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 BC, Alberta, Ontario and Manitoba. Setting up a new company instead? The incorporation cost worksheet lists what the first year actually costs.
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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 we review your enquiry, before any work starts, so nothing changes mid-engagement.
Who does the work: a Chartered Professional Accountant prepares and reviews your file and answers your questions, from the first quote to the filed return. About EverStone CPA.
Pricing by business situation
Most business owners fit one of three situations. Each is quoted as a fixed fee in writing, after we review your request and before any work begins.
A. Annual
Annual corporate compliance
For incorporated businesses whose books are maintained, by the owner or a bookkeeper, and who need the year-end and filings handled.
Quoted after we see the records
- Year-end adjusting entries from your books
- Year-end financial statements (a compilation, where one is needed)
- T2 corporate return, e-filed
- Owner salary and dividend reviewed before filing
B. Monthly
Monthly accounting and tax
For businesses that want the books, the filings and the year-end handled by one firm, with numbers they can rely on through the year.
Bookkeeping from $325 a month
- Monthly reconciled books and a short report
- GST/HST and PST returns, priced in where you are registered
- Payroll and source deductions, priced in where you have staff
- Year-end statements and T2 can be included in the monthly fee
C. Oversight
Financial management support
For businesses that need reporting, forecasting and financial oversight, or a senior adviser for decisions.
Controller from $1,650 a month. CFO from $2,750 a month.
- Controller: month-end close to a date and a management reporting pack
- CFO: forecasting, budget comparison and decision support
- Scoped to the deliverables you choose, not every item at the starting fee
- Bookkeeping is priced separately, from $325 a month
Bookkeeping, controller and CFO are different jobs
Each level builds on the one below it. A controller or CFO engagement does not replace the bookkeeping; it is bought on top of it, or alongside a bookkeeper you already have.
| Bookkeeping | Fractional controller | Fractional CFO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main question it answers | Are the records complete and correct? | What happened this month, and is it accurate? | What should we do next? |
| Typical deliverables | Reconciled accounts, sales tax and payroll filings | Month-end close, reporting pack, budget comparison | Cash forecast, pricing and margin work, financing preparation |
| Starting fee | From $325 a month | From $1,650 a month | From $2,750 a month |
| Includes the level below? | Not applicable | No, bookkeeping is separate | No, bought separately or with a controller |
What can change a quote
- Monthly transaction volume and number of bank and card accounts
- Number of employees and pay frequency
- GST/HST and PST registrations and filing frequency
- Additional companies, such as a holding company
Quoted separately
- Catch-up bookkeeping, from $2,200 for each year of records brought current
- Prior-year and overdue returns
- CRA reviews and audits
- Work for an additional entity
Not part of our fee
- Your QuickBooks Online or Xero subscription, billed to you by the provider
- Government fees, such as the BC Registry annual report fee
- Audits, which we do not perform
For owners and families
Personal tax returns
T1 returns for owners, spouses and family members, prepared alongside the corporate year-end so pay and personal tax are planned together. Also available on their own.
From $125 a return. Self-employed, rental and investment returns quoted up front.
Fixed-fee bookkeeping
Our bookkeeping is a flat monthly fee, agreed in writing before work starts, from $325 a month. The fee is set by transaction volume, the number of bank and card accounts, payroll and sales tax filings. It does not change because you asked a question, and it changes only with your agreement if the business grows into a different scope.
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.
Learn more →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.
Learn more →Number of filings
T2 only, versus T2 plus GST plus payroll plus personal returns for two owners.
Learn more →Catch-up
Catch-up bookkeeping from $2,200 per year of records brought current. Quoted once, and it does not raise your ongoing fee afterwards.
Learn more →Nothing here is billed by the hour, and no fee changes after it is agreed without you agreeing to it first. Not sure which band you fall into? The fee estimate tool turns these published figures into a monthly range for your situation.
What owners like you typically pay
Illustrative bundles based on common Fraser Valley situations — your quote is always confirmed up front.
Established 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 we review your enquiry.
See corporate taxIncorporated 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 $500–$700/month all-in, tax filings included.
See contractor accountingSelf-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 $275–$500 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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