by Pinnacle | Mar 21, 2013 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest
Hi! I am Lisa Debolt and I moved here about a year ago from the Okanagan. After a few weeks of job searching I was lucky enough to find a position here at Pinnacle PAC, as the Director of First Impressions. Ironically I wasn’t sure what to make of my first...
by Pinnacle | Mar 13, 2013 | Accounting News, Advice and Information, Planning and Tax Stuff
Automobile expense rules can be really complicated, especially for company owned vehicles because of the limitations on depreciation, lease and interest expenses and the need to think about taxable benefits that might accrue to the driver of the vehicle. Automobile...
by Pinnacle | Mar 8, 2013 | Planning and Tax Stuff
You may be the envy of your neighbours as you spend your endless summer days working on your chip shot instead of chipping away at the ice on your driveway, but did you know that by flying south for the winter you may be increasing your income tax compliance...
by Pinnacle | Feb 28, 2013 | Accounting News, Advice and Information, Planning and Tax Stuff
Are you considering renting out a portion of your home? There may be some tax implications to consider – both for now and in the future. Principal residence exemption Often, when you sell your “principal residence” there is no resulting tax...
by Pinnacle | Jan 29, 2013 | Planning and Tax Stuff
We often get asked about how to deal with home office expenses for your incorporated business. While there are a few different options, here’s the best way we’ve found to do it. If you have a separate and distinct part of your home you have devoted exclusively to...
by Pinnacle | Jan 22, 2013 | Accounting News, Advice and Information, Business Advice, Planning and Tax Stuff
Most small business owners eventually face the question of whether or not to incorporate their business by creating a limited liability company or “corporation”. Owners of small business corporations enjoy preferential tax treatment in Canada in the form of lower...
by Pinnacle | Dec 12, 2012 | Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
We are looking for qualified accountants (CA, CGA, CMA, CPA) to join our network. We are seeking individuals interested in real work-life balance supported by a dynamic public practice career. We guarantee personal income equal to or greater than urban practices and...
by Pinnacle | Nov 2, 2012 | Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Pinnacle PAC is helping several of our clients recruit. Our clients are looking for individuals with awesome abilities, which definitely include stellar Microsoft Office skills (especially Excel and Word), dynamite organizational habits and fabulous self-direction. ...
by Pinnacle | Feb 24, 2012 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest
After spending a few years working in Human Resources, I’ve come to realize that the key to retaining staff members is fostering a positive work environment. A positive work environment, in turn, fosters a team who is comfortable with each other and understands...
by Pinnacle | Feb 24, 2012 | Accounting News, Advice and Information, Just Stuff - General Interest
I have worked two previous summer jobs at accounting firms in the past, but I have never had the pleasure of working through a tax season… until now. During February I’ve been working on preparing the T4’s for Pinnacle’s corporate clients and...
by Pinnacle | Feb 15, 2012 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Despite the way it looks outside right now, spring is on its way. Plans are afoot to begin another gardening season at the Downtown Art Farm, our outdoor art gallery and community garden in downtown Castlegar. We are excited to announce that we are now officially...
by Pinnacle | Jan 24, 2012 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest
City of Castlegar helping businesses succeed I read in the Castlegar News a Business Retention and Expansion Pilot Project has been proposed for Castlegar. It sounds really cool, although I wasn’t entirely sure what such a program would be like. I thought...
by Pinnacle | Jan 19, 2012 | Business Advice, Just Stuff - General Interest
We’re sitting in the airport waiting for our flight home after a week out of the office for leadership training. Doug and I have been learning to work remotely over the last couple years. It sounds great in theory, but I am recognizing and despairing how tied...
by Pinnacle | Jan 10, 2012 | Community and Local Business, Just Stuff - General Interest, Pinnacle PAC News
Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation announces the succession of Brian Brown, CGA in Castlegar, BC upon Brown’s retirement. Pinnacle Professional Accounting Corporation would like to announce that they have agreed to succeed Brian Brown, CGA as he retires from...
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