KPMG

Downtown Vernon's professional block does a lot of quiet work behind ordinary looking doors, and one of those doors belongs to KPMG at 3108 33 Ave, in the same walkable core that holds much of the North Okanagan's professional and government business. People tend to arrive at a firm like this with a deadline already in hand: a corporate year end closing, a farm being passed to the next generation, a contractor who has outgrown a shoebox of receipts, or a business changing hands and needing numbers that will hold up under scrutiny.

Vernon's economy gives that work a particular flavour. Agriculture is still real money in the North Okanagan, tourism and construction swing hard with the seasons, and a great deal of the local business base is owner operated, which puts personal and corporate tax questions into the same conversation. If you are approaching a firm of this size, it helps to arrive organised. Know your year end, know what your bank or your buyer is asking for, bring the prior year filings, and be clear about whether you need a compliance job done or advice before a decision gets made.