SERVING NIAGARA FOR OVER 60 YEARS
COMPANY PROFILE
Crawford, Smith and Swallow Chartered Accountants LLP is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara Region. We offer full-service offices in Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, Fort Erie, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Port Colborne. Founded over 60 years ago by the late Laurence C. Crawford, FCA, the Firm has grown from a small local operation to a regional firm with 19 partners and a combined partner/staff complement of over 70. Crawford, Smith and Swallow is owned and operated by residents of the Niagara Region.
SERVICES
Crawford, Smith and Swallow provides a wide variety of related services to an ever-expanding client portfolio:
- Audit and assurance services
- Comprehensive value-for-money audits
- Complete corporate and personal accounting and income tax services
- Accounting system design and maintenance
- Analysis of business purchase and sale decisions
- Computerized accounting system training and assistance
- Computerized payroll services
- Goods and services tax advisory
- Personal financial planning
- Budgeting, forecasting and projections
- Forensic accounting services
SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE
Crawford, Smith and Swallow can assist you with:
- Profitability improvement
- Financing and loan applications
- Obtaining government grants and other financial assistance
- Developing management information systems
- Cost accounting
- Planning and budgeting
- Forecasting and evaluation
- Risk assessment and insurance planning
- Planning compensation programs
- Business valuation
- Feasibility studies for business expansion
- Starting a new business
- Acquiring a franchise
- Planning for retirement and / or business succession
- Integrating business tax planning with estate tax planning
EXPERIENCE
Crawford, Smith and Swallow provides professional services for municipalities, school boards, transit commissions, utility commissions, manufacturing, wholesale, retail, hospitality, tourism related attractions, brokerage, construction, professional, development and other service related businesses.
PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Crawford, Smith and Swallow has provided professional services for numerous public entities including:
- The City of Niagara Falls
- The City of St. Catharines
- The City of Thorold
- The Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
- The Regional Municipality of Niagara
- Niagara South Board of Education
- Niagara Catholic District School Board
- Ridley College
- The Niagara Parks Commission
- The Greater Niagara General Hospital
- The Niagara-on-the-Lake General Hospital
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