January first each year typically brings a host of tax changes and 2019 is no exception. Here are our top five tax changes we foresee having an impact on your small businesses and personal taxes this year:

1. Canada Pension Plan (CPP) Enhancement – Odds are you’ve alrea...

Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, released the Department of Finance Canada’s (“Finance”) 2018 fall economic update yesterday. While there weren’t any changes to tax rates, new tax incentives for business investment were a welcome change. These incentives are targeted at...

In order to reflect our professional bodies name change from Chartered Accountants to Chartered Professional Accountants as well as to represent the addition of a third partner to our firm last January, we have updated our name. Bates and Bates Chartered Accountants wi...

We are excited to announce the addition of our son, Scott Bates to the firm as a new partner. Scott has watched our family business grow over the past 25 years, and is proud to join our team as the business continues to grow.

After growing up in East Gwillimbury communi...