HK CPA
77 Kings Road B1S 1A2 Sydney, NS, Canada

How do you like to celebrate the summer? We love enjoying good food, a couple drinks and great company!

We are so pumped to be having our summer staff party today! Also pumped to have these fine gentlemen catering the grub! Tomohawk steaks on the menu tonight!!

With the provincial mandatory mask rules coming into effect tomorrow, July 31st, it is important to note the following: Any public places within our office, including our lobby, hallways and stairways will require wearing a mask. Our receptionist will also be wearing a mask to interact with you. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.

Big thanks to @cityprintplus for the new swag!! These hoodies are super comfy, just in time for summer nights! We highly recommend dealing with these fine folks for all your swag needs!

Happy Canada Day everyone! Our office is closed today as we celebrate our great country! We are lucky to work and live in such a beautiful community within Canada. Enjoy the day!

Throughout the last several months, most of our team have been working from home in an effort to flatten the Covid-19 curve. Fortunately, we are pleased to inform you that our offices are ready to open again to the public. To help keep our clients and staff as safe as possible, we will be seeing clients by appointment only starting June 5th, 2020. We kindly ask that you call the office in advance to book your appointment.... We greatly appreciate your business and patience!

#blackouttuesday #blacklivesmatter

Friendly reminder that the personal tax deadline, which is typically April 30th, is now June 1st. This means that the deadline is fast approaching! Make sure you get those returns filed on time!

Happy Easter everyone from our team! Easter may be a bit different this year, but enjoy it as best as you can while staying home! Don't be like little rabbit here and hide your receipts! You need to keep them for seven years!

As of this morning, applications for Nova Scotia provincial funding related to the impact of COVID-19 are now open. There are two programs in which the provincial government has begun administering and these are: 1) The Small Business Impact Grant. This program will provide all eligible small businesses with a grant of 15% of gross revenues from revenues based on April 2019 or February 2020 up to a maximum of $5,000. This will be a one-time grant and can be used for any pu...rpose. The application for this grant can be found here: http://ow.ly/z4Qf50zaQ2C 2) The Worker Emergency Bridge Fund. This fund is a one-time payment of $1,000 for Nova Scotians who are laid off or out of work because of COVID-19, who dont qualify for Employment Insurance and earn between $5,000 and $34,000 annually. The payment will be considered taxable income for 2020. The application for this fund can be found here: http://ow.ly/6T7X50zaQ2B

During these unprecedented times, programs and announcements from the federal government for both employees and small business are changing and being introduced each day. To date, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit is the program in which the federal government will provide $2,000 per month for four months to employees and self employed individuals affected by Covid-19. For more details, visit https://www.canada.ca//benefi/apply-for-cerb-with-cra.html To date, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy is the program in which the federal government will provide a 75% wage subsidy to businesses that have experienced a 30% decrease in revenues from the same month of 2019 (IE March 20 compared to March 19) as a result of Covid-19. For more details, visit https://www.canada.ca//the-canada-emergency-wage-subsidy.h

The government of Canada has recently announced a temporary wage subsidy for employers. In short, this is a three month measure that will allow eligible employers to reduce the amount of payroll deductions required to be remitted to the Canada Revenue Agency. In terms of dollars, the subsidy is equal to 10% of the renumeration you pay between March 18 and June 20, up to $1,375 per employee and to a maximum of $25,000 total per employer.... To find out more, visit canada.ca//frequently-asked-questions-wage-subsidy-small-b

In light of recent developments regarding COVID-19 here in Nova Scotia, we have decided to close our office to the public. We will reassess on a week-to-week basis and re-open when we deem it is appropriate. We will continue to operate behind closed doors, as we have the technological means to complete all existing and anticipated filings while working remotely, without interruption. Instead of dropping files off at our office, we require that you scan all paper documents an...d upload them to your secure hk CPA portal. If you have not yet set up a portal, please call 902-567-1088 or email [email protected]. If you do not have a scanner, alternatively you can use your phone to take pictures, or use applications on your Android phone or iPhone such as: Evernote, Adobe scan, Scanbot or Microsoft Office Lens. If you absolutely cannot scan and upload documents, you may contact us and arrange a time to drop your documents in our office mailbox between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. For the time being, all meetings will take place via telephone, email, Skype, Zoom, Facetime or any other mutually agreed upon medium. We appreciate your patience and understanding at this challenging time. These measures are temporary and necessary to protect our family members, staff, clients and suppliers.

Happy International Women's Day! We are proud to have very strong women within our firm, our clients and of course amongst our friends and family. It is important to recognize the hard work, dedication and support of these amazing women today and every day!

Did you know that T4's and T5's must be prepared and filed this month? T4's are the information slips for employment income and T5's are the information slips for dividends! Your company is required to file these slips. Both make their way to your personal tax return in April!

What a day spent curling for a cause at the Sydney Curling Club. An amazing event put on by the @rotaryclubsydney in support of @bigbrothersbigsisters._ Cape Breton!! @ Sydney Curling Club

Cheers to Allana passing her tax module! She is that much closer to writing the CFE in September!

On Friday we had the pleasure of sharing a toast with our very own George Unsworth, FCPA, FCA who has been in public practice for 50 years! Yes, 50 years! We are so honoured and proud to have George on our team. If you see George around be sure to congratulate him!

We are sending out a huge congratulations to all successful CFE writers today! The CFE is the final academic hurdle in obtaining the CPA designation! While we did not have any writers this year, we still want to recognize the success of those that passed! Congrats!

Some might ask...why a CPA? CPA's are not just accountants. CPA's are trusted business advisors with a diverse knowledge and skillset. Here at hk, we are proud to have top quality CPA's that are driven to provide the best client service experience! Staying on top of technology and changes within the industry is important to us.

Happy New Year from all of us at hk CPA! We are looking forward to a big year ahead and are excited to see what 2020 has in store!

We would like to take this time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy time with family and friends and let's have an amazing 2020!!

Thanks to the talented @anitaclemensphotography and the amazing @theforrestercentre_thekrypt we have some more pictures from our holiday party! What a lovely evening with the best people!

We are out at the lovely @theforrestercentre_thekrypt tonight for our Christmas party! What a space! We've had an amazing year and are looking forward to what 2020 has in store!

What a great evening of connecting with @cbualumni at the holiday social! Always a positive vibe and amazing company!

Tis the season for tax planning! Whether you are a corporation, a sole proprietor or an individual, tax planning and budgeting is so important. Having the right plan in place to end 2019 and begin the new year will pay dividends going forward!

On Monday, November 11th and all other days, We Remember. Lest we forget those that sacrificed their lives for our great country of Canada. Our office will be closed on Monday.

We are proud to share that Kiki Kachafanas, CPA, CA, ICD.D, TEP has successfully completed the directors education program at the University of Toronto, earning the ICD.D designation! Congratulations Kiki!

BOO from the best work crew! Happy Halloween!!

We are very excited to announce that Brett Simmons, CPA has joined our firm and will start with us beginning Monday! Brett began practicing in 2014 and qualified as a CPA in 2017 at another local firm. Brett has learned a great deal over his five years in public practice, with an emphasis on assurance. Brett looks forward to providing excellent service to the firm and our clients. Brett was born and raised in Glace Bay and attended Cape Breton University! Brett is actively involved in the community and serves as treasurer for several non-profit organizations. Our team continues to grow and we are very excited to continue to provide the highest level of service to our existing and future clients!

Our friends at @cbualumni stopped by this afternoon with some awesome alumni swag! We are proud to have alumni here at the firm that continuously give back to the community through work and other volunteer efforts! @cbuniversity is such a vital part of Cape Breton!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our clients, friends and family! Our office is closed today so we can spend time with our loved ones! We hope everyone has had a great long weekend and has had the opportunity to take advantage of the beautiful colours and sights our island has to offer this time of year!

As summer is winding down, tax planning season is right around the corner. Our highly experienced team have their pencils sharpened and are ready to put a plan in place for our existing and potential clients. It is important for small businesses to have the right structure and strategies in place to plan for the future. We pride ourselves on having the experience and expertise to navigate and develop these strategies for clients.

Even though we had no power yesterday, we were still able to get this sign installed on our building! We will be hard to miss on Kings Road now! Also, we hope everyone is making out okay after #hurricanedorian and want to thank all of the power line crews, first responders and everyone else involved for your tireless efforts.

Today we would like to introduce Kiki Kachafanas, CPA, CA, one of our awesome partners here at hk! Kiki is a tax specialist who also has completed her trust and estate practitioner (TEP) designation. Kiki has a high level of board experience, which includes Woman's World Finance, Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia and the CB Regional Hospital Foundation among others. Kiki is also teaching the audit course at @cbuniversity this semester which is set to begin Monday! The students will be lucky to have someone with her experience and expertise in the assurance field! We know our clients and staff here are fortunate to have her!

Next up is Alister Hunston! Alister is one of our partners here at the firm. Alister began practicing public accounting in 2010, and qualified as a CA in 2013. Alister is also a tax specialist after completing CPA Canada's In-Depth Tax Course in 2017. Alister takes great pride in providing reliable professional judgement and combines exceptional organizational skills with a passion for adding value, solving difficult problems and building relationships. Community is very important for Alister, as he focuses a great deal of his volunteering efforts through the Rotary Club of Sydney, where he serves as Club Treasurer.

One of our managers, Bernie Curry, is currently in Collingwood, Ontario participating in the in-residence 2 component of the in-depth tax course offered by CPA Canada. The week of tax is tough, but further allows our firm the ability to provide high level expertise and knowledge of the more complex taxation transactions to our clients. Both of our partners, Kiki Kachafanas and Alister Hunston are tax specialists. Bernie will follow suit next year upon completion of the program.

Everyone say hi to Katherine Donovan! Katherine is with us for a second summer now and is entering her third year of the BBA program at @cbuniversity! She is enrolled in the coop program and will be working with us during her studies at CBU. Katherine has been providing timely support and help this summer and we really are excited to have her on the team going forward!