Experience

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  Kitchersons Tax Practice

  • Ottawa, Canada

  • President/Owner

    • Jan 2016 - Present
    • Ottawa, Canada

    Kitchersons is a newly established tax practice focusing on:preparation of income tax returns for individuals and small/medium enterprises;preparation of HST/GST/PST returns;tax planning and bookkeeping services;tax benefits for individuals with disabilities;determination of individuals residence/non-residence tax status;review of past tax returns;late or unfiled tax returns.

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  Canada Revenue Agency

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Tax Auditor

    • Apr 2008 - Dec 2014
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

    My responsibilities included:1) Planning, organizing, and conducting detailed independent field audits of small and medium size businesses to ensure compliance with the Income Tax Act of Canada;2) Reviewing and analyzing corporate tax returns, financial statements, and other accounting records in order to determine and apply relevant and appropriate audit techniques;3) Preparing audit working papers properly in accordance with established CRA standards, policies and practices, as well as with generally accepted accounting and auditing standards; 4) Ensuring that reassessment proposals are supported with sufficient and appropriate evidence;5) Researching tax, legal and auditing issues as well as relevant legislation to support audit findings; and6) Meeting with taxpayers and their representatives/tax advisors to discuss audit findings relating to issues of non-compliance, and to review reassessment proposals.

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  Corporations Tax Branch, Ontario Ministry of Revenue

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Corporation Tax Field Auditor

    • Sep 1998 - Mar 2008
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

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  Ministry of Finance - Retail Sales Tax Branch

  • Ottawa, Canada Area

  • Field Auditor

    • Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
    • Ottawa, Canada Area

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  Loeb Inc.

  • Ottawa

  • Senior Accountant

    • Jan 1995 - Jan 1996
    • Ottawa

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  Contract/Term Accountant

  • Ottawa

  • Accountant

    • Jan 1992 - Dec 1995
    • Ottawa

    Short term contracts for a number of organizations in Ottawa, including H&R Block Inc.

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  Febeson & Arbeid Chartered Accountants

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Audit Senior

    • Jan 1986 - Jun 1991
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Accounting Services

  • London, England

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Jan 1984 - Jan 1986
    • London, England

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  Inland Revenue Service

  • Accra, Ghana

  • Senior Inspector of Taxes

    • 1969 - 1980
    • Accra, Ghana