• Welcome to Collins Barrow

    Known for our responsiveness and aggressively entrepreneurial culture, we are the eighth largest public accounting network nationally by revenue. Our close to 1000 professional and support staff and more than 190 partners provide a full range of audit, tax and advisory services to private and public companies through our regional offices from coast to coast.

  • Collins Barrow partner presents on Big Data and predictive analytics

    Toronto, ON – Collins Barrow partner Charan Kumar Bommireddipalli presents to the Toronto Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). At a seminar taking place on June 22, Charan will discuss the role of emerging technologies in analyzing large and complex collections of data sets commonly referred to as Big Data.

  • Voluntary Disclosures

    There has been much discussion in recent months of tax avoidance and evasion. The March 2013 Federal Budget proposes to introduce the Stop International Tax Evasion Program, which would reward individuals (up to 15% of federal tax collected) who provide tips on significant international tax non-compliance leading to collection of outstanding federal taxes in excess of $100,000.

The Latest at Collins Barrow

  • Collins Barrow firms take place in Global Corporate Challenge

    Red Deer, AB; Chatham, ON – Collins Barrow Red Deer and Collins Barrow Chatham-Kent are participating in this year’s Global Corporate Challenge. For a period of 16 weeks, the partners and professionals of each firm are tracking their levels of physical activity and charting their progress on a virtual map of the world.

  • Collins Barrow partner presents on use of technology in controls testing

    Toronto, ON – Collins Barrow partner Charan Kumar Bommireddipalli presents on using governance, risk and compliance (GRC) tools to do more with less. At the Infonex Internal Controls conference, taking place in Toronto on June 19, Charan will discuss structuring the governance process and leveraging tools provided by GCR software to facilitate greater efficiency.

    Financing a U.S. Subsidiary: Debt vs. Equity

    Canadian corporations seeking to expand their operations often look southward to grow their business. By expanding into the United States, Canadian corporations can potentially gain access to a much larger market than is available in Canada. For a variety of valid reasons, Canadian corporations often choose a U.S. corporation as a vehicle for expansion into the U.S. But once this structural decision is made, the question becomes, how to finance the U.S. operations?

  • The Concept of Residence in Canadian Tax Law

    As is the case in much of the world, Canadian taxation is for the most part based on the concept of residence. But the issue of determining residence can be problematic, particularly where individuals leave or think they have entered or left Canada.

    Collins Barrow partners present on estate planning

    Collins Barrow partners John Oakey and Todd King recently teamed up with McInnes Cooper partner Daren Baxter to present to the Atlantic Chapter of the Society of Trust and Estate Planners (STEP) on Estate Planning for Canadians with US Connections. Their session addressed US domestic tax considerations and cross-border estate planning for an audience of estate planning specialists from throughout Atlantic Canada.