Real File CPA
It Begins With Expert Advisory.
More than ever, you need to know how to lower your tax bill, mitigate risk, and protect your assets if you are to generate profits in Real Estate. By combining the right structure, cloud-based accounting applications and unlimited consultations with a Real File CPA Senior Accountant, we empower you to reach your goals. Real File CPA offers innovative, strategic, and practical accounting solutions for small businesses and real estate investors.

15/1/2025
Everything You Need to Know as a Cross-Border Business Owner!
Tax Manager David Puotinen will identify and explain how to avoid the tax, accounting and investing pitfalls in multi-family real estate, specifically for those interested in developing new properties, or renovating and flipping older properties.
We Strive to Be Canada’s Best Real
Estate Accounting Firm
Real Estate Investment
Tax Experts
U.S. Cross-Border
Tax Specialists
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(No Surprises)
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Our Services
Real File CPA takes pride in offering clients a holistic approach to tax planning. We lead with up-to-date and relevant knowledge on a wide range of tax matters, and focus on delivering what’s important to you. Our services focus on maximizing opportunities for your business and investments. They include the following:
Compliance & Planning
In-depth Accounting
Support to Maximize Opportunities
Real File CPA enables individuals and corporations with in-depth accounting support. We help you to comply with up-to-date tax regulations, capital allowances, accruals and rollovers.
Mobile Accounting
Save Time, Increase Profit and Work Your Business on the Go
Say goodbye to expensive, time-consuming, and confusing accounting paperwork. Our mobile accounting software helps you save time and increase profit, allowing you to work your business on the go.
Cross-Border Tax
Minimize Foreign Tax Burdens. Optimize Cross- Border Tax Planning
Real File CPA helps you with effective cross-border tax planning and proper execution of cross-border tax. This will help minimize foreign tax burdens and augment tax-saving opportunities.
Corporate Structuring
Fortify Your Future with Strategic Corporate Structuring
Proper corporate structuring of a business is important, and must be strategically thought out. Real File CPA helps you thrive and achieve all your goals with strategic corporate structuring.
Trusts & Estates
Preserve Wealth and
Leave a Rich Legacy
Real File CPA can assist you in transferring businesses and assets to beneficiaries or family. You can opt to do it in your lifetime or after. We help you preserve wealth and minimize your tax payments.
CRA Problem Resolution
In-depth CRA Expertise
to Safeguard Your Business
Our problem-resolution workflow is led by a former CRA Criminal Investigator, Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. We fight on your behalf to solve tax problems and disputes with an inside knowledge of the CRA.
Compliance & Planning
In-depth Accounting
Support to Maximize Opportunities
Real File CPA enables individuals and corporations with in-depth accounting support. We help you to comply with up-to-date tax regulations, capital allowances, accruals and rollovers.
Mobile Accounting
Save Time, Increase Profit and Work Your Business on the Go
Say goodbye to expensive, time-consuming, and confusing accounting paperwork. Our mobile accounting software helps you save time and increase profit, allowing you to work your business on the go.
Cross-Border Tax
Minimize Foreign Tax Burdens. Optimize Cross- Border Tax Planning
Real File CPA helps you with effective cross-border tax planning and proper execution of cross-border tax. This will help minimize foreign tax burdens and augment tax-saving opportunities.
Corporate Structuring
Fortify Your Future with Strategic Corporate Structuring
Proper corporate structuring of a business is important, and must be strategically thought out. Real File CPA helps you thrive and achieve all your goals with strategic corporate structuring.
Trusts & Estates
Preserve Wealth and Leave a Rich Legacy
Real File CPA can assist you in transferring businesses and assets to beneficiaries or family. You can opt to do it in your lifetime or after. We help you preserve wealth and minimize your tax payments.
CRA Problem Resolution
In-depth CRA Expertise to Safeguard Your Business
Our problem-resolution workflow is led by a former CRA Criminal Investigator, Auditor, and Forensic Accountant. We fight on your behalf to solve tax problems and disputes with an inside knowledge of the CRA.
Your Tax Advisory Experts
Customized Solutions for Diverse Needs

First Time Investor
Maximize Your ROI
- If this is your first time investing in real estate, we’ll walk you through the best tax-saving strategies to maximize your Return On Investment (ROI) and ensure you save up to 316.7% on taxes.
- We can get you started and safely see you through to the close of your 1st real estate investment – and the beginning of your 2nd investment.
- We’ll help you invest correctly so your real estate investment provides you with a steady stream of income and financial stability.
Future Real Estate Mogul
Build Legacy Wealth
- Whether your vision is to create a real estate EMPIRE, quick cash, or legacy wealth, this is the place to start.
- We’re here to make sure you achieve your vision and save every penny from ever going to the CRA.
- The best way to attract investors (private money, lenders, and partners) and institutional lenders is through the accurate third-party financial data documentation and counsel that we’ll provide you.


Mid-Sized Company Ready for Growth
Set Up Your Investment Structure To Optimize Gains
- We’ll guide you on everything you need to know about REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) limited partnerships, mortgage investment corporate (MIC) and other financing appropriate for your company.
- We have the required industry-specific expertise to ensure your capital raise will comply with all CSC (Canadian Security Commission) regulations.
- Maximizing your after-tax returns, so you can sleep well at night knowing your investment structure is set up properly.
- Best of all, we’ll save you almost 50% in fees compared to having to go to a big firm.
Contact Us Now for a Real Estate
Tax-Saving Consultation
Experienced
Meet Our Team
Our team of experienced accountants is here to help you.

Allen Ming
Practice Principal
Allen began his accounting career in corporate audit at Deloitte & Touche nearly 20 years ago. He has been providing mentoring to over 200 future CA’s at the University of Toronto every year since. As a corporate tax specialist, Allen handles large developer and construction company accounts.

David Puotinen
Tax Manager
David is the firm’s go-to person on tax matters. He brings 14 years of experience as a criminal investigator, forensic auditor, and training lead at the Canada Revenue Agency. He helps our clients in complex areas like trusts, rollovers, corporate structuring, cross-border, and complicated tax rules.

Belford E. Voegelin
Senior Associate
Bel’s career includes nearly 40 defining years at firms such as KPMG and Pete Marwick. And in industry as a certified information systems auditor. He is inarguably one of the wisest accountants in the country. Our clients get a very thorough, analysis from Bel on pertinent tax issues.
The Only CPA Firm with
UNLIMITED Consultations
Unlike big-name firms, our UNLIMITED consultations are simple. With us, once you’re a client, there are no additional charges for consultation. So you can call and email as much as you want at NO EXTRA COST! You’ll never receive an unpleasant surprise in our invoicing. We trust this makes working with us a no-brainer.
We Help Different Businesses Grow
Winning at Investing is as Simple as 1, 2, 3

Our Real Estate Tax Structure Will Save You up to 316.7%
The improper set-up of your Canadian real estate investment can result in you paying 38% in tax (316.7% more) instead of 12% - ouch!
We have two former CRA auditors on staff, which ensures we'll do our best to save every DAMN penny from going to the CRA while mitigating audit risk, so you can SLEEP well every night..
Getting You Loans & Investors - Fast
The best way to attract investors and capital lenders is accurate up-to-date 3rd-party-verified financials.
Using cloud accounting software we’ll have your financial information accurate and update every day, which will make it easy for investors to contribute and lenders to give you the capital you need for your investments - fast.


Your Questions Answered Immediately, 24/7, 365
As our client, we'll be available to you 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so you'll get ANSWERS immediately when you need them for a lender, investor, deal closing or your business planning.
Here's my phone (877) 626-7363. Now you can give me a call right away, I’ll answer YOUR real estate investment QUESTIONS IMMEDIATELY.
Book a Meeting With Your Trusted
Canadian Real Estate Accountants NOW!
“ For 25 years I’ve looked for Accounting Professionals that understood our business and could offer the best tax advice,I found it with Real File. ”

George Le Donne
Ledgemark Homes | President
Randy Molland & Steve Arneson
The REINVESTORS Co-Founders
“Real File is our go-to Accountants for our Canadian REINVESTORS that want to save big on their real estate taxes.”


Book a Canadian Real Estate Tax-Saving Consult Right NOW!
Are you looking to grow your real estate investment and listen to new and better ideas? Then you have come to the right place! Real File CPA is your trusted real estate accountant.
During our initial consultation, we’ll review your immediate needs and provide a course of action with a fixed-fee quote (no surprise bills here). Call us at +1 (647) 499-3939 or book online.