Reliance Tax Services — accounting and tax services in Calgary

Corporate tax

Corporate tax returns and year ends in Calgary

Year-end statements, the T2, and the Alberta AT1 — prepared once, filed on time, and defended if CRA asks about them afterwards.

Business team reviewing financial information around a boardroom table

Year-end financial statements

Prepared from your books, or from books we bring into order first. Clean working papers either way, so nothing has to be reconstructed later.

T2 corporate return

Federal corporate returns for Alberta corporations, including associated companies, holding companies and several year ends inside one group.

Alberta AT1

A separate filing to Alberta Tax and Revenue Administration, due six months after your year end. It must be net-filed for tax years beginning after 31 December 2024, and failing to file electronically when required carries a $1,000 penalty.

Review-ready files

If your statements go to an outside CPA firm for a review or audit engagement, we hand over a file with the working papers they actually ask for.

Owner-manager planning

Salary and dividend mix, remuneration timing across a year end, and the questions worth asking before a purchase rather than after it.

Common questions

When is my corporate tax return due?

Six months after your fiscal year end. The balance owing is due earlier — three months after year end for most Canadian-controlled private corporations claiming the small business deduction, two months otherwise. Filing on time but paying late still attracts interest.

What if prior-year taxable income was over $500,000?

The three-month extension is lost and the balance is due two months after year end. The test looks at the prior year and aggregates associated corporations, so a group can cross the line even when one company alone would not.

Can you take over mid-year?

Yes. Most files we take on arrive partway through. We tell you what state the books are in before quoting rather than after.

Talk to us before you commit to anything

Thirty minutes, no charge, and a straight answer on whether we're the right fit — including when we're not. You'll have the scope and the fee in writing before any work starts.