Edward J. Barker, CA Offers More than Tax Returns

Background    Firm History     Locations

In today's fast moving business world, and the growing population of Expatriates, access to your accountant can be crucial to effective decision-making. You need a firm that is committed to working closely with you as a key member of your business team. As a fully integrated professional services firm, Edward J. Barker, CA, can create a tailored made service package that reflects the specific needs of each client. From US and Canadian personal and corporate tax to a wide range of business and financial matters including accounting, auditing, planning and business management, Edward J. Barker, CA helps organizations and individuals effectively maximize their net worth.

Edward J. Barker, CA will do more than just review your bookkeeping and prepare your tax returns. They take great pride in their approach to servicing client's needs. Edward J. Barker, CA will evaluate and analyze your entire business situation and make informed recommendations that will enable you to maximize your combined personal and corporate after-tax dollars. When you establish a working relationship with Edward J. Barker, CA, you harness the energy and talents of skilled professionals. Business runs most efficiently when management possesses accurate, complete, timely information and is aware of all available options.

The staff at Edward J. Barker, CA do more than just "crunch numbers". They provide a full spectrum of business advisory services - combining years of experience in taxation, accounting and auditing, corporate finance and management consulting. We believe in the value of relationships. We view every client relationship like a partnership, and truly believe that our success is a result of your success. We are committed to providing close, personal attention to our clients. We take pride in giving you the assurance that the personal assistance you receive comes from years of advanced training, technical experience and financial acumen. Our continual investment of time and resources in professional continuing education, state-of-the-art computer technology and extensive business relationships is indicative of our commitment to excellence.

Edward J. Barker holds the designation of Chartered Accountant. The CA designation is recognized internationally as the hallmark of high professional standards, competence, and integrity. In any personal or business endeavor of a financial nature, understanding what you have achieved and how to manage the overall tax burden is a key component of continued success. Edward J. Barker, CA can fulfill that roll for you. Call us today to develop an effective financial and tax strategy for the future Contact us for more information on an accountant specializes working with Expatriates.

Providing Quality Tax Services at Reasonable Rates for Over Twenty Years

Background

Edward J. Barker, CA is a professional accountant who has been in practice for 18 years, the first 15 with a worldwide firm of Chartered Accountants, in their Canadian Head Office located in Toronto, Canada. The last 2, operating as a sole practitioner. During Edward J. Barker, CA's time in the profession, he has gained considerable knowledge of many types of organizations, businesses, individuals, trusts, and so forth, and the taxes that relate thereto. The firm's principal practice today concentrates on small to medium sized enterprises ranging from manufacturers to the service industry and from professionals to charities. With considerable experience in Multi-National Organizations and their employee transfers, Edward J. Barker, CA continues to act as a consultant to several medium to large North American enterprises.

During his secondment to the Ontario Minister of Finance, Edward J. Barker, CA prepared numerous Multi-Jurisdiction Tax Competitive Models and Reports. Analyzing the tax-competitiveness of a state or local government requires a highly qualified analysis. Edward J. Barker, CA excels at opportunities these assignments present. He also assisted the Ontario government in Federal/Provincial GST negotiations, including the GST implications associated with the MUSH sector (Municipalities, Universities, Schools, and Hospitals). Edward J. Barker, CA's experience includes all aspects of Canadian and US tax law, the effect of entering or leaving these two countries, as well as the UK, Australia, Indonesia, and a host of tax-free constituencies. A full understanding of First Nations taxation, as well as free university scholarships, retraining courses, Reserve business practices, and so forth is another service the firm offers.

Firm History

Our firm was established in 1998. It is based in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada with an offices in Owen Sound, Collingwood, and Toronto. The firm's clientele are spread across North America, the United Kingdom, and "points-in-between". The size of the practice enables close personal and regular contact to be maintained with clients, usually at their business premises or homes, and certainly by electronic communication. Ex-Vice-President Gore once claimed he invented the Net. Well, our firm has used the power of the web since the mid eighties! And we continue to use it today as a great source of information, all of which is substantiated by referral to actual documents. We believe that it is important to give advice in a straight forward, understandable manner and to respond quickly to clients' requirements. By utilizing the power of the net, we deliver accurate answers on a timely basis. Edward J. Barker, CA maintains his professional status by membership in the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants, the Canadian Tax Foundation, the AICA, and various other organizations. Ultimately, we are dedicated to providing a meaningful response to fulfill clients' needs at a reasonable and known cost.

Locations