About Us
Our Story
Our team started off as just another tax group in a regional accounting firm. Over the past decade of working in U.S. and Canadian international tax, we found that living and working around the world is no longer the exclusive domain of large companies and the global elite.
In operating globally, ordinary individuals and businesses were in a difficult position where they were given only two options:
1) Working with large, expensive international accounting firms; or
2) Trying to coordinate their services with multiple firms around the world that often didn’t understand the cross-border tax implications of the tax advice they gave.
Our founding directors started Northward Tax Professional Corporation with the belief that everyone deserves access to quality international tax advice at a fair price. To remain true to this believe we have built a culture that focuses on delivering exceptional value to our clients through business practices that are inclusive, agile and innovative.We look forward to working with you!
Our Approach
In looking for a better way to provide international tax services, we have developed an approach built on three core principles
The “Handshake”
Growing up in a blue-collar family, our founders watched their parents do business with individuals who had lived and worked in the same community for generations. Business was done with a handshake. Trust was important and a handshake was better than any contract.
We believe in the importance of trusting the people you work with and knowing exactly where you stand from that first handshake.
We live this philosophy by providing an upfront quote before starting any new projects. Once we agree upon the services you will need, our price will not change. No hidden fees, no surprise bills. Just doing what we said we would.
Being Generous With Our Time
For many professional firms, billable time is a fact of life. Time is money and spending extra time on going the extra mile is rarely always rewarded.
At our firm, we have banished time sheets and billable hours. Instead we have built a model where our team is measured by the the care they put into their work not the hours they put in the docket.
You can count on us taking the time to make sure your work is done right.
Never Stop Growing
It is a generally accepted practice in accounting to “follow prior year”. This means that if something was good enough last year, it is likely good enough this year.
While we certainly appreciate the value of consistency, we also believe that things can always be done better. This is how we put this in practice:
1) Keeping up with the latest technologies to find new ways to improve your experience.
2) Reviewing your situation each year to make sure that we are keeping up-to-date with changes in tax law and identifying any potential tax planning opportunities.
3) Finding efficiencies in how we work allowing us to provide more services without more fees.