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About Us
Hemming Weir Casey Inc. is an independent firm of Chartered Accountants with offices in Halifax, Digby and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada . The firm has five partners and nine staff, and is the incorporated successor to Hemming & Co., which was founded over twenty-five years ago. The firm has recently expanded with the opening of the Truro and Digby practices. Locally owned and operated, the firm is committed to a hands-on, proactive approach to service.
The firm has a very attractive and loyal clientele located throughout Nova Scotia. The clientele can be described primarily as owner managed companies and non-profit organizations that prefer the personal attention that comes in dealing with a local firm. Many of these clients have been with the firm since its inception.
In addition to traditional areas such as auditing and accounting, we have been involved with and consulted by our clients in many different areas, some of which are as follows:
- Tax planning, both corporate and personal;
- Projections and business plans to obtain financing and equity;
- Human resource issues;
- Advising on the start up of new operations, expansions, and dispositions;
- Succession planning for family owned businesses;
- Valuing companies for purchase and sale;
- Litigation support;
- Forensic accounting and investigative services; and,
- Advising governments.
All Chartered Accountants in the firm are registered with, and are members in good standing with, both the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia.
The firm itself is an Approved Training Office with the Nova Scotia Institute and is listed as Registered Municipal Auditor with the Nova Scotia Department of Municipal Affairs. The firm’s owners are licensed to practice public accounting under the Nova Scotia Public Accountants Board.
The firm insists upon continuous professional development, and all partners and staff are required to keep abreast of changing professional standards in auditing, accounting and taxation. This is done primarily through the annual professional development program sponsored by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia.
To assist with our professional assignments, the firm uses an international audit software package called Caseware, which utilizes audit procedural checklists and guidelines as sanctioned by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. This software is the most widely used of its kind in the world, and when used in the field, in conjunction with notebook computers, makes for very effective audit and accounting work.
BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE FIRM’S OWNERS
Michael D. Casey, CA, CBV
Mr. Casey is a former partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has been involved in public accounting for more than 29 years with a broad range of clients in numerous industries as auditor, accountant, business advisor, and interim CFO. His work has involved public and private companies, government organizations, non-profit organizations, trusts and estates. He is very familiar with income tax and accounting as it pertains to corporations, individuals, charities, trusts and partnerships. He is a member in good standing of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia, and also has extensive experience in the field of business valuation, holding the additional designation of Chartered Business Valuator.
Dale A. Saunders, CA, CBV
Dale, of the Hemming Weir Casey Truro practice, comes to HWC with over 20 years experience with PricewaterhouseCoopers and its predecessor firms. Dale has experience providing accounting, auditing, tax planning and compliance, and business advisory services to clients in a wide variety of industries. Having obtained the additional designation of Chartered Business Valuator, Dale also provides business valuation and litigation support services. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.
Myles W. Johnson, CA
Myles has been involved in public accounting for 14 years with a broad range of clients in numerous industries. After graduating from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Myles received his CA designation in 1993, and has provided professional services to numerous companies, government organizations, individuals and non-profit organizations while employed with a national accounting firm. He is experienced in accounting, auditing and income tax with respect to corporations, individuals, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. Myles has also provided forensic accounting services, as well as financial counselling to displaced employees of public sector associations.
Aaron Wright, CA
Aaron has been involved in public practice for eight years. He received his designation as a Chartered Accountant in 2001. He has worked with clients in many industries and sectors including government, manufacturing, publishing, commercial and residential real estate, pension plans, financial services, entertainment, and professional practices. His experience includes both the traditional areas of Assurance and Tax, as well as Business Valuation and Litigation Support. He is currently enrolled in the Business Valuation programme of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators.
Chris M. (Auby) Potter, CA
Chris, managing partner of the HWC Digby office, graduated from Acadia University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. She joined the firm in 1998 and obtained her CA designation in 2001. She is experienced in accounting, assurance, and taxation of corporations in a wide variety of industries, individuals and non-profit organizations.
CONCLUSION
We believe we are able to offer a quality and personal service to our clients at attractive and competitive professional fees. We are proud of our firm, and its history and clients. We are always pleased to discuss the range and cost of our services with prospective clients.
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