offices through our bookkeeping division. We offer training and software installation and upgrades to existing programs.

Computer and Accounting Training

Our resource team includes Sage Accpac Simply Accounting by Sage and Quickbooks Certified Consultants, installers and trainers. We are an authorized dealer for ACCPAC Plus™, Sage Accpac ERP, Simply Accounting by Sage and Quickbooks systems. We offer customized training programs and customized reports for many accounting systems. We can introduce you to Windows, e-mail, internet, backup systems, network administration, systems administration, and anti-virus systems.

Business Consulting

The firm also offers business consulting services. We can show businesses the opportunities available to them, help them plan the direction to take, improve current performance and make new ideas happen.

Doc.It® Training and Consulting

The firm is an authorized trainer and consultant for the Electronic Document Management system -
Doc.It® DM. Our trainer/consultant is bilingual and is available to both English and French speaking clients. Doc.It is recognized as the leading firm-wide electronic document archiving platform for public accounting practices. They make going paperless a seamless and affordable process. Visit www.doc-it.net for more details on their products and services

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