Accounting & Bookkeeping

Company vehicles can simplify operations, but before you hand over the keys to an employee, it’s important to understand how the tax implications will impact payroll. Between distinguishing business and personal mileage, calculating standby charges, and managing deductions, it’s easy to make mistakes that cost you time (and possibly penalties).  To get started — and […]

When your payroll and accounting tools don’t talk to each other, you’re stuck juggling spreadsheets, duplicate entries, and hours of reconciliation. Mistakes slip through, reports get messy, and cash flow feels like a guessing game that leaves you wondering if you’ll make your next payroll.  That’s why we’ve teamed up with FreshBooks — the Canadian […]

As an employer, there are many decisions that you’ll have to make when it comes to hiring and paying your employees. Minimum wage, AKA the lowest hourly pay rate that an employer can pay an employee? That’s not one of them. In Canada, minimum wage by province or territory falls under the domain of the […]

For Canadian bookkeepers, year-end payroll season feels like preparing for a marathon at spring pace. T4s, subcontractor payments, taxable benefits, and CRA deadlines all converge — usually accompanied by clients scrambling to send last-minute information.  But it doesn’t have to be chaos. We caught up with our community of bookkeepers, to dig into their battle-tested […]

Picture this: It’s Monday morning and a bookkeeper in Halifax is already fielding calls from clients who forgot to submit their payroll hours again. Meanwhile, across the country, a bookkeeper in Saskatchewan is manually calculating stat holiday pay while simultaneously trying to remember which deduction codes apply to their newest client. Sound familiar? You’re not […]

Ontario payroll compliance comes with its own rules, from provincial Employer Health Tax to daily overtime and statutory holiday eligibility. This checklist keeps your business compliant and your team paid accurately. Prefer paper? Click Download as PDF on the lefthand menu to get a printable version. Let’s get started. Step 1: Obtain a Payroll Account […]

Running payroll in British Columbia comes with its own rules, from provincial Employer Health Tax to daily overtime and statutory holiday eligibility. This checklist keeps your business compliant and your team paid accurately. Prefer paper? Click Download as PDF on the lefthand menu to get a printable version. Let’s get started. Step 1: Obtain a […]

Trying to get in touch with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) can feel a bit like navigating a maze, especially when you’re already juggling a dozen other tasks. Whether you’re chasing down a remittance issue, checking the status of an objection, or just trying to update a business address, knowing where (and how) to reach […]

In the summer, temperatures go up, and urgent inquiries from clients go down. Making this is the perfect time of year to take a closer look at your current processes and workflows to identify any activities that can be automated or updated.  By tidying up payroll records and setting up automations during the slower summer […]

Managing payroll for multiple clients can be time consuming — especially during certain times of the year. So, the thought of switching payroll software solutions (on top of everything else) might feel like a harder path than trying to stick it out with your current tool or solution. But switching your payroll systems doesn’t have […]

What if one of your most underutilized advisory tools was already right at your fingertips? In our recent webinar, Leveraging Payroll Data for Smarter Financial Decisions, we explored how Canadian bookkeepers and accountants can tap into payroll data to deepen their advisory role, drive better business decisions, and elevate the value they deliver to small […]

Over the last six months, I’ve had the chance to talk to several bookkeepers and firm owners who’ve said the same thing: “I don’t take on clients with payroll.”  Which makes me question why? The reasons are consistent: I do not want to be tied down. It makes it hard to go on vacation. The […]

Vacation pay remains one of the more nuanced areas of payroll for Canadian small businesses — especially as federal and provincial standards continue to evolve. From minimum entitlements to how vacationable earnings are defined, staying compliant can be challenging.  While employment standards laws set the floor, non-union employers still have flexibility in how vacation pay […]

Payroll isn’t often seen as a driver for business growth. But, what some business owners don’t realize, is that payroll can be strategically leveraged to maximize earning potential. From providing advisory services to clients to uncovering valuable insights to inform decision making, we dive into the ways payroll can go beyond the numbers to drive […]

Payroll isn’t just another service to tack onto your bookkeeping or accounting offerings — it’s a powerful, revenue-generating opportunity that keeps clients sticky and loyal, when done right. But let’s be honest: keeping up with constantly changing payroll legislation, CRA updates, and client expectations can feel overwhelming. Especially in Canada, where compliance rules are nuanced […]