Accountant for Ajax Owner-Managed Corporations, Trades and Shops
EverStone CPA works with Ajax businesses entirely online: corporate tax, bookkeeping, payroll, 13% HST and owner-pay planning from a Chartered Professional Accountant, at a fixed fee agreed before work begins.
Who we help here: incorporated trades and contractors, independent retailers and restaurants, and professional and service firms run by one or two owners. Most want one CPA for the corporation, by email.
Nearby, EverStone also serves businesses in Oshawa, Toronto, Markham and Richmond Hill.
Quick answer: EverStone works with Ajax corporations and their owners remotely: the T2 and year-end statements, personal tax (T1), bookkeeping, payroll and HST filing, at a fixed fee agreed before work starts. There is no Ajax office, and none is needed. Published fees start at $125 for a personal return and $325 a month for bookkeeping.
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On this page
- An Ontario CPA for Ajax corporations, working online
- Which return applies to you
- What Ontario adds for an Ajax business
- Accounting and tax services for Ajax businesses
- Built for Ajax trades, shops and owner-run companies
- Books that fit a shop, a crew or a practice
- HST at the till and on the invoice
- Payroll for part-time staff and crews
- Year-end for an owner-managed corporation
- Paying yourself from the corporation
- Getting set up, without a drive
- Common questions from Ajax owners
An Ontario CPA for Ajax corporations, working online
Ajax sits on Lake Ontario between Pickering and Whitby, along Highway 401 at the western edge of Durham Region. Its economy mixes retail and service plazas, light industry near the highway and commuters.
Many local businesses are small corporations with one or two owners. Each needs the core filings done well, plus clear advice on owner pay.
Get My Fixed QuoteWhat Ajax owners get
- Corporate tax (T2) & year-end statements
- Personal tax (T1) for owners & families
- Monthly bookkeeping & payroll
- Ontario HST filed & reconciled
- Salary-vs-dividend planning
- Fixed fees, confirmed up front
Which return applies to you
| If you are | You file |
|---|---|
| A sole proprietor | A T1 personal return with form T2125 for the business |
| An incorporated business | A T2 corporate return, with financial statement schedules |
| A holding company over an operating company | A separate T2 for each corporation |
| Sales tax where you operate | 13% HST, a single registration and a single return |
Source: Should you incorporate? General information, not advice.
What Ontario adds for an Ajax business
Provincial rules sit on top of the federal ones.
One sales tax
Ontario charges a single 13% HST: one registration, one return, and input tax credits that recover both parts of the tax on inventory, materials and equipment.
Corporate tax rate
Ontario taxes active small-business income at 2.2% after 30 June 2026 (3.2% before, prorated), plus the 9% federal rate, on a $500,000 business limit. Profit above it, or non-active income, is taxed at the 26.5% combined general rate. See Ontario tax facts.
Employer Health Tax and WSIB
Above the $1,000,000 Ontario payroll exemption, Employer Health Tax applies. Associated employers share one exemption. WSIB is separate again.
Accounting and tax services for Ajax businesses
Everything an owner-managed Ajax corporation needs, delivered online.
Corporate Tax (T2)
T2 returns, the small business deduction and CRA letters.
Year-End Statements
Statements from the same books as the T2, ready for a lender.
Bookkeeping
Monthly reconciliations with HST filing included.
Payroll
Pay runs, remittances, records of employment and T4 slips.
Tax Planning
Owner pay, holding companies and purchase timing.
Fractional CFO
A controller from $1,650 or CFO from $2,750 a month.
Built for Ajax trades, shops and owner-run companies
Ajax’s growth brings steady work for builders and service trades, and plenty of plazas. Retailers, restaurants and clinics there run on card sales, part-time staff and thin margins.
For these owners and for professional firms, the corporation is the centre of the tax picture. We keep its books, file its returns and plan owner pay around it.
Get My Fixed QuoteServing Ajax, entirely online
Email first, video meetings when they help, a secure upload link for documents and e-signature for returns.
Books that fit a shop, a crew or a practice
A shop needs point-of-sale totals matched to deposits and stock counted at year-end; see the inventory count guide. A trade needs job costing. A practice needs receivables in the right year.
The books are reconciled monthly so HST, payroll and the T2 use the same figures. If records are behind, bringing overdue books current comes first. Selling online too? See e-commerce accounting.
HST at the till and on the invoice
Ontario’s 13% HST applies to most sales, though some items are zero-rated or exempt. A wrong product code in the point-of-sale system repeats on every sale until someone checks it.
Trades claim input tax credits on materials and tools. Some small businesses do better on the Quick Method, which trades detailed credits for a simpler calculation. We reconcile HST to the books before each filing.
Payroll for part-time staff and crews
Retail payrolls change every period as part-time hours shift and staff come and go. Trades add overtime and the question of who is really a subcontractor.
We run pay, remit CPP, EI and income tax, issue T4 slips by the end of February and records of employment when staff leave. We also watch the Employer Health Tax exemption as you grow.
Year-end for an owner-managed corporation
The T2 is due six months after year-end, and the balance owing is due before the filing deadline. The Ontario Business Registry annual return is due within six months of year-end as well.
Planning happens before the year closes. Equipment in use before year-end can start capital cost allowance. Profit nearing the $500,000 business limit, or a second family corporation, calls for a look at the associated corporation rules.
Paying yourself from the corporation
Owner pay is usually a mix of salary and dividends. Salary creates RRSP room and is deductible to the corporation. Dividends skip payroll but create no RRSP room. Profit left in the corporation is taxed at the corporate rate, with personal tax due only when it is paid out.
The mix depends on what you live on and who in the family is involved. Start with the salary vs dividends calculator or the salary vs dividends guide.
Getting set up, without a drive
Everything runs online, from first email to signed return.
Send an enquiry
Describe the business by email. You get a fixed, written quote first.
Send your records securely
Records arrive by secure upload link; CRA access is set up through My Business Account.
Stay current all year
Books, HST and payroll stay on schedule, with email questions included for Ajax owners.
EverStone works with Ajax businesses virtually. There is no Ajax office, and nobody on the ground there. Moving firms? See switching accountants, or accounting in Ontario for the province.
Common questions from Ajax owners
How much does an accountant cost in Ajax?+
Can an accountant outside Ajax file my corporate taxes?+
When should my Ajax business incorporate?+
Do you work with retail stores and restaurants?+
Do you work with contractors and trades?+
How do we exchange documents securely?+
Do you work with businesses outside Ajax itself?+
Related services and local guides
Nearby cities, the rest of what we do for Ajax businesses, and the reference pages behind this one.
Starting fees
Every fee is fixed in writing before any work begins.
- Monthly bookkeeping, HST filing includedfrom $325 a month
- Payroll, remittances, T4s and ROEsincluded in monthly bookkeeping
- Books, payroll and the year-end T2 together$500–$700 a month
- Corporate year-end and T2 returnfixed fee, quoted in writing
- Personal tax return (T1)from $125; self-employed or rental $275–$500
- Catch-up bookkeepingfrom $2,200 per year of records
- Controller or CFO supportcontroller from $1,650, CFO from $2,750 a month
- One-off advice call with a CPA$225 plus GST