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The Partners of Wilkinson & Company LLP are pleased to announce that Colleen Lawrie CPA, CA, CFP, will be admitted to the partnership on January 1, 2014. Throughout her career at Wilkinson, Colleen has distinguished herself through her professionalism, leadership, community involvement and remarkable talent. Her contributions to our organization truly merit our recognition. Colleen…

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mike Ackerman September 6th, 2013. After immigrating to Canada from South Africa, Mike joined Wilkinson & Company in 1964 and became Wilf’s first partner. Mike moved from the Trenton office to the Belleville office; and retired in 2006. As well as being highly respected…

Queen’s University bestowed an honorary degree upon our founding partner, Wilfred (Wilf) Wilkinson LL.D, in recognition of his legacy as a lifelong volunteer. Wilf is currently the chairman of the Rotary Foundation; he has also served as President of Rotary International (only the 5th Canadian ever to hold this post) and was involved in the…

Review our latest tax bulletin to read our commentary on the 2013 Federal Budget.

The Ontario government has recently expanded the requirements for WSIB coverage in the construction sector. Our latest article has more information.    

After over thirty years with Wilkinson, Wayne Phillips has retired. Wayne became a partner in the Belleville office in 1979 and managed many transitions throughout his career.  It was his flexibility and vision that allowed him to guide so many of his clients successfully through the many cycles of a business.  Now that he is…

The Ontario government has recently expanded the requirements for WSIB coverage in the construction sector. As a result, construction company executives will have to pay higher WSIB premiums on earnings which were not previously insurable. As well, stronger requirements for certification of subcontracted and contracted businesses were implemented which will delay the start time of…

Things got a little “hairy” around Wilkinson in November! Many of our Wilkinson gentlemen sprouted “mustaches” in Support of Prostate Cancer! This year the results were astounding – Wilkinson raised $8920.51 in total this year; with Belleville raising $4054.01, Trenton raising $3106.50 and Kingston bringing in $1760.00 Mike Vella (Belleville) had the priciest “stache” this…

Wilkinson is proud to announce that Jordan Stopciati, Eric Lacourt, Adrian deGroot and Esther Vandermeer passed the UFE (Uniform Final Exam), the final milestone in completing the academic requirements leading to the CA designation. It consists of a three-day exam that assesses CA candidate competencies, including knowledge, professional judgment and ethics. Valued members of the…

Wilkinson would like to congratulate Jordan Stopciati, who finished on the UFE National Honour Roll (In the top 50 results for all the UFE writers across Canada). This is an incredible achievement for Jordan and a first in the history of Wilkinson & Company!!!