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Crowe MacKay LLP
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CPA · Real Estate & Construction Practice, Crowe MacKay LLP
A Vancouver CPA firm that has worked with builders since 1969.
Crowe MacKay LLP runs a real-estate and construction practice from its West Hastings office, covering GST/HST on property transactions, developer and contractor accounting, audit, and tax. Partner Lana Lisak (CPA, CGA) lists real estate as one of her niche industries.
1969
Year firm founded
50+
Partners
400+
Staff across the firm
8
Office cities in western & northern Canada
Meet Crowe MacKay LLP
Crowe MacKay LLP is an accounting firm founded in 1969. Its Vancouver office sits at 1100 - 1177 West Hastings Street. The firm reports more than 50 partners and over 400 staff across eight cities in western and northern Canada, and it is a member of the Crowe Global network.
The firm runs a dedicated real-estate and construction practice. It has worked with owners, developers, contractors, and investors in the construction industry for about 50 years. Day-to-day work includes audit and assurance, corporate and personal tax, full-cycle bookkeeping, payroll, and advisory.
GST/HST is a focus for the property side of the practice. Crowe MacKay has published guidance on the GST/HST self-supply rules that catch residential builders, and on how GST/HST applies to real-estate transactions. For a multiplex owner-builder, getting the "builder" definition and self-supply timing right is where tax bills are won or lost.
Lana Lisak (CPA, CGA) joined the Vancouver office in 2018 and became a partner in 2023. She has more than 20 years of experience and names real estate among her niche industries, alongside professional services and privately held businesses. Her work covers tax compliance and succession planning for small and medium-sized businesses.
Credentials
Recognition
ClearlyRated Best of Accounting — Employee Satisfaction
Why work with Crowe MacKay
01
GST/HST on the build
Crowe MacKay has published on the self-supply rules that apply when you build residential units and occupy or rent them. For a multiplex owner-builder, that is the difference between a clean filing and a surprise assessment. This is in-house knowledge, not a referral out.
02
They know the construction cycle
The firm has advised developers and contractors for roughly 50 years. Holdbacks, progress draws, percentage-of-completion, and contractor cash flow are familiar ground, so you spend less time explaining how a build works.
03
Audit and tax under one roof
If a lender or partner asks for audited or reviewed statements on your project entity, the same firm that handles your tax can produce them. That keeps the numbers consistent across filings.
Frequently asked questions
Can Crowe MacKay handle GST/HST on a multiplex I build and rent out?
Do I get a partner or a junior on my file?
Is the Vancouver office the right one for my project?
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