Canwest Accounting Ltd.

Canwest Accounting Ltd. is a bookkeeping and accounting practice in Victoria, British Columbia, handling work from personal tax returns to bookkeeping and payroll for larger companies. It has offices in Saanich and Langford, and it grew partly through referrals and partly by buying two retiring bookkeeping practices.

What Canwest Accounting Ltd. offers

• Bookkeeping — keeping records current, from a box of receipts through to government remittances.
• Tax preparation and filing — personal and corporate returns as well as GST and PST filings.
• Payroll management — tracking hours for holiday pay and benefits, Records of Employment, T4 slips and WorkSafe BC filings.
• Financial statements and cash flow — statements that show the financial picture, plus help managing bills and money owed.
• Inventory systems — setting up electronic inventory to track cost of goods, sales and reordering.
• Software training — installation, set-up and training for Simply Accounting.

Who it works with

It serves individuals and businesses from small to large across a wide range of industries.

Key facts

• Based in: Victoria, BC, Canada
• Founded: 1991
• Team: 15 staff in two locations