We use Adobe Sign to help you sign electronic documents quickly and securely. If you are new to AdobeSign, please click here to create your unique Adobe account. Create your account with the same email address GGFL has on record as your primary email address. If the email addresses are different, the system will not […]
GGFL is very pleased to announced that we have won the 2022 Best of Accounting Award for outstanding client service. In October, we invited all of our clients to take part in a client service survey conducted by the independent research company, ClearlyRated. We heard from close to 500 clients and we were pleased to […]
Gathering all the tax return information to send to your accountant and/or CRA can be unnecessarily time consuming and involve way too much paper. GGFL Associate Partner Jean McDonell offers these tips to make the annual chore a little less . . . well, taxing. Ask your dental professional, pharmacist or other relevant health professional […]
COVID has changed how and where we work. Employers hoping to bring staff back to the office will need to take steps to ensure each day in the office is a positive and beneficial experience for staff, including some who may be reluctant to leave the comforts of their home office. In this online presentation, […]
WE’RE CHANGING . . . AND STAYING THE SAME. In March 2020, as Canada began to realize the severity of COVID-19, we at GGFL closed our office and become a virtual firm. Had we decided to do that in ‘normal’ times, it would likely have taken years. With COVID looming large, the pivot took us […]
For the fourth time, GGFL has been named ‘Best of the Best Accounting Firms’ for North America by INSIDE Public Accounting. GGFL was one of just five firms in Canada to receive the recognition. ‘Best of Best’ recipients are assessed through an in-depth survey and analysis of 50 criteria including strategic planning, training and development, […]
This is the second in an occasional series highlighting GGFL employees who devote time to volunteering in the community. Sarah Tremblay is a Principal of Assurance and Advisory Services at GGFL and was recently-appointed chair of the Ottawa Food Bank board of directors. ‘It’s given me way more than I’ve been able to give back.’ […]
The pandemic has caused a major upheaval in the way we live and work. As businesses begin to plan for the future and the opportunities of our post-COVID world, these changes will have a major impact on strategic priorities. Adding to the changing business environment is the launch of Ottawa’s new Official Plan, which has […]
On April 19, 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, presented Budget 2021: A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience, to the House of Commons. No changes were made to personal or corporate tax rates (other than a temporary measure for zero-emission technology manufacturers), nor to the inclusion rate […]
Monica Martinez is a specialist in U.S. and Cross-Border Tax & Advisory Services – a fast growing, increasingly complex area of taxation impacting thousands of Canadian businesses and individuals for myriad reasons. The level of cross-border activity has grown exponentially in recent years, said GGFL Managing Partner Josh Engel, and the related domestic and foreign […]