--- title: "Hamilton, ON Accountant and CPA for Owner-Run Businesses" url: https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-hamilton description: "A CPA for Hamilton businesses: corporate tax, bookkeeping, payroll and personal tax for manufacturers, trades, carriers and realtors. Send an enquiry." type: location updated: 2026-10-02 summary: "EverStone serves Hamilton businesses remotely: T2 corporate returns, monthly bookkeeping with the 13% HST return included, payroll with Ontario employer health tax and WSIB, and personal T1s for owners. Fees are fixed in writing after we review your enquiry, and one CPA handles the file from start to finish. Published fees start at $125 for a personal return and $325 a month for bookkeeping." faq_count: 6 publisher: EverStone CPA Inc., a Chartered Professional Accountant firm registered with CPA British Columbia and CPA Alberta service_area: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba language: en-CA contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online --- [Home](https://www.everstonecpa.com/) [Ontario](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-ontario) Accountant in Hamilton Hamilton, ON · CPA for owner-run businesses # A fixed-fee CPA for *Hamilton* businesses EverStone CPA is a Chartered Professional Accountant firm serving Hamilton remotely — corporate tax, bookkeeping, payroll and personal returns, delivered by video, phone and a secure upload link, at a fixed fee agreed in writing before any work starts. Businesses in Burlington, Stoney Creek, Ancaster and Grimsby are served the same way. **Who we help here:** Fabricators and food processors, construction contractors, carriers and owner-operators, restaurants and realtors — owner-run Hamilton businesses that want one CPA who understands how their kind of work actually makes money. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online)[Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) Nearby, EverStone also serves [Kitchener-Waterloo](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-kitchener-waterloo). **Quick answer:** EverStone serves Hamilton businesses remotely: T2 corporate returns, monthly bookkeeping with the 13% HST return included, payroll with Ontario employer health tax and WSIB, and personal T1s for owners. Fees are fixed in writing after we review your enquiry, and one CPA handles the file from start to finish. Published fees start at $125 for a personal return and $325 a month for bookkeeping. ## Ontario tax, from a Hamilton point of view Ontario is simpler than most provinces on sales tax and busier on everything else. A single 13% HST replaces separate federal and provincial taxes, so there is one registration, one return and one set of input tax credits. Corporate income tax is calculated inside the federal T2, with no separate provincial return. Around that sit the Ontario pieces a Hamilton owner has to watch. There is employer health tax once Ontario payroll passes the exemption, and WSIB coverage reported to a separate board. There is also an annual return filed through the Ontario Business Registry within six months of the year end. Contractors add the Construction Act, with its 10% holdback. Realtors add the option, available in Ontario since 2020, of earning through a personal real estate corporation. Current rates and thresholds are kept, with sources, on the [Ontario tax facts page](https://www.everstonecpa.com/ontario-tax-facts). ## What we do for Hamilton businesses Most Hamilton owners need some mix of four services, and each has its own page for this city. - [Corporate tax (T2) in Hamilton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/corporate-tax-accountant-hamilton) — the federal and Ontario return, the registry filing, CCA on equipment and SR&ED where it applies. - [Bookkeeping in Hamilton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/bookkeeping-hamilton) — monthly books with job costing, holdbacks and inventory, from $325 a month with GST/HST filing included. - [Payroll in Hamilton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-hamilton) — CRA remittances, employer health tax, WSIB, tips and year-end T4s. - [Personal tax in Hamilton](https://www.everstonecpa.com/personal-tax-accountant-hamilton) — owners’ T1s from $125 and coordinated with the company’s return. Above that, a fractional controller starts from $1,650 a month and a fractional CFO from $2,750 a month, for businesses whose questions have outgrown the monthly close. [Published pricing](https://www.everstonecpa.com/pricing) sets out what each covers. ## Hamilton industries we work with most Hamilton’s economy still carries the shape of its steel heritage, and the businesses that come to us reflect it. **Manufacturers and food processors.** Job shops, fabricators and processing plants live on inventory, work in progress, equipment and a shop payroll. SR&ED on process improvement is often missed. See [accounting for Hamilton manufacturers](https://www.everstonecpa.com/manufacturer-accountant-hamilton). **Construction contractors.** Holdbacks, progress billing, T5018 slips and WSIB clearances run through every job, from lower-city infill to new subdivisions on the Mountain. See [accounting for Hamilton contractors](https://www.everstonecpa.com/contractor-accountant-hamilton). **Trucking and logistics.** Carriers on the QEW and 403 corridor and around the port deal with IFTA, IRP, equipment CCA and the owner-operator question. See [accounting for Hamilton carriers](https://www.everstonecpa.com/trucking-accountant-hamilton). **Restaurants.** Food cost, tips, POS reconciliation and HST on meals, for dining rooms from James Street North to Locke Street. See [accounting for Hamilton restaurants](https://www.everstonecpa.com/restaurant-accountant-hamilton). **Realtors.** Commission income, brokerage statements, HST on commissions and the PREC decision. See [accounting for Hamilton realtors](https://www.everstonecpa.com/realtor-accountant-hamilton). ## What a Hamilton client’s year looks like The year is set by your fiscal year end, not by the calendar. Books close monthly, and HST returns file on the cycle the CRA assigns from your revenue. Before the year end we look at the decisions that can still change the result: whether to buy that piece of equipment now, how to split salary and dividends, whether the shareholder loan account needs clearing. After it, the balance of tax is due in two or three months, the T2 and the Ontario annual return in six, and T4 slips by the end of February. None of those dates wait for a reminder from the CRA, so they go in your calendar at the start. [Deadline reminders](https://www.everstonecpa.com/deadline-reminders) can send them to you as well. ## Serving Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Burlington and Grimsby The work is the same whether your business sits below the escarpment in the lower city, on the Mountain, in Stoney Creek or Ancaster, in Dundas, across the bay in Burlington, or out along the lake in Grimsby. Burlington sits in Halton and Grimsby in Niagara, but Ontario’s rules are the same on both sides of those lines, and a remote engagement does not care which exit you take off the QEW. For owners further into Niagara, [accounting in St. Catharines](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-st-catharines) covers the same ground, and [accounting in Toronto](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-toronto) covers the east end of the lake. If you are looking for a chartered professional accountant near Hamilton, the engagement is the same remote, fixed-fee arrangement in each of these communities. About this article **EverStone CPA** Prepared and reviewed by a Chartered Professional Accountant at EverStone CPA, a CPA firm working with small and midsized businesses in BC, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba. Updated September 2026 . [About the firm](https://www.everstonecpa.com/about) · [Send an enquiry](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online) ## Which return applies to you Which return applies to you The structure you trade under decides the return — for a business operating in Hamilton, Ontario | 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, plus the Ontario annual return | | A partnership | A T5013 partnership return where required, plus each partner’s own return | | An employer | Payroll remittances, T4 slips, employer health tax where it applies, and WSIB | | Sales tax where you operate | 13% HST, a single registration and a single return | Source: [When incorporating starts to pay](https://www.everstonecpa.com/incorporation-advice). General information, not advice. Common questions ## Questions from Hamilton business owners **How much does an accountant cost in Hamilton?** Fees are fixed and quoted after we review your enquiry. Personal tax starts at $125 and monthly bookkeeping at $325 a month with GST/HST filing included. A typical trades-corporation bundle of bookkeeping, payroll and the year-end T2 usually runs $500–$700 a month. Corporate tax on its own is quoted after we review your enquiry. [Ask about your case →](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) **Can an accountant outside Hamilton file my corporate taxes?** Yes, and nothing about the filing changes. Ontario corporate tax is calculated inside the federal T2, which is filed electronically with the CRA wherever the preparer sits. **How do we exchange documents?** Through a secure upload link rather than a drop-off. You send statements and invoices when it suits you, we reconcile from those, and approvals happen by e-signature. If you already use cloud accounting software, we work in your file directly. **Do you handle the Ontario Business Registry annual return?** Yes. It is due within six months of your fiscal year end and is filed separately from the T2, so we put it on the same calendar and file it alongside the corporate return. **Can I get a quick answer before booking anything?** Yes. The [quick question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) form reaches a CPA directly, with no meeting and no invoice attached. For a deeper look at one issue, a 45-minute [Advice Call](https://www.everstonecpa.com/advice-call) is a flat fee of $225 + GST. **Do you work with businesses outside Hamilton itself?** Yes. EverStone works remotely, so businesses in Stoney Creek, Ancaster, Dundas, Burlington and Grimsby are served exactly as Hamilton ones are: video, phone, email and a secure upload link, at the same fixed fees. ## Related services and local guides Nearby cities, the rest of what we do for Hamilton businesses, and the reference pages behind this one. [Accounting for Hamilton manufacturers Inventory, job costing, equipment CCA and SR&ED for fabricators and food processors.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/manufacturer-accountant-hamilton) [Accounting for Hamilton contractors Holdbacks, HST on progress bills, T5018 slips and WSIB.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/contractor-accountant-hamilton) [Accounting for Hamilton carriers IFTA, IRP, CCA on tractors and trailers, and driver status.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/trucking-accountant-hamilton) [Accounting for Hamilton restaurants Food cost, tips, POS reconciliation and HST on meals.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/restaurant-accountant-hamilton) [Accounting for Hamilton realtors Commission income, PRECs, HST on commissions and vehicle claims.](https://www.everstonecpa.com/realtor-accountant-hamilton) [Accounting & CPA services in St. Catharines The same CPA engagement, serving St. Catharines](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-st-catharines) [Accounting & CPA services in London The same CPA engagement, serving London](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-london-ontario) [Accounting & CPA services in Oshawa The same CPA engagement, serving Oshawa](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-oshawa) [Bookkeeping in Hamilton Bookkeeping for Hamilton businesses](https://www.everstonecpa.com/bookkeeping-hamilton) [Personal tax (T1) in Hamilton Personal tax for Hamilton businesses](https://www.everstonecpa.com/personal-tax-accountant-hamilton) [Corporate tax (T2) in Hamilton Corporate tax for Hamilton businesses](https://www.everstonecpa.com/corporate-tax-accountant-hamilton) [Payroll in Hamilton Payroll for Hamilton employers](https://www.everstonecpa.com/payroll-services-hamilton) [Accounting & bookkeeping services What a full-service engagement covers](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accounting-services) [Get a second opinion A CPA review of a return already filed](https://www.everstonecpa.com/second-opinion) [Accountants across Ontario Remote CPA service throughout Ontario](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-ontario) [Ontario tax facts Current rates and thresholds for Ontario](https://www.everstonecpa.com/ontario-tax-facts) ### What clients say Rated 5.0 on Google across 21 client reviews. [Read all reviews](https://www.everstonecpa.com/reviews) ★★★★★ “Personal. Professional. Responsive. Plus he saved me a bundle!” Corrin Skalbeck Verified Google Local Guide ★★★★★ “…He is very knowledgeable and has saved me tons in taxes by restructuring my group of companies — the best accountant I've worked with in the last 10 years, after switching from three different firms.” Matt Hildebrandt Verified Google review ### Nearby in Ontario The same fixed-fee service, online, for owner-run businesses in [Burlington](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-burlington). Every city is on the [Ontario page](https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-ontario). ### Starting fees Every fee is fixed in writing before any work begins. - **Monthly bookkeeping, GST/PST filing included** from $325 a month - **Payroll, remittances, T4s and ROEs** included in monthly bookkeeping - **Books, payroll and the year-end T2 together** $500–$700 a month - **Corporate year-end and T2 return** fixed fee, quoted in writing - **Personal tax return (T1)** from $125; self-employed or rental $275–$500 - **Catch-up bookkeeping** from $2,200 per year of records - **Controller or CFO support** controller from $1,650, CFO from $2,750 a month - **One-off advice call with a CPA** $225 plus GST [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online?service=monthly#enquiry-form) ## Ready for a CPA who knows how Hamilton businesses work? Work with a CPA who understands equipment, holdbacks, payroll and Ontario HST. Email enquiry, fixed quote, fully online. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online)[Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) ## Remote accounting The firm serves Hamilton remotely. **There is no Hamilton office and no staff based there.** Everything runs by video call, phone and secure document exchange, so nothing about the engagement depends on being nearby. The person who answers your question in September is the one who prepared the return in the spring, which is the part a larger office structure tends to lose. ## How a remote engagement works in Ontario Working with a CPA in another province is ordinary now, and for an Ontario corporation it changes nothing about how the return is prepared or filed. - **Authorisation, not paperwork.** You authorize us through your CRA My Business Account, a few clicks on your side. That lets us see filings, balances and notices directly rather than asking you to forward them. - **Documents move by secure upload link.** Bank statements, payroll records and year-end files are sent by secure upload link, never as email attachments. You can send from a phone. - **Signatures are electronic.** Engagement letters and filing authorizations are signed in a browser. Nothing is printed, scanned or couriered. - **Filing is electronic.** The T2 goes to the CRA and the annual return to the Ontario Business Registry online, exactly as they would from down the street. ## Talk to a CPA about this One Chartered Professional Accountant, start to finish. Fixed fees, quoted in writing before any work begins, and no obligation from a first conversation. [Get My Fixed Quote](https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online) [Ask a Free Question](https://www.everstonecpa.com/quick-question) Email info@everstonecpa.com --- Source: https://www.everstonecpa.com/accountant-hamilton Prices: https://www.everstonecpa.com/pricing · Contact: info@everstonecpa.com · https://www.everstonecpa.com/book-online