What it costs
Engagements are priced before they begin, in writing, and the figure does not move once the scope is agreed. Below is what most work costs — published so you can judge whether it is worth a conversation before having one.
Per-engagement fees
Discrete pieces of work, quoted as a single figure. Most clients start here.
Personal return (T1)Employment, pension and standard credits, with a review of the prior year for anything missed.
$150Personal return with rental or investment incomeRental schedules, dispositions and the capital-versus-expense treatment that goes with them.
$275Self-employed return (T1 with business schedule)The business schedule prepared from your records, including home-office, vehicle and capital cost treatment.
$350GST return, standaloneOne filing period prepared from books you already keep, with an input tax credit review before filing.
$125Bookkeeping catch-upFor books behind by a quarter or more. Estimated in writing after a review, so the total is known before work starts.
$65 / hourQuickBooks Online setupChart of accounts, bank feeds, opening balances and a walkthrough so you can keep it running day to day.
$350CRA correspondenceReading the letter, assembling documents and responding. Scope is set by CRA, so this is hourly with an estimate up front.
$95 / hourOngoing engagements
Bookkeeping and filings on a set monthly fee, handled through the year rather than all at once each spring. Suits regular transaction volume or payroll — if you file once a year with tidy records, the fees above will serve you better.
Fees assume the scope described and are confirmed in writing before any work begins. Work outside that scope is quoted separately, never added to an invoice after the fact.