Firm Profile

Established in 1992, our firm has been providing our clients with independent, accurate and strategic tax and accounting services. Our partners have both completed the CICA's In-depth Tax course. Working together Michael and Therese have been able to combine their skills to provide these services to doctors, professionals and other profitable businesses. Specializing in complex tax planning and corporate strategies, the firm has a proven track record of minimizing tax liability.

Michael Byrne, CPA, CA

Partner

Since 1992, Michael has specialized in providing services to business owners throughout British Columbia with a emphasis on doctors living and working in northern communities. Michael has spent most of his professional career advising clients on numerous matters including appropriate salary/dividend mix; investment decisions; purchase and sale of real estate; effective income splitting through the use of family trusts; estate planning; insurance; sale of practices and moving locations; financial impact of divorce; immigration and emigration and all matters relevant to the financial and business affairs of professionals and business owners.

Therese Best, CPA, CA

Partner

Therese knew as early as high school that she had a passion for accounting and tax. She graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1999 and she obtained her CA legacy designation in 2001 but she has been working in the accounting industry in public practice since 1993. With her many years of public practice experience, university education, CPA, CA designation and in-depth tax education, she strives to provide her clients with accurate, quality and organized professional services and products. With her experience with practice administration, payroll, bookkeeping, accounting, foreign reporting and tax planning, she is a great resource to clients for a vast variety of their tax and accounting needs.