Robert Dean, CPA, CA, CFP, TEP

Robert is a Business Advisor with MNP’s Tax Services team in Dartmouth and the firm’s Regional Managing Partner, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador. He helps owner-managers achieve their business and personal goals by asking unique questions and listening attentively in order to provide customized solutions that deliver results.

With more than 25 years of experience, Robert helps clients with tax planning and compliance, compensation planning, succession, the purchase and sale of businesses, and corporate reorganizations. He consults on a wide range of business issues, connecting clients with the firm’s broad-based expertise when it is in their best interests to do so.

Since 2001, Robert has spoken and written about issues and industry trends related to tax strategies, business challenges, and succession planning. He understands the pressures and stress that accompany making payroll, and takes pride in helping owner-managers create jobs and opportunities for families.

Robert earned a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (CA) in 1996. He earned the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation in 1999 and the Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) designation in 2013, and holds an advanced certificate in family business advising from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Robert has served as a director for First Angel Network and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.