Fixed-fee bookkeeping, not hourly
One fee a month, known before the work starts. A busy month does not become a bigger invoice, and nobody is counting minutes against you.
Plans and pricing for BC small businessWhat bookkeeping actually costs
Fixed-fee bookkeeping, priced by your transaction volume and quoted in writing. Below: how we build that number, what moves it, and what everyone else charges.
How it works
Four things that are always true
Quoted in writing, within one business day
Not a range on a call. A written scope and a fixed monthly figure you can compare directly.
One-time work quoted separately
Catch-up bookkeeping and software setup are each quoted as one number before they start. Neither is folded into the monthly plan.
Contract based, term set per client
Engagements run on a contract with the term agreed up front. Every figure is in CAD plus GST.
What the market charges
What this actually costs
Local firms billing hourly charge $75 to $150 an hour, which puts most small businesses between $600 and $2,000 a month. Flat monthly plans run roughly $300 to $2,000 depending on volume. We charge a fixed monthly fee. Send us your transaction volume and what you need filed, and your number comes in writing within one business day.
What moves the number
Five things we look at
01
How many transactions you run
The single biggest factor. Forty lines a month is a different job from 400, and the plans are sized to match.
02
How many accounts there are to reconcile
Two bank accounts and a credit card is straightforward. Six accounts across three institutions, a line of credit and a foreign currency account is not.
03
What you need filed
GST only, PST only, or both. Whether payroll and the remittances that come with it are in scope, and whether WorkSafeBC reporting sits alongside them.
04
Which sales channels you use
Shopify and Stripe settle in batches with fees taken out before the money lands, which makes reconciling to invoice level real work. Payment by e-transfer is simpler.
05
How far behind the books are
We quote catch-up separately from the monthly plan, as one number agreed before it starts. It never rolls into the monthly figure.
The plans
Scoped by how much work there is
Three plans, sized to your transaction volume. If you are not sure which one fits, guess low and we will tell you in the quote.
Foundation
Sole proprietors with simple books
Up to 50 transactions a month
- Bank and credit card reconciliation
- Transaction categorization
- Monthly profit and loss, balance sheet
- Not included: GST and PST filing
- Not included: Payroll and T4s
Standard
Most chosenEstablished small businesses
Up to 150 transactions a month
- Everything in Foundation
- GST filing to the CRA
- PST filing to the BC Ministry of Finance
- Sales channels reconciled: Shopify, Stripe
- Not included: Payroll and T4s
Complete
Businesses with staff on payroll
Up to 400 transactions a month
- Everything in Standard
- Payroll, source deductions, T4s and ROEs
- Accounts payable managed
- WorkSafeBC reporting
- Quarterly review call
One-time work
Catch-up bookkeeping — One number, agreed before we start, once we have seen how far behind you are.
One-time work
Software setup and migration — Quoted once, on QuickBooks Online, Xero or Sage 50. See what setup covers.
One-time work
Year-end returns — T1 for sole proprietors and the self-employed, T2 for corporations. Priced separately from the monthly plan.
What changes a fixed monthly quote
These fictional scopes show how the work changes. Your price follows a review of your own books and is supplied in writing.
An owner working alone
One bank account, one card, a modest number of invoices and no payroll. We confirm transaction volume, sales-tax registrations and how you provide receipts.
An online shop
Shopify or Stripe adds payout reconciliation, refunds and fees. Multiple currencies or sales channels can add work even when the bank shows only a few deposits.
A business with employees and a backlog
Payroll frequency and employee count affect recurring work. Unfinished months need a separate catch-up scope before the monthly starting point can be agreed.
The written quote identifies the monthly scope, separately quoted work and what happens if your volume or requirements change. We agree changes before doing additional work.