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Accountants who know your trade, your tools, and your numbers.

Generic accounting firms treat every business like an office desk. We tailor your bookkeeping, deductions, and tax strategy to the operational realities of Canadian trade contractors, clinics, retailers, tech consultants, and gig workers.

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1,200+
businesses served
CRA
authorized representative
Since 2016
serving Canadian businesses
4.9★
Google rating · 194+ reviews
Targeted industry expertise

Every Canadian business is unique. So is how we do your books.

Click any industry below to see tailored workflows, integrated software, and transparent pricing.

Trades & Construction

Per-job costing, WSIB reporting, T5018 subcontractor slips, and holdbacks handled. Know exactly which jobs make money and which lose it.

General Contractors Electricians Plumbers HVAC
Trades Accounting → Per-job P&L from $450/mo

Gig & Rideshare Drivers

Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Skip, Instacart & Turo drivers across Canada. Maximum vehicle mileage deductions, capital cost allowance (CCA), and zero-audit-risk GST/HST filing.

Uber Lyft DoorDash Skip Instacart Turo
Gig Driver Taxes → from $80 / return

Healthcare & Medical Practices

Physicians, dentists, allied health professionals, and multidisciplinary clinics. Jane App reconciliation, zero-rated vs exempt HST rules, and associate contractor vs employee classification.

Doctors Dentists Physiotherapists Jane App

Professional Services & Consultancies

Law firms, architecture studios, creative agencies, and independent consultants. Retainer reconciliation, monthly payroll, disbursements, and optimized salary vs dividend splits.

Consultants Lawyers Architects Creative Agencies

Food Service & Retail Stores

Restaurants, bars, cafes, bakeries, and retail stores. Daily POS-to-bank sync (Square, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed), weekly food cost and prime cost benchmarking, and tip pooling payroll.

Square Toast Clover Lightspeed Inventory

IT Contractors & Consultants

Incorporated software engineers, tech consultants, and ERP implementation experts. Comprehensive Personal Services Business (PSB) risk insulation and corporate T2 tax returns.

Software Engineers ERP Consultants PSB Protection
IT Contractor Accounting → Flat $125/mo or T2 from $900

E-Commerce Sellers

Amazon FBA, Shopify, eBay, and multi-channel sellers across Canada and the US. Cross-border provincial sales tax (PST/RST/QST), inventory valuation, and automated daily payouts.

Amazon FBA Shopify eBay A2X Multi-channel
The specialist advantage

Why industry-specific accounting changes everything.

Zero learning curve on your software

Whether it is Jobber and BuilderTrend for trades, Jane App for medical clinics, or Square and Toast for restaurants, we integrate directly with your daily tech stack from day one.

Proactive CRA audit defense

Every industry has distinct CRA audit triggers: mileage logs for drivers, subcontractor slips for trades, or GST/HST place-of-supply rules for ecommerce. We build your audit defense monthly.

Numbers that actually guide decisions

You do not just get a generic year-end P&L. You get per-job profitability, prime cost percentages, or doctor vs clinic associate payout splits when it matters.

Trusted by 400+ Canadian businesses & contractors

4.9 on Google Reviews · 190+ verified reviews
★★★★★
Finally an accountant who understands construction holdbacks and T5018 slips. We switched from our local firm two years ago and haven't looked back.
Dave M. · General Contractor, Burlington ON
★★★★★
They set up our clinic on Jane App and QuickBooks seamlessly. Handled all associate payouts and GST exemptions without any headaches.
Dr. Sarah K. · Dental Clinic Owner, Calgary AB
★★★★★
Helped me incorporate my IT consulting business and structured my salary and dividends perfectly to minimize taxes legally. Super responsive team.
Rajesh T. · ERP Consultant, Toronto ON

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Common questions

Questions about industry-specific accounting.

The same work as a local accountant, done online: bookkeeping, payroll, GST/HST returns, the corporate (T2) or personal (T1) tax return, and dealing with CRA. You upload your records and meet by phone or video, so you can work with us from anywhere in Canada except Quebec.
Everything an in-house accounting team would handle: bookkeeping, invoicing and receivables, bills and payables, payroll, GST/HST, monthly management reports, year-end and the T2 return, and CRA correspondence. It suits businesses with staff and a high volume of transactions, typically around $1M or more in revenue.
It depends on your income, what you need to live on, and your plans for RRSPs and CPP. A salary is deductible to the corporation, creates RRSP contribution room and requires CPP contributions. Dividends do not create RRSP room and have no CPP. Many owners use a mix. We model both before your year-end so you can choose.
A T2 return is due within six months of the end of your corporation's tax year. Any balance owing is generally due two months after year-end, or three months for some Canadian-controlled private corporations. A corporation with no income still has to file.
Fixed fees. We have set packages for e-commerce sellers, incorporated contractors and consultants, T2 returns and T2 nil returns. Everything else is quoted after a short call. You get the price in writing before any work starts.
Yes to both. We collect your prior-year returns and records and pick up from there. Instaccountant is a CRA authorized representative, so once you authorize us we can speak and correspond with CRA on your behalf.
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