Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Whitrod Leduc CPA Inc.: Our accounting firm, conveniently located in the heart of the West Island of Montreal, provides tax planning, financial accounting and financial planning services to small and medium-sized businesses. ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://wlcpa.ca/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [Federal Budget – April 16 2024](https://wlcpa.ca/federal-budget-april-16-2024/): The spending programs contained in the 2024 Federal budget have been widely broadcasted over recent weeks, with a particular emphasis on housing programs. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is projecting the budget deficit for 2024-2025 to be approximately $40 billion. To keep the lid on the deficit, there are some significant changes to the taxation of capital gains. - [Quebec Budget – March 22, 2022](https://wlcpa.ca/quebec-provincial-budget-march-22-2022/): In his last budget before an election this coming fall, Finance Minister Eric Girard has taken advantage of a robust economy to provide some relief to taxpayers from the pressures caused by inflation. The following are some of the highlights of interest. - [Federal Budget – December 14, 2021](https://wlcpa.ca/federal-budget-december-14-2021/): Within the context of an improving economy as more people are back to work, but also with COVID-19 still prevalent in Canada and abroad, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland gave Canadians an Economic and Fiscal Update today. - [Quebec Budget – March 10, 2020](https://wlcpa.ca/quebec-budget-march-10-2020/): Eric Girard’s second Budget as Quebec’s Finance Minister focused on spending to advance the “green economy”.  There were no direct measures to deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 virus, but the Minister commented that measures could be announced if the Quebec economy is negatively affected in the short term.  The comments below describe the announcements related to income taxes. - [Quebec Budget – November 7, 2019](https://wlcpa.ca/quebec-budget-november-7-2019/): Almost one year after being elected, Premier François Legault and his finance minister Eric Girard have released an economic update. Economic growth will continue in Quebec and the forecasted growth is revised to 2.4% in 2019 and 1.8% in 2020. - [We Have Moved](https://wlcpa.ca/we-have-moved/): In order to accommodate our growing team, it is our pleasure to inform you that we are relocating to - [Federal Budget – March 19, 2019](https://wlcpa.ca/federal-budget-march-19-2019/): This year’s Budget has been widely touted as a pre-election budget to have Canadians see the Liberals more favourably in light of their recent drop in popularity polls. The Budget has many spending programs and a $19.8 billion deficit. It also has some tax measures, a few of which are discussed below. - [Senior Accountant](https://wlcpa.ca/senior-accountant/): Role - [Income Splitting (Take 2)](https://wlcpa.ca/income-splitting-take-2/): True to their word, the Department of Finance Canada released their revised legislative proposals regarding income splitting with family members. The proposals released on July 18, 2017 met with considerable criticism from business owners, tax professionals and other interested parties, sending Finance back to the drawing board. The following are some key aspects to this revised legislation which is scheduled to take effect for 2018: - [WIMCC Seminar](https://wlcpa.ca/wimcc-seminar/): At a recent West Island of Montreal Chamber of Commerce (WIMCC) breakfast seminar, Julie S. Leduc presented an update on the current status of the new Federal tax reform, more specifically on changes to income-splitting strategies using private corporations and the taxation of passive investment within private corporations.  The seminar was well attended by business owners in the West Island.  ## Pages - [Corporation Tax Preparation](https://wlcpa.ca/compliance/corporation-tax-preparation/): Our team is here to assist you in fulfilling your corporate income tax obligations in a timely manner. Filing tax returns on time should be the goal of any organization. Making the proper installments and due date payments on time can often save significant interest charges. The tax authorities are addicted to interest and penalty revenues. We work hard to keep these funds in our clients’ pockets, where they belong. - [Site Map](https://wlcpa.ca/site-map/): Pages Home About Team Advisory Services Tax Planning Corporate Financial Planning Personal Integrated Financial Planning Compliance Financial Accounting & Reporting Corporation Tax Preparation Corporate Accounting Resources Blog Contact Careers Meeting Request Privacy Site Map Posts by category Category: Blog Federal Budget – April 16 2024 Quebec Budget – March 22, 2022 Federal Budget – December 14, 2021 Quebec Budget – March 10, 2020 We Have Moved Federal Budget – March 19, 2019 Category: Career Opportunities Senior Accountant Category: Economic Statement WIMCC Seminar Category: Federal Budget Category: Income Splitting Income Splitting (Take 2) Category: Provincial Budget Quebec Budget – November 7, 2019 - [Privacy](https://wlcpa.ca/privacy/): Personal information is that which relates to an individual and which makes it possible to identify that person. No such information will be collected by Whitrod Leduc CPA Inc. without your consent.Whitrod Leduc CPA Inc. does not collect personal information on its website, except that provided voluntarily by its user. In certain circumstances, such as when requesting a meeting or requesting information about an opened position, Whitrod Leduc CPA Inc. requires that you fill out a form with your name, email address, telephone number and certain other personal information.Unless otherwise specified, no personal information is sold, rented, exchanged or passed on to anyone except as required by law. All personal information held or collected is protected under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector.Contact person: Julie Leduc - [Blog](https://wlcpa.ca/blog/): The spending programs contained in the 2024 Federal budget have been widely broadcasted over recent… - [Personal Integrated Financial Planning](https://wlcpa.ca/advisory-services/personal-integrated-financial-planning/): Every business-owner’s retirement plan is unique. We tailor the retirement analysis to your planned age at retirement (or sale of the business) and your projected cost of living during retirement. Retirement planning for a business-owner can be more involved than for a salaried employee due to specific tax implications (for instance, holding companies). We make sure that tax optimization is a fundamental premise to any plan. - [Corporate Accounting](https://wlcpa.ca/compliance/corporate-accounting/): We believe that businesses should perform the day to day accounting activities including the data entry into their accounting software. This gets the work at the earliest time and by the people who best know the details. It also allows the business-owners to best keep their finger on the pulse of the business. - [Financial Accounting & Reporting](https://wlcpa.ca/compliance/financial-accounting-reporting/): As chartered professional accountants in public practice, we provide our clients with a full range of assurance services depending on what the stakeholders require, whether it is basic financial statements together with a basic financial information together with a compilation engagement report, reviewed financial statements. Time is of the essence in producing these historical financial statements in order to be useful for the decision-makers and stakeholders. We understand this and are proactive in getting the statements finalized efficiently. - [Corporate Financial Planning](https://wlcpa.ca/advisory-services/corporate-financial-planning/): If you want to grow your business or improve your profitability, you need to look at some other indicators than your bank account balance! You need to know where you stand, how you have performed and plan for the future. We can help you have a better understanding of your current financial situation, prepare a plan and set periodic indicators to enable you to measure how you performed in managing your business objectives. - [Tax Planning](https://wlcpa.ca/advisory-services/tax-planning/): Depending on their specific circumstances, business-owners need to periodically review how they should be remunerated by their corporations. There is no such thing as “one solution fits all business-owners” or a fixed quantitative limit in earnings to prefer dividends over salaries, for instance. Our approach takes both the personal and corporate sets of factors to arrive at an optimal plan. - [Home](https://wlcpa.ca/): Are you looking for a partner who understands the business and opportunities behind your numbers? We work with you and your business to achieve and evolve your vision. - [Contact](https://wlcpa.ca/contact/): 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 - [Resources](https://wlcpa.ca/resources/): If you have any questions about our accounting services or our organization, we invite you to contact us today. It will be our pleasure to answer you questions and help you with your accounting and financial services needs. - [Compliance](https://wlcpa.ca/compliance/): The foundation of every business is in the corporate accounting, tax preparation, financial accounting and reporting. Here is how we can help you fulfill these tasks. - [Team](https://wlcpa.ca/team/): Robin founded the Firm. With 25 years of experience, mostly as a partner of a mid-size firm, he continued his chartered accounting practice as a sole proprietor in 2002, along… - [Advisory Services](https://wlcpa.ca/advisory-services/): You can count on our Advisory services, which include tax planning, corporate financial planning and personal integrated financial planning for business owners. - [About](https://wlcpa.ca/about/): Someone said to us once “We don’t know what we don’t know”. This was from a savvy and successful business person. Entrepreneurs are the driving force of any economy. They really know their stuff, but when it comes to accounting and tax they look for an accountant. When they find the one that’s right for them, their business can really be outstanding. Sure there are endless forms to fill out year after year, but an accountant with the same entrepreneurial spirit as the business-owner can bring much more to the table. We’d love to tell you how. The first meeting is on us. - [Careers](https://wlcpa.ca/careers/): Our accounting firm, based in the West Island of Montreal, is growing and we are currently looking for experienced accountants to join our team. We offer a competitive compensation, a great balance between work and personal life and career opportunity. We are also very pleasant to work with! - [Meeting Request](https://wlcpa.ca/meeting-request/): It will be our pleasure to meet you and discuss your accounting needs. Send us your contact information and what you are looking for. We’ll schedule an appointment with one of our team members. Let’s see if we are a good fit! ## Team - [Robin Whitrod](https://wlcpa.ca/staff-member/robin-whitrod-cpa-auditor-ca/): Robin founded the Firm. With 25 years of experience, mostly as a partner of a mid-size firm, he continued his chartered accounting practice as a sole proprietor in 2002, along with experienced team members. Since then, his clientele has more than doubled, mainly from word-of-mouth, a consequence of the thoroughness of the services he has always provided the Firm’s clients. - [Julie S. Leduc](https://wlcpa.ca/staff-member/julie-s-leduc-cpa-auditor-ca-fin-pl-partner/): Julie joined the Firm in 2014, bringing her work experience of 9 years of serving large companies in the audit department of a Big 4 accounting firms and 5 years serving SMEs within a mid-size firm. Aside from her accounting and tax knowledge, Julie brings her financial planning expertise to the Firm’s clients. Julie is passionate about entrepreneurship and puts her energy to help her clients succeed and meet their objectives. - [Danielle Devost](https://wlcpa.ca/staff-member/danielle-devost-tax-specialist/): Danielle has been with the Firm since its inception, working exclusively in providing tax services to our clients. Danielle is a graduate of the former Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants’ In-Depth Tax Course and has more than 15 years of experience in tax planning and tax compliance for corporations, individuals, trusts and estates.   If you have any questions about our accounting services or our organization, we invite you to contact us today. It will be our pleasure to answer you questions and help you with your accounting and financial services needs. - [Sandra Mozejko](https://wlcpa.ca/staff-member/sandra-mozejko-executive-assistant/): Sandra joined the Firm in 2014 as our executive assistant after more than 20 years of experience in various administrative functions in a large accounting firm. She is versatile and sets the pace during our busy corporate and personal tax seasons.   If you have any questions about our accounting services or our organization, we invite you to contact us today. It will be our pleasure to answer you questions and help you with your accounting and financial services needs.