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Accounting | Small business tax | CRA help

Small business accounting
in Halifax.

Bookkeeping, tax and CRA support for Atlantic Canadian business owners who'd rather be running the business than chasing receipts. We run the system. You run the company.

Halifax-based · Built for $1M to $20M businesses

We work withConstruction & tradesReal estateHospitalityAutomotiveHealth practices
Why ARC

ARC runs the system. You run the business.

Most owners don't need more reports. They need the whole back office handled. We act as your integrated accounting department, so the numbers are right and the deadlines never sneak up.

Books that are never behind

Managed monthly bookkeeping by a dedicated bookkeeper who knows your business, ready when you need a number, not in April.

Tax that's planned, not panicked

Year-round planning on write-offs and structures, with someone flagging the opportunities before year-end rather than after it.

Someone in your corner with the CRA

Filings on time, audit defense when it counts, and ready for the 2026 CRA electronic T2 filing mandate and its $1,000 penalty.

How we help

Your whole business’s accounting department,
without hiring one.

Take the annual work, the monthly work, or both, and add advisory when the business is ready for it. One plan, twelve months of pricing agreed up front, no surprise invoices.

All services →
Annual Support

Filed right, and on time

Your returns, slips and year-end statements, prepared and reviewed and filed before the deadline.

  • Handled every year:
  • T2 corporate tax returns
  • T1 personal tax returns
  • Year-end financial statements
  • T4, T4A & T5 slips
  • T5018 contractor reporting
  • Year-end tax planning
“He cleaned up mistakes from our prior accountant, stayed up late, and worked long hours to help us hit deadlines we needed to make.”
Don & Jamie McCooeye, The McCooeye Group
Monthly Support

Books that are always current

Bookkeeping, sales tax and payroll kept up to date, so the numbers are there when you need them.

  • Handled every month:
  • Managed monthly bookkeeping
  • Bank & card reconciliations
  • GST/HST return filings
  • Payroll & source deductions
  • Monthly financial reports
  • Receipt & bill capture
“So incredibly organized, supportive, and they explain everything in a way that’s digestible.”
Annie, Bar Kismet
Expanded Support

Grow, protect, plan ahead

Annual and Monthly Support, plus the advisory work that moves a growing company forward.

“Timely payroll support, financial reporting and overall regulatory guidance. They streamlined our processes and work directly with our own bookkeeper and admin staff.”
Steven McPhee, General Manager, Noble Grape Urban Wineries
  • Annual and Monthly, plus:
  • Fractional CFO
  • Cash flow forecasting
  • Job costing
  • Margin analysis
  • CRA audit defense
  • Incorporation support
  • Estate strategies
  • Succession planning
Client testimonials

In their own words.

Trimmed for length, never rewritten.

Construction
“Working with Clem at ARC has been an absolute game changer for our business. Their team is incredibly hardworking, efficient, and always available whenever we need support or answers.”
Total One Contracting Inc.Trent Scarfe & Sarah Hayden
“It was extremely clear to me this organization was intuitive, professional, and operated on a level I was not accustomed to.”
Maxwell Henderson, Revolution Automotive
“They explain the financial side of things in a way that actually makes sense.”
Brayson Snow, Windsor Chiropractic Health Centre
“Their professionalism, attention to detail, and understanding of business and real estate have been invaluable.”
Andrea Ramia, REALTOR®
Some of the businesses we look after
  • Total One Contracting Inc.
  • Noble Grape Urban Wineries
  • The McCooeye Group
  • Bar Kismet
  • Revolution Automotive
  • Windsor Chiropractic Health Centre
The ARC team

You'll know your accountant
by name.

Every client gets a dedicated bookkeeper and a tax team lead. Real people in Halifax who answer your emails and know your file.

Meet the whole team →
  • Riley Pohl, CPA

    Riley Pohl, CPA

    Partner
  • Clem Forest-Leblanc

    Clem Forest-Leblanc

    Partner
  • Ange Purcell, CPA

    Ange Purcell, CPA

    Tax Manager
  • Brittany Mailman

    Brittany Mailman

    Accounting Technician
  • Mikail Tiernay

    Mikail Tiernay

    Associate
  • BM

    Beth MacNeil

    Office Manager
  • Angela Fedorenko

    Angela Fedorenko

    Accounting Technician
  • Bowen Yao

    Bowen Yao

    Accounting Technician
  • Stephanie Fransoo

    Stephanie Fransoo

    Accounting Technician
  • Eaden Hnatiuk

    Eaden Hnatiuk

    Accounting Technician
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Rooted in Halifax.
Working across Atlantic Canada.

  • We know the local rulesNova Scotia HST, provincial credits and incentives, and how CRA actually treats your industry.
  • We know the local seasonsConstruction slow months, tourism peaks, spring real estate. Your cash flow plan accounts for all of it.
  • A virtual firm, on purposeThe whole team works remotely and we meet on Microsoft Teams, so where you are makes no difference to the service you get.
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Get in touch

Let's talk about your numbers.

Send us a note about the business and what you're dealing with. We'll get back to you and set up a call.

What happens next
  1. 01

    You send us a note

    A couple of lines about the business and what you are dealing with is plenty.

  2. 02

    We come back to you

    Usually with a question or two, so the call is not spent on the basics.

  3. 03

    We set up a call

    A proper conversation about how the business runs and what your accounting actually needs.

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