Pricing
Fixed fees, quoted in writing before we start
Last reviewed: August 2026
Monthly packages run $350 to $2,000 a month, depending on transaction volume, HST filing frequency, payroll headcount and whether bookkeeping is included.
The fee does not change because a job took longer than expected, and you are not billed for asking a question. If the scope genuinely changes we requote before doing the work, not after.
Roughly where businesses land
Every quote is built from your actual numbers. These bands are what the arithmetic usually produces.
Compliance only
From $350 / month
You keep your own books.
- Year-end financial statements
- T2 corporate return
- Owner's T1
- HST return preparation
- CRA correspondence
Full service
$750 to $1,400 / month
We keep the books.
- Everything in compliance only
- Monthly QuickBooks Online bookkeeping
- HST filed on schedule
- Payroll, T4 and T5 slips
- Pre-year-end planning conversation
Full service plus CFO
$1,500 to $2,000 / month
Numbers you act on.
- Everything in full service
- Monthly management reporting
- Rolling cash flow forecast
- Job or service-line margin analysis
- Scheduled planning sessions
Prior-year cleanup, incorporations, reorganisations and CRA audit defence are quoted separately as one-off work.
What moves the number
| Driver | Effect on the fee |
|---|---|
| Bookkeeping included | The largest single factor. Compliance-only files sit at roughly half the full-service fee. |
| Transaction volume | A 60-transaction month and a 900-transaction month are different jobs, whatever the revenue is. |
| HST frequency | Monthly filing means twelve filings a year rather than one. |
| Payroll headcount | Remittances, slips and turnover admin scale with the number of people. |
| Industry | Contractor and clinic files carry rules a general file does not: T5018, holdbacks, exempt and taxable splits, ITC apportionment. |
| Number of entities | A holding company, a second operating company or a rental property each add a return. |
| State of the prior year | Clean opening balances cost nothing. Two years of unreconciled books is a project. |
Frequently asked questions
What is included in the monthly fee?
The services listed in your engagement letter, quoted as one number. For a full-service client that is bookkeeping, HST, payroll, the T2, the owner's T1 and the year-end financial statements. Questions asked along the way are not billed separately.
What is not included?
One-off work outside the engagement: prior-year cleanup, a CRA audit defence, an incorporation or reorganisation, or a special report for a lender. Those are quoted separately before we start them, never billed as a surprise.
Is there a setup or onboarding fee?
Only where there is real catch-up work. Onboarding a clean file is included. Rebuilding two years of unreconciled books is a project, and it is quoted as one.
Do fees go up?
They are reviewed annually, and they change when your business changes: more transactions, more staff, a second entity, a shift in HST frequency. We tell you before the change, not after.
Do I pay monthly or annually?
Monthly by pre-authorised debit for ongoing packages. One-off work is invoiced on completion.
What if I only want the T2?
We do compliance-only engagements. The honest note is that compliance-only is where we add the least value, because the decisions that save money are made during the year, not at the end of it.
Get your actual number
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