Fixed fees. Quoted up front. No surprises.
You should never hesitate to ask your accountant a question. Every EverStone engagement is a fixed fee agreed before the work starts — ask questions all year without watching a meter. Fees are the same whether you’re in Abbotsford, the Fraser Valley or anywhere else in Canada.
Quick answer: Accounting fees for an incorporated business depend on transaction volume, the condition of the bookkeeping, the number of filings and whether there is payroll — not on an hourly clock. EverStone quotes a single fixed fee in writing after a free consultation, before any work starts, so nothing changes mid-engagement.
Starting prices, in plain view
Every price below is a real starting point, not a teaser. Your exact fixed fee depends on complexity and volume — and you get it in writing after a free consult, before any work begins.
Personal Tax (T1)
- Basic T1 from $100
- Self-employed, rental & investment quoted up front
- Every credit & deduction captured
Bookkeeping & Payroll
- Monthly reconciled books
- Payroll & GST/PST filings
- Scales with transaction volume
Corporate Tax (T2)
- T2 corporate return e-filed
- With year-end statements — quoted for your year-end
- Salary-vs-dividend planning included
Fractional CFO
- Forecasting, KPIs & cash flow
- Board & lender-ready reporting
- Scoped to your hours & needs
Holdco & multi-entity structures, catch-up bookkeeping and prior-year filings are always custom-quoted — fixed, in writing, before we start.
What owners like you typically pay
Illustrative bundles based on common Fraser Valley situations — your quote is always confirmed up front.
Incorporated contractor
Situation: one-owner trades corporation, ~200 transactions a year, GST quarterly, pays two subcontractors.
Typical bundle: monthly bookkeeping + payroll + year-end T2 with statements + T5018s — usually $450–$650/month all-in, tax filings included.
See contractor accountingEstablished small business
Situation: incorporated, books already reconciled in QuickBooks, just needs year-end done right.
Typical bundle: T2 corporate return with year-end financial statements and salary-vs-dividend planning — quoted after a free consult.
See corporate taxSelf-employed / side business
Situation: sole proprietor or freelancer, a T1 with business income, some home-office and vehicle expenses.
Typical bundle: self-employed T1 with schedules — commonly $250–$450 per return, every deduction captured.
See personal taxRanges are illustrative and shown to help you plan — not a quote. Every engagement is priced individually and fixed in writing.
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What owners say about working with us
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Two questions owners ask before they engage us are answered in full in our guides, at no charge: what home office expenses a corporation can actually deduct, and how the bonus-versus-dividend choice changes the tax bill at year end.
Before asking for a quote, see exactly what one looks like — line by line, exclusions included.
A fixed fee is easier to judge when you can see the year it buys — what year one actually looks like walks through the engagement month by month.
If you would rather see how we think before you talk about fees at all, ask for a free second opinion on last year’s return — you get a written one-page summary and there is nothing to sign.
Who this is for, and who it is not
- Owners who want the number before the work, in writing
- Businesses comparing a fixed annual fee against hourly billing
- Anyone who has been surprised by an invoice before
- Audit or review engagements — our public practice licence covers compilation engagements, so assurance work goes to a firm licensed for it
- Work priced by the hour with an open-ended scope
- Engagements where the scope cannot be defined before starting
- Anyone choosing on price alone — we are rarely the cheapest
If that is you, we will say so on the first reply and point you somewhere appropriate.
Before you decide
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Information on this page was last reviewed in July 2026. See our editorial policy.
Working to a deadline? Personal tax dates and corporate dates are set out in full.
Not sure which band you fall into? The fee estimate tool turns these published figures into a monthly range for your transaction volume, payroll and sales-tax situation.
What moves a fixed fee up or down
The quote is fixed once agreed, but it is not the same number for everyone. Four things decide it, and you can estimate your own position on each before you ever speak to us:
- Transaction volume. A corporation running twenty transactions a month is not the same work as one running six hundred.
- Condition of the records. Reconciled books from a bookkeeper cost less to work from than a folder of statements. This is the single largest swing.
- Number of filings. T2 only, versus T2 plus GST plus payroll plus personal returns for two owners.
- Catch-up. Unfiled prior years are quoted separately, once, and do not raise your ongoing fee afterwards.
Nothing here is billed by the hour, and no fee changes after it is agreed without you agreeing to it first.
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One Chartered Professional Accountant, start to finish. Fixed fees, quoted in writing before any work begins — and no obligation from a first conversation.
“Sunny and his team have been completing my bookkeeping, taxes and financials for the last 2 years and they have been amazing. Thank you!”