Accountant for Dauphin and the Parkland
EverStone CPA works with Dauphin businesses entirely online: corporate tax, bookkeeping, payroll and plain advice from a Chartered Professional Accountant, at a fixed fee agreed before work begins. Owners in Gilbert Plains, Grandview and Roblin are served the same way.
Who we help here: grain and cattle farms, the stores and dealers that serve the Parkland, and local trades and restaurants.
Quick answer: EverStone works with Dauphin and Parkland businesses remotely: corporate tax (T2), personal tax (T1), bookkeeping, payroll, and GST and Manitoba retail sales tax (RST) filing, at a fixed fee. Fees start at $125 for a personal return and $325 a month for bookkeeping.
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On this page
- A Manitoba CPA who works entirely online
- Which return applies to you
- What Manitoba adds for a Dauphin business
- Accounting and tax services for Dauphin businesses
- Built for farms and regional retail
- RST and inventory for Parkland retailers
- Payroll for part-time and seasonal staff
- Year-end and the owner’s pay
- Getting set up online
- Remote accounting
- Common questions from Dauphin owners
A Manitoba CPA who works entirely online
Dauphin is the trading centre for the Parkland. A cattle operation, an equipment dealer and a downtown store share the same core filings: a T2 or T1, GST, Manitoba RST and payroll. We prepare them on one file so the numbers agree.
One Chartered Professional Accountant knows your numbers year-round. Questions come by email, documents through a secure upload link, and returns are signed electronically.
Get My Fixed QuoteWhat Dauphin owners get
- Corporate tax (T2) & year-end statements
- Monthly bookkeeping & payroll
- GST and Manitoba RST filed separately
- Inventory and equipment CCA tracked
- 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 farmer | A T1 with the farm schedules, or a T2 for a farm corporation |
| Sales tax where you operate | 5% GST plus 7% Manitoba retail sales tax — two registrations, two returns |
Source: Should you incorporate? General information, not advice.
What Manitoba adds for a Dauphin business
A separate sales tax
Manitoba charges 5% GST plus 7% Retail Sales Tax (RST) as separate systems. Manitoba Finance runs RST, not the CRA, and RST on business inputs is generally a cost, not a credit like GST input tax credits.
Corporate rate
Manitoba’s provincial rate on active income eligible for the small business deduction is nil, up to the $500,000 business limit, so qualifying income carries only the 9% federal rate. The figures are on the Manitoba tax facts page.
Payroll layers
Workplace coverage runs through the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba, a separate account. The Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Levy exempts employers with total yearly payroll of $2.5 million or less.
Accounting and tax services for Dauphin businesses
Everything an owner-managed Dauphin business needs, delivered online.
Corporate Tax (T2)
T2 returns and year-end statements, with the small business deduction and equipment CCA.
Personal Tax (T1)
T1 returns for owners and families, reconciled to the slips from your own company.
Bookkeeping
Monthly reconciliations with inventory for a store, timed to grain and cattle sales for a farm.
Payroll
Pay runs, remittances, records of employment and T4 slips by the end of February.
GST and RST Filing
GST and Manitoba RST filed as two returns and reconciled to the books.
Business Advisory
Cash flow, equipment timing and when to incorporate.
Built for farms and regional retail
Dauphin sits in the Parkland of western Manitoba, near Riding Mountain and Dauphin Lake. The land around it grows grain and oilseeds and raises cattle. The town supplies a wide rural area with stores, dealers and services, and summer brings visitors.
Farms are paid when grain or cattle sell, and stores feel the harvest and the summer. Farms sell many zero-rated products for GST, can use the cash method and track equipment for capital cost allowance. See agriculture accounting, farm succession or farm accounting in Brandon.
Get My Fixed QuoteServing Dauphin, entirely online
Email first, video meetings when they help, a secure upload link for documents and e-signature for returns.
RST and inventory for Parkland retailers
A store collects GST and 7% RST at the till and files two returns. RST on its own inputs is generally a cost, not a credit like GST input tax credits. Goods for resale can be bought RST-free with the exemption documented at purchase, and stock needs a year-end count.
Payroll for part-time and seasonal staff
Stores lean on part-time staff, and farms add help at seeding and harvest. Each pay run needs correct CPP, EI and tax deductions, and each departing worker a record of employment. We keep the WCB account current. Hiring for the first time? See the first-employee checklist.
Year-end and the owner’s pay
A Dauphin corporation’s T2 is due six months after its year-end, but the balance owing is due earlier, the deadline most owners miss. Larger balances bring corporate instalments.
With Manitoba’s nil small-business rate, retained income is taxed at 9% until paid out, which helps an owner reinvesting in equipment, inventory or land. We review the salary-and-dividend split before year-end, while it can still change. Behind on the books? Catch-up work comes first.
Getting set up online
Send an enquiry
Describe the business. You get a fixed, written quote first.
Send your records securely
Upload records through a secure link and authorize CRA access online.
Stay current all year
Books, GST, RST and payroll stay on schedule, with email questions included.
Remote accounting
There is no Dauphin office. Everything runs by email, video, secure upload and e-signature. For the provincial picture, see accounting in Manitoba.
Common questions from Dauphin owners
How much does an accountant cost in Dauphin?+
Can an accountant outside Dauphin file my corporate taxes?+
Do I need to register for RST as well as GST?+
Do you work with farms in the Parkland?+
Does EverStone have a Dauphin office?+
Related services and local guides
Nearby cities and reference pages.
Starting fees
Every fee is fixed in writing before any work begins.
- Monthly bookkeeping, GST and RST 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