Financial information is a crucial management tool, allowing an administrator to make important decisions for the well-being of the organization. This information must be reliable, relevant and consistent.

Regardless of the financial information users, whether it be the company creditors, potential investors, senior executives or governmental authorities, the certification experts at Bourgeois, Marsolais & Associates can intervene and add credibility to the financial results.

As public accountants, we will jointly decide on the kind of certification engagement that will meet the needs of your organization. The following services can be rendered:

Our certification service enables us to formulate a conclusion based on the elements which are important to the users. This might be an attest engagement (i.e., financial statements) or a compliance auditengagement (i.e., compliance with legislation or a by-law).

In certification engagements, there are two assurance levels available: high, in the case of an audit, or moderate, in the case of a review engagement.

Whether to comply with current legislation, respond to a request from investors negotiate a company merger or acquisition, or approve a funding application, as with any important event in the life of a company, your financial partners may ask for audited financial statements to feel confident about the financial information they receive. The professionals of Bourgeois, Marsolais & Associates acquire a sound knowledge of the organization when performing an audit engagement. They can supplement the auditor's report, which provides an opinion with a reasonable amount of certainty that the financial statements are free and clear of any material misstatement, with recommendations on the company's internal control system and management.

An audit does not provide an absolute degree of certainty.Our audit is conducted in accordance with Canadian generaly accepted auditing standarts. Those standarts includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosure in the financial statements. Consequently, the auditor's report does not guarantee that all errors, fraud or irregularities have been automatically detected.

Nevertheless, the unqualified auditor's report ensures the financial information end-user a high level of confidence.

The review engagement, which is not an audit, is intended for those who feel they do not need audited financial statements but want to ensure that the financial information is credible. The professionals at Bourgeois, Marsolais & Associates complete their intervention by collecting information from company management. There is no external confirmation of financial items appearing in the financial statements. As with an audit, the report does not guarantee that any errors, fraud or irregularities have been detected.

Bourgeois, Marsolais & Associates offers other public accounting communications and services that constitute distinct engagements and fulfill various requirements.

The most common related engagements are:

Through our subsidiary, Gestion M.B.L.S., there is an entire team dedicates to the operation of a service bureau which provides a complete range of bookkeeping services for smaller clients or start-up operation which need the services at a certain step of their development. It is fully computerized and can, among other things, create cheques, manage payroll and calculate commodity taxes.

While some software manufacturers offer program implementation services and training, the professionals at Bourgeois, Marsolais & Associates will help you choose the right accounting software package for your needs and provide the training necessary to improve the efficiency of your accounting department.

Due Diligence auditing is the phase before finalizing a transaction, particularly within the context of a company's merger or acquisition of an equity in an existing company.

In this regard, the professionals at Bourgeois, Marsolais & Associates can intervene and report on miscellaneous aspects which are important to the buyer, i.e., analysis of financial position, tax position and important business agreements with fiscal and financial incidences on the organization.