Arden Vanderhorst Whitby Accountant

Accounting, tax and bookkeeping for owner-run businesses in Whitby, Ontario, is the work of Arden Vanderhorst Professional Corporation, which goes by AVPC, a chartered professional accounting practice founded by a chartered accountant. The practice serves Durham Region and clients across Ontario, and describes its approach as friendly and professional, with prompt responses and quality work.

Small and medium businesses

The practice says it specialises in profitable, growth-minded entrepreneurs who run small and medium-sized businesses, whether incorporated or sole proprietors. Its compliance work covers bookkeeping, payroll, GST and HST filings, financial statements and corporate tax returns.

What it says sets it apart is how that information is used afterwards. Rather than just filing, the firm uses the numbers to ask what they mean for the business, and offers consulting and tax planning, including new corporate structures and ways to measure and improve financial performance.

Advocacy and growth

AVPC also represents clients in dealings with the Canada Revenue Agency. It describes helping owners ease the time-consuming side of bookkeeping and tax compliance so they can focus on growth, and an earlier promise of its pages was to help clients improve cash flow and take control of the business within ninety days.

Individuals and families

The firm prepares personal tax returns too, serving individuals and families alongside businesses.

Cloud accounting

Its service combines a casual office environment with cloud accounting tools that let owners see their books without waiting for a report to arrive by mail, and the firm says it prefers a personal relationship, with staff who care about clients and take time to understand their needs and goals, which is how the firm explains its focus on long working relationships with owners of growing companies.

Character of the practice

The firm lists four qualities it wants clients to associate with it: compassionate, understanding, approachable and attentive. It states that its friendly manner lets clients speak openly about their finances, and that it handles compliance carefully while looking for opportunities for growth and tax savings.