A Rich History of Accounting Services to Leamington and Surrounding Area.

Audits

An audit is an assurance engagement in which extensive procedures are performed to provide you with the highest level of assurance. An intensive examination of your company's systems and records is performed in order to express an opinion on whether your company's financial statements are in accordance with the prescribed reporting framework.

Reviews

In review engagements, we seek assurance that the financial statements or other information is plausible within the framework of appropriate criteria (IFRS, ASPE, NFP, special purpose framework, interpretation of an agreement, statute, or regulation). This differs from an audit in that less extensive procedures are performed and negative assurance is given (less assurance than an audit). A review is less costly than an audit.

Compilations

We assist in compiling financial statements, or other financial information. A compilation does not express any form of opinion or negative assurance. This is the least expensive alternative and is most useful for tax purposes.

Tax Planning and Preparation

We can assist you with personal and corporate tax planning and preparation. In addition to suggesting plans for your personal and corporate taxes, we also prepare T1's and T2's and ROEs, T4's, T5's, T5013's, T1135's and T3's for your business.

Business Consulting and Succession Planning

Whether you are deciding to start a new business venture or end one, we can help you get started or windup your current corporation while keeping in mind the tax consequences. We take a comprehensive approach to tax planning to ensure we minimize your overall tax burden.

Farming Related Services

If you currently operate a farm, we can assist you by completing and submitting your tax forms to Agricorp as well as ensuring you stay up-to-date with the regulations in the farming industry. We have many years of experience in dealing with all the farm support programs including AgriStability, AgriInvest, Risk Management Programs, Interest Free Loans, Production Insurance and others.

Partners

A History of Quality Service

Our firm has maintained an office in Leamington since 1956. At HMID, we have a history of providing our clients with quality and timely service. As a privately, locally owned firm we offer one-on-one assistance and are committed to providing pertinent and relevant news and information that will assist our clients in making sound financial decisions.

Tyler Hicks

CPA, CA, LPA, BBA – Partner

Tyler graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), Co-op Option in June 1993, received his CA designation in 1994 and became a partner in 1995. Tyler has been our office managing partner since 2008. During his time with the firm, Tyler has worked extensively on a variety of the firm’s audits including both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He has over 28 years of experience in assisting clients from manufacturing, retail, service and agricultural industries.

Tyler enjoys coaching youth sports, volunteers for his local Church as treasurer and enjoys getting out to his home course at Erie Shores Golf and Country Club. He is a proud member of the Leamington Kinsmen Club and was co-chair of the Fundraising Committee that raised over $2M for the double ice surfaces. Current projects include the Hogs for Hospice event at Seacliff Park which has raised over $1,000,000 for Erie Shores Hospice.

Heather MacPherson

CPA, CA, LPA, BAcc – Partner

Heather joined the firm in January 1998 on a co-operative placement from Brock University. She went on to get her Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), Co-op Option in 2001 and her CA designation in 2002. She became a partner with the firm in January 2004. Heather has vast experience working with our many audit clients. She works with both for-profit and not-for-profit clients and has many years experience working with the agricultural sector and the various farm support programs. Heather has a wide variety of personal clients and extensive experience in completing personal tax returns.

Heather has been the treasurer for the South Essex Community Council for the past eight years and volunteers in their yearly income tax clinics for low income individuals.

Lindsay Iatonna

CPA, CA, LPA, BAcc - Partner

Lindsay has worked for the firm since 2002 on a co-op basis while obtaining her university degree. She graduated from Brock University with a Bachelor of Accounting (Honours), Co-op Option in June 2005 and received her CA designation in 2006. Lindsay was admitted to partnership in January 2007. She has extensive audit experience as a student and a partner of the firm. Lindsay has been key in educating clients and adapting the firm’s audit procedures to comply with new auditing standards and for keeping the firm’s audit methods up to date. In addition, Lindsay has a wide range of experience working with a variety of corporate and personal clients.

Lindsay was a big sister with the Big Brothers Big Sisters Windsor Essex and was a member of their Board of Directors.

Tim Driedger

CPA, CA, LPA, BA - Partner

Tim graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Arts Honours Economics and Accounting degree in June 1997, and received his CA designation in 2002. After spending eight years with a national firm, Tim joined the firm in 2009 and became a partner in 2012. Tim has vast experience working with a variety of corporate and personal clients in various industries.

Tim coaches the Essex Rookie baseball travel team and is a past treasurer of his church.

Ashley Meyer

CPA, CA, LPA, BComm - PARTNER

Ashley has worked for the firm since 2007 after graduating from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Commerce Honours Business Administration degree. She then went on to earn her CPA, CA designation in 2010. She became a partner with the firm in January 2018. She has had extensive audit experience as a staff and manager at the firm. Ashley's focus is to provide audit and assurance services to our firm’s wide range of clientele and advice to small and medium-sized, owner-managed businesses.

Ashley is very active in the community putting in many volunteer hours each week at her church where she is a part of numerous programs.

Derrick Rogers

CPA, CA, LPA, BComm – Partner

Derrick has worked for the firm since 2012 starting on a co-op basis while obtaining his university degree. He then graduated from the University of Windsor in 2013 with a Bachelor of Commerce Honours Business Administration degree and the Board of Governors medal for highest academic standing in his program. Derrick received his CPA, CA designation in 2015 and was admitted to partnership in January 2022. Derrick’s focus is to provide tax and assurance services to the firm’s wide range of clientele and advice to small and medium-sized, owner-managed businesses.

Derrick volunteers as the mission & outreach treasurer at his church and is currently enrolled in the CPA Canada In-Depth Tax Program

Community Involvement

HMID partners and staff believe in giving back to our community. We have donated to the Leamington Splash Pad, Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, Leamington United Mennonite Home, Erie Shores Foundation, UMEI Gold Sponsor, Sunparlour Rodeo and many other worthy causes. We support Big Brothers and Big Sisters during their annual Bowling Fundraising event. In addition, our firm has donated over $100,000 in services last year.