Corporate Income Tax Return Preparation

Shane Schepens

CPA, CA, Principal

Shane is a Principal and works in Tax, with a focus on corporate reorganizations, estate planning, and succession planning. He helps businesses and their shareholders minimize income tax and creates business structures that are functional for both business and tax purposes. Shane has over 20 years of tax planning experience, has completed the InDepth Tax courses, and teaches tax courses for CPABC. Outside of the tax world, Shane spends time with his spouse, two kids and dog.

Bridget Noonan

CPA, CA, Principal

Bridget, a Principal at Clearline CPA, primarily focuses on the provision of assurance (audit and review engagement) services to not-for-profit organizations. Bridget is passionate about education and helping the organizations members, committees, directors and/or board members in the understanding of all matters related to the accounting and auditing processes. Bridget was with a mid-size firm in Vancouver for 12 years working with both public, private and not-for-profit organizations as a senior manager in the accounting and auditing department.

Bridget is also a co-founder of Clearline Consulting which provides file monitoring, professional development, assurance planning and on-going consulting services to CPA firms and practitioners, helping them succeed and build thriving practices.

Outside of the office, Bridget enjoy traveling and spending time with her family and friends.

Justin McLaughlin

CPA, CA, MBA, Principal

Justin is a Principal in Assurance and focuses on reviews and audits for private enterprises and not-for-profit organizations. Backed by his Chartered Accountant designation, along with a BA (with an emphasis in accounting) and an MBA, he interacts with a variety of businesses and organizations and assists them with their unique challenges. Outside of work, Justin enjoys golf, hockey, and hanging out with his family.

Tom Gillespie

CPA, CA, Principal

Tom, a Principal at Clearline CPA, primarily focuses on the provision of assurance (audit and review engagement) services to companies in sectors such as manufacturing, construction, real estate, wealth management and financial services. Tom is passionate about assurance services and the benefits that these processes can provide to the organizations he works with. Originally from Ontario, he obtained his accounting designation while articling as an auditor at a mid-sized firm in Ottawa working with both private enterprises and not-for-profit organizations. Subsequently, Tom moved to Bermuda where he joined an international accounting firm in their investments and banking audit department. While in Bermuda, his focus was in auditing investment funds, banking organizations, and related service companies.

Tom is also a co-founder of Clearline Consulting which provides file monitoring, professional development, assurance planning and on-going consulting services to CPA firms and practitioners, helping them succeed and build thriving practices.

Tom is the Treasurer for Vancouver Adaptive Snow Sports which runs skiing and snowboarding programs for persons with a disability at Grouse, Seymour and Cypress Mountains. Outside of the office, Tom enjoys golfing, skiing and traveling with his family and friends.

Danny Sandhu

CPA, Manager

Bio coming soon.

Shehzel Saif

CPA, Tax Manager

As Clearline’s Tax Manager, Shehzel focuses on tax planning, corporate reorganizations and succession and estate planning. She’s passionate about continuous learning and staying up to date on tax legislation changes and helping clients with succession. In addition to her CPA designation, Shehzel also has a Bachelor of Business Administration and has completed the CPA In-Depth Taxation Program. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling and trying out new recipes.

Ameeta Randhawa

HR Manager

As Clearline’s HR Manager, Ameeta supports our firm’s greatest resource—our staff. With a Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resources and over 7 years of HR experience in various industries, she ensures all employees have a positive experience at Clearline. Ameeta’s focuses include recruitment, performance management, employee relations, program and policy development, and employee engagement. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.

Michael Ng

CPA, CA, Senior Manager

Michael is a Senior Manager in Private Enterprise, carrying out reviews, compilations, and tax services for small- to medium-sized businesses. With a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in finance and a Diploma in Accounting, backed by over a decade of accounting experience, Michael is a trusted advisor who helps clients’ businesses succeed. Outside of the office, Michael enjoys spending time with family, trying out different restaurants in the city, and building and collecting mechanical keyboards.

Cindy Ji

CPA, CGA, Manager

Bio coming soon.

Victor K. Yoshida

CPA, CA

Victor was born and raised in Vancouver and obtained his Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia. He articled with Deloitte & Touche and received his CA designation in 1984. Victor was accepted to the firm’s tax group and went on to complete the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants In-Depth Tax course.

Victor specializes in Canadian income tax issues for professional and owner-managed businesses. He has extensive experience with business succession, estate planning, wealth preservation issues, corporate reorganizations, as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Victor was a member of the education committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and has held executive positions with various amateur sport organizations.

In his free time, Victor enjoys training for marathons, travelling, and spending time with his family.