Outsourced accounting,
tax and audit support in Canada
ASPE bookkeeping, T1 and T2 returns, GST/HST and provincial variations - with source deductions remitted on time, every month.
Working in Canada
Canada looks straightforward until the provincial layer arrives. GST federally, HST in five provinces, QST in Quebec, PST in three more - each with its own registration logic, its own filing frequency and its own input-credit rules.
Add source deductions remitted monthly, T4 and T5 slips at the end of February, and a corporate tax balance due before the return is, and a small Canadian entity generates more compliance events per year than a US one twice its size.
We run the calendar rather than react to it, and we code the sales tax at transaction level so the return is a reconciliation rather than a reconstruction.
Cross-border is the common case
Most Canadian work that reaches us involves a second country - a US parent, a UK shareholder, or a founder who is tax-resident somewhere else. That is the situation where single-country providers create the most expensive gaps.
Because the same team runs US, UK and Indian compliance, cross-border questions get answered by people who can see both sides of the transaction rather than one side and an assumption.
What we run in Canada
Each of these is a full service line, not a Canadian adaptation of something built for another market.
Canadian Bookkeeping
QuickBooks Online and Xero bookkeeping under ASPE for corporations and SMBs.
Read moreGST/HST & PST Filing
Federal and provincial sales tax registration, filing, input tax credit recovery and QST for Quebec supplies.
Read moreT1 & T2 Returns
Personal and corporate returns with CRA compliance, CCA schedules and instalment planning.
Read morePayroll & Source Deductions
CPP, EI and income tax remittances, Records of Employment, and T4 / T5 year-end slips.
Read moreAudit & Review Support
CAS engagement support, review engagement files and Notice to Reader compilations.
Read moreVirtual CFO
Cash forecasting, lender packs and cross-border group reporting for Canadian corporations.
Read morePayables & Receivables
Vendor bills, payment runs and collections, with GST/HST and PST input tax credits captured at entry.
Read moreASPE & IFRS Reporting
Year-end financial statements for private and reporting entities, with compilation and review-engagement support.
Read moreThe Canada year, in deadlines
The recurring statutory dates we run engagements against. We publish these because the single most useful thing an outsourced team does is make sure none of them arrive as a surprise.
| When | What is due |
|---|---|
| 15th of each month | Payroll source deduction remittance for regular remitters |
| Last day of February | T4 and T5 slips to recipients and to the CRA |
| 30 April | T1 personal return and balance due; self-employed payment also due |
| 15 June | T1 filing deadline for self-employed individuals |
| 2 or 3 months after year end | Corporate tax balance due (CCPC small-business rate: 3 months) |
| 6 months after year end | T2 corporate return filing |
| Monthly / quarterly / annual | GST/HST return per your assigned filing frequency |
Dates shown are the standard recurring deadlines and assume a calendar or standard financial year. They shift for weekends and public holidays, for non-standard year ends, and where an extension or a different filing frequency applies. Confirm your own dates with us before relying on them.
Canada-specific
questions.
The ones Canadian firms and businesses ask before the first engagement.
Do you file through CRA EFILE?
We prepare in TaxCycle or Profile and file through your firm's EFILE or representative credentials. For direct business clients we can be authorized as representative where you want that.
Which provinces do you handle?
All of them. The material differences are sales tax (HST, QST, PST) and provincial payroll variations; both are part of standard scope rather than an add-on.
Can you take on a corporation that is several years behind?
Yes - late-filed T2s and back GST/HST returns are regular work. We quantify the penalty and interest exposure first so you can decide on the sequence with the numbers in front of you.
Do you work with Canadian CPA firms as well as businesses?
Yes, and the arrangement is the same as in the US: white-label preparation in your software under your file conventions, with your firm as the signing party.
We also work in
Fourteen free hours on a live Canada file.
Pick one client, one week. We do the work, you judge it, and you keep it whether or not you continue.