Accounting for CPA firms and business owners
We prepare compilations, T2 and T1 returns and month-end books for accounting firms across Canada, and keep business owners' books clean, reconciled and ready for tax time.
Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific hours
Who we help
For CPA firms
Compilations, T2 and T1 returns and month-end books prepared inside your systems. Your firm keeps the client relationship, the review and the sign-off.
For business owners
Monthly bookkeeping in QuickBooks Online or Xero, so you always know where your business stands and tax time is no scramble.
Services
For accounting firms we do the preparation and you keep the sign-off. For businesses we keep the books current all year.
Year-end
Full working-paper files prepared to CSRS 4200, ready for your partner's review.
Tax
Returns prepared from the compiled statements or client slips, with a clear list of open questions.
Monthly
Clean, reconciled books every month, closed on a fixed schedule.
Cleanup
Behind-on-books clients brought current so the year-end file can start.
Software we work with
No training time on your side. We work in the same software your team or your business already uses.
How it works
You see the quality of the work before you commit to anything.
We learn your client mix, software, deadlines and the work you want to hand off.
Send us one compilation, a T1 or a month of books, and judge the work before you commit.
We sign an NDA, set up secure access to your systems or accounting software, and adopt your policies and templates.
Work comes back on schedule with a short status note, and questions are batched so you aren't chased all month.
Ways to work together
Clear starting prices in CAD. Your exact quote depends on volume and file complexity, and your first trial file is free.
Dedicated
from CAD 2,600/ month
A dedicated accountant working 40 hours a week on your time zone, as part of your team.
Flexible
On request
A set number of hours each month for steady overflow work.
Fixed fee
from CAD 40/ file
A fixed fee per file or per month, agreed before work starts.
Data security
Clients ask about this first, so here is exactly how we handle your files.
Access through your remote desktop, QBO Accountant, your CaseWare or TaxCycle server, or SharePoint and OneDrive.
No downloads, printing, USB drives or personal email for client documents.
Dedicated work laptops with encrypted drives, a password manager, two-factor sign-in and current antivirus.
We sign an NDA before any access and follow your own security policies.
About us
We called the firm Books Matter because everything rests on the books: every tax return, every set of financial statements and every decision an owner makes. Get them right and everything else gets easier.
Books Matter Accounting grew out of years of preparing files for Canadian CPA firms. We know CRA filing seasons, CSRS 4200 and what reviewers look for, and we bring that same standard to every business we keep books for.
Founder & Engagement Lead
Abid founded Books Matter after more than seven years preparing compilations, T2 and T1 returns and month-end work for Canadian CPA firms. As a Senior Practice Manager he led a team of 20 to 25 accountants serving 5 to 10 CPA firms at once.
Get in touch
Tell us about your firm or business and the work you'd like to hand off. We reply within one business day and can set up an intro call at a time that suits you.