Lam Lo Nishio Chartered Accountants


About Us

Lam Lo Nishio Chartered Accountants has been providing professional services to our clients since 1991. The founding members, Michael Lam, Bernard Lo and Don Nishio previously worked together in the tax group of PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

We have fifteen employees with language abilities in English, Cantonese, Mandarin and Japanese.

Our expertise is in the areas of:

1) business advisory services including business start-ups, business plans, budgeting, cash flows, information systems, determining and measuring key performance indicators and other advisory services

2) tax services including corporate income tax, large corporations tax, B.C. capital tax, personal income tax, payroll tax, non-resident tax, GST and commodity tax. In addition to business advisory and tax services, we also provide bookkeeping, accounting and accounting software services. We have expertise in helping new businesses become established and helping them with related tax issues. We take a business approach to our client relationships; our client's success is our success.

Our client base ranges from individuals to small and medium sized Canadian companies to Canadian subsidiaries of non-resident corporations. We have many non-resident and new immigrant clients, as well as Canadian clients. Our clients are in industries such as law, tourism, real estate development, real estate investment, engineering, software development, international trade, publishing, building products, transportation and education.

Benefits of using Lam Lo Nishio

  • Peace of Mind - knowing that your business, tax and accounting matters will be handled professionally, on time and with total confidentiality
  • Trust - we are proud of our reputation as honest, and trust-worthy advisors who maintain your information with the strictest confidentiality
  • We offer services in English, Japanese, Cantonese and Mandarin
  • We guarantee 24-hour call-back to our clients and we guarantee specified turnaround times on projects
  • Generally, you will know our fees in advance
  • We provide quality services to maximize growth opportunities and tax savings and to minimize taxes, interest costs and penalties
  • We also offer business advisory services to help you improve your business
  • At your request, we will work with you on a regular basis to control and grow your business

Lam Lo Nishio is an association of professional corporations: Michael T.Y. Lam, Ltd., Bernard Y.H. Lo, Ltd. and Don T. Nishio, Ltd.


Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide high quality personal service on a timely basis in such a manner that our clients have the utmost trust and confidence in us.