Zeifmans LLP
Zeifmans LLP, Chartered Accountants is a full-service public accounting firm based in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1959.
Zeifmans is a participant in the Canadian Public Accountability Board and is the Toronto, Canada member of Nexia International. The firm also acts as a Panel Auditor of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada.
Services
Zeifmans offers financial services to small and medium size companies, both private and publicly owned.
Assurance: Financial statement audit, accounting and review services
Taxation: Business and Personal Tax services
* Planning and tax minimization
- Compliance
Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Management:
* Investigations on potential target companies
- Assistance with new operations
- Negotiation of sale of operations
- Negotiation of purchases
- Board member selection
- Selection of underwriters and assistance with negotiations in public offerings
- Development of business plans and prospectuses
- Development of management, financial and systems expertise
International Diversification and Acquisition Consulting:
* Sourcing and negotiating on foreign business transactions
Corporate Recovery and Insolvency: Services for both debtors and creditor
* Formal appointments under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
- Formal liquidations and informal debt restructuring arrangements
- Consulting to creditors and monitoring proposals made by insolvent debtors to creditors
Corporate Turnaround Management:
* Business Recovery Plans
Personal Bankruptcy: Restructuring debt with creditors
Executives
Zeifmans LLP has eight partners and two principals
Laurence W. Zeifman, CA – Managing Partner
Services: Auditing, mergers & acquisitions and corporate consulting
Sectors: Financial services, retail and health care
Steven I. Roth, CA – Tax Partner
Services: Canadian and international tax planning, corporate reorganizations and tax minimization strategies
Israel S. Schon, CA – Partner
Services: Consulting, accounting and taxation
Sector: Services, retail, travel, not-for-profit and manufacturing
Ronald C. Rutman, CA – Partner
Services: Taxation, consulting and bank financing
Sector: Real estate, import and retail
Edward M. Kalkstein, CA – Partner
Services: Taxation, accounting and emerging business
Sector: Manufacturing, high tech, real estate and services
Brian T. McGee, CA, CPA – Partner
Services: Corporate and personal taxation, corporate reorganization, estate planning, goods and services tax, and SR&ED investment tax credits
Sectors: Hi-tech
Allan A. Rutman, MBA, CA – Corporate Recovery Partner
Services: Corporate recovery, turnaround management, forensic accounting and litigation support
Sectors: Manufacturing, hospitality, distribution and real estate
Jason R. Price, CA - Partner
Services: Wealth management, corporate finance, matrimonial dispute resolution, corporate and personal tax, estate and succession planning and family business issues consulting
Sectors: Transportation and logistics, engineering professionals and construction
Jeffrey Zeifman, BAS – Principal
Services: Personal and corporate taxation, government grants, start-ups and estate planning
Sectors: Small business and personal service companies
Robert J. Benmergui – Principal
Services: Accounting and taxation
Sectors: Retail, health care and services
Clientele
Among Zeifmans' clients are some of North America's leading private and public firms, and individuals.
The list of companies Zeifmans has worked with includes:
- Research in Motion Limited
- Biovail Corporation International
- Hollinger Inc.
- First Mercantile Currency Fund
- COM DEV International Ltd.
- Friedberg Currency Fund
- Latitude Partners
References
1. About Zeifmans
2. Canadian Public Accountability Board
3. Nexia International
4. Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada
5. About Zeifmans
6. Assurance, Auditing, Accounting
7. Taxation
8. Mergers and Acquisitions
9. International Services
10. Corporate Recovery
11. Corporate Turnaround
12. Personal Bankruptcy
13. Laurence Zeifman
14. Steven Roth
15. Israel S. Schon
16. Ronald C. Rutman
17. Edward M. Kalkstein
18. Brian T. McGee
19. Allan A. Rutman
20. Jason R. Price
21. Jeffrey Zeifman
22. Robert J. Benmergui