For over 65 years — from B.C. to Nova Scotia
FBC has worked with Canadian farms, trades and other small business owners to minimize their income taxes and maximize their assets since 1952.
FBC is proud to represent over 50,000 FBC Members from tax offices across Canada. We have a wide-range of financial and tax services to offer you and your owner-operated small business.
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When your family joins FBC, you become part of our family, too. Our clients have been with us for an average of 18 years each!
What We Do
We understand small business because we started as a small business.
FBC is a 3rd generation family company. We've worked with Canadian farm and small business owners to minimize their income taxes and maximize their assets for over 65 years. Our people are at the heart of our business, and at the heart of the communities they serve.
We understand farms and small business - that’s how we started. Farm Business Consultants was founded in 1952 in South Western Ontario to help Farmers get the benefits associated with filing tax returns at the time.
Entrepreneur Sam Ibbotson identified that farmers were missing out on government benefits by not filing tax returns and that’s how the tradition started of working to ensure business owners only pay their fair share and get every benefit they are entitled.
Today the business remains family-owned under the leadership of Sam's grandson, Steven Ibbotson.
FBC's long history and large Membership base pay testimony to our ongoing commitment to service excellence.
That commitment includes:
- Working with you where you are.
You save time when we come to your home or place of business. And our visits help us understand the details of your operation, so we don’t miss any opportunities for potential tax savings. - Helping you year-round.
Not just with tax preparation, but also with tax planning and ongoing business consulting to minimize your taxes. This approach means that our Members are better off financially over the long term. - Producing accurate and complete tax returns and bookkeeping.
We complete nearly 50,000 tax returns every year. We stand behind our work. If you’re audited by the CRA, as a Member with FBC, we’ll represent you at no extra cost. - Making your life less taxing.
Last year, nearly 20,000 Canadian farms and small businesses benefited from our industry-leading approach to tax & bookkeeping, and saved more than $27 million.
After more than 65 years, FBC is proud to represent over 50,000 FBC Members from tax offices across Canada:
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Alberta
- British Columbia
Book a meeting with your Local Tax Consultant
For employment inquiries, please view our careers page for current job opportunities or email careers [at] fbc [dot] ca.
Interview with Steve Ibbotson, President, FBC
"Steve Ibbotson provides an overview of FBC, Canada's Farm & Small Business Tax Specialist. He explains the 4 pillars of service: Tax Planning, Tax Preparation, Consulting and Audit Protection."
Hear what some of our Members have to say about their partnership with FBC.Making The World A Better Place, one member at a time.
Our clients' businesses are important to them so they are important to us. Here is what some of them have to say!
To me, FBC means secure and friendly service. They provide excellent service with a smile and our questions are always answered. We would recommend FBC to other farmers and business owners.
We've been with FBC for 4 years and have had wonderful success with them and I'd recommend them to anybody.
A big thank you for looking after my reassessment from CRA, I guess they're NOT always right.
I like that you come to the house, it’s very convenient. I also like that you found HST in my gas charges. My Local Tax Consultant has been great, patient and I enjoy working with him.
We love FBC. Nate is the best accountant we have ever had.
I like the fact that I can call the London office and the helpful staff like Andrea and Colin always help me out.
My initial concerns with FBC were whether they had the expertise to deal with farms and complicated tax returns. That was 47 years ago. I continue to enjoy the time savings of them coming to me. I'm impressed with their knowledge of CRA requirements and the sense of security I feel being with FBC.