Bookkeeping services in Richmond, in English and Mandarin
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Import and distribution, restaurants, retail and everything around the airport, with the books and the conversation in whichever language suits you.
Short answer: we keep the books for Richmond small businesses in English or Mandarin: monthly bookkeeping, GST and PST including PST self-assessment on imports, payroll, and T1 and T2 returns, for a fixed monthly fee. The work is done online from West Vancouver, and the quote arrives in writing within one business day.
What we do for Richmond businesses
- Monthly bookkeeping, with reports in English or Mandarin
- GST and PST, including PST you have to self-assess on goods brought into BC
- Import costs and the GST paid at the border
- Restaurant books: tips, point-of-sale deposits and food cost
- Payroll, T4s and ROEs, and WorkSafeBC reporting
- T1 and T2 returns, and holding companies alongside operating ones
What is different about the books in Richmond
Richmond is import, distribution and cross-border trade, plus everything that sits around the airport, and a large community of Chinese-speaking owners for whom a bilingual practice is the point rather than a convenience. The tax question that comes with imports is self-assessment: goods brought into BC for use here often arrive with no PST on the invoice, because the seller had no duty to charge it, and the obligation moves to you on your PST return.
Your Richmond business licence
To do business in Richmond you need a valid Richmond business licence, and the bylaws require it to be posted where it can be seen. Richmond has its own rules for home businesses in residential districts, worth reading before you apply. You can apply online through MyBusiness in the MyRichmond portal, by mail or in person at City Hall. Richmond is part of the Metro West inter-municipal licence for trades.
Questions Richmond owners ask
Can the whole engagement be in Mandarin?
Yes. The quote, the monthly reports and the conversations can be in Mandarin. Returns filed with the CRA and the province are in English, as the forms require.
Do I pay PST on goods I import into BC?
Often, yes. If the seller or the border did not collect it, you self-assess it on your PST return, or on a casual return if you are not registered. The importing guide explains both.
Do I have to display my Richmond business licence?
Yes. Richmond’s bylaws require the licence to be posted where it can be seen.
Do you keep the books for restaurants?
Yes. Restaurant books turn on tips, point-of-sale deposits, PST and liquor rates set item by item, and food cost, and each has its own guide.
Importing goods: GST and PST →
Bookkeeping for importers and distributors →
Get a written quote
Tell us where you are, roughly how many transactions a month and what you need filed. A written scope and a fixed monthly price follow within one business day.
info@orbisaccounting.ca