9982 Legal and accounting services

99821 Legal services

998211 Legal advisory and representation services concerning criminal law

This service code includes advice, representation and related services (defence, search for evidence, witnesses, experts, etc.) concerning criminal law

998212 Legal advisory and representation services concerning other fields of law

This service code includes advice, representation and other related legal services in judicial and quasi-judicial procedures concerning civil law, administrative law, constitutional law, international law, military law and other fields of law, except criminal law

998213 Legal documentation and certification services concerning patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights

This service code includes drafting and certification of documents and other related legal services concerning patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights

998214 Legal documentation and certification services concerning other documents

This service code includes drafting and certification of documents and other related legal services concerning other legal documents, such as wills, marriage contracts, commercial contracts, business charters, etc.

998215 Arbitration and conciliation services

This service code includes arbitration or mediation services aimed at the settlement of disputes between labour and management, between businesses or between individuals

This service code does not include:

- representation services on behalf of one of the parties in the dispute, cf. 998212

998219 Other legal services n.e.c.

This service code includes escrow services and other legal services n.e.c.

99822 Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services

998221 Financial auditing services

This service code includes examination services for the accounting records and other supporting evidence of an organization for the purpose of expressing an opinion as to whether the financial statements of the organization present its position fairly and accurately as at a given date and the results of its operations for the period ending on that date, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

This service code does not include:

- accounting review services, cf. 998222
- management audits, cf. 998311

998222 Accounting and bookkeeping services

This service code includes

i. reviewing annual and interim financial statements and other accounting information. The scope of a review is less than that of an audit, and the level of assurance provided is thus lower;
ii. compilation of financial statements from information provided by the client. No assurances regarding the accuracy of the resulting statements are provided;
iii. preparation of business tax returns, when provided as a package with the preparation of financial statements for a single fee are classified here;
iv. compilation of income statements, balance sheets, etc;
v. analysis of balance sheets, etc; other accounting services such as attestations, valuations, preparation of pro forma statements, etc.;
vi. classifying and recording business transactions in terms of money or some unit of measurement in the books of account;
vii. similar services provided by accountants.

This service code does not include:

- financial auditing services, cf. 998221
- tax preparation services, when provided as separate services, cf. 99823
- bookkeeping services related to tax returns cf. 99823
- payroll services, including payroll computation and ledgers, cf. 998223

998223 Payroll services

This service code includes

i. payroll processing, including on-line;
ii. direct deposit or cheque preparation services;
iii. remission of taxes and other deductions;
iv. preparation, viewing and storage of payroll ledgers, reports and other documents

This service code does not include:

- bookkeeping services, cf. 998222
- payroll processing provided as part of a bundle of management services, cf. 998311

998223 Other similar services n.e.c

99823 Tax consultancy and preparation services

998231 Corporate tax consulting and preparation services

This service code includes providing advice and guidance concerning corporate taxes, as well as preparing and filing of tax returns of all kinds (e.g., GST, IT)

998232 Individual tax preparation and planning services

This service code includes tax preparation and planning services for unincorporated business, individuals etc

99824 Insolvency and receivership services

998241 Insolvency and receivership services

This service code includes providing advice and operational assistance to the management and/or creditors of insolvent businesses and/or acting as receiver or trustee in bankruptcy