What an accountant costs
What does an accountant cost in Canada
Published starting fees from a Canadian CPA firm. Personal tax from $65, bookkeeping from $500/mo, corporate year end and T2 from $2,500.
Personal tax from $65+. Bookkeeping from $500/mo+. Corporate year end and T2 from $2,500+. See starting fees. Amounts are starting prices plus 5% GST.
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The number most firms will not put in writing
Most Canadian accounting firms answer this question with a conversation rather than a figure. HBT publishes the whole schedule. An individual personal return starts at $65. A business owner or self employed return starts at $350. Monthly bookkeeping starts at $500 per month. A corporate year end with the T2 return starts at $2,500.
What moves a fee above the starting price is the condition of the records and the volume of work, never a surprise at the end. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business put total regulatory compliance costs for small business at 51.5 billion dollars in 2024, around 735 hours a year per business. Knowing the accounting number in advance is the part you can actually control.
Before you call
What happens on the first call
The first conversation is free and takes about 10 to 15 minutes. A team member in Calgary answers, asks what is urgent, and explains the useful next step. There is no obligation to start an engagement.
- Step 1
Tell us the pressure point
A CRA letter, a filing deadline, messy books, payroll, or a decision you need to understand.
- Step 2
We ask a few practical questions
Entity type, province, records, software, and the date that matters. You do not need a perfect file first.
- Step 3
You leave with a next step
We explain the work, the information required, timing, and price before anything begins.
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Fees
How we price the work
The first conversation is free. Starting fees are published on the fees page. Those amounts are starting prices and subject to 5% GST. Final fees depend on complexity, volume, record quality and scope. Fixed fees are provided where the engagement scope can be determined in advance. You will know the price before paid work starts.
Client feedback
What Calgary clients say
Husain Haroun, CPA, FCCA
Meet the founder who reviews the work“Working with HBT Accounting and the team was extremely efficient, thorough and professional.”
“HBT Accounting has a great team, as they have done all my annual taxes in professional way.”
“The team was helpful, easy to communicate with, and made everything stress free.”
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Service scope
What moves a fee above the starting price
The exact responsibilities, timing, and records depend on the agreed engagement. These are the areas we can discuss when shaping a scope that fits your business.
The state of the records
Reconciled books cost less to work from than a year of unsorted receipts. A cleanup is priced separately so you can see it.
Volume, not complexity alone
Transaction count, number of accounts, employees and properties drive the work more than the type of business does.
How many filings are involved
A single return is one price. A corporation with payroll, GST and a year end is a bundle, quoted as one.
How the work begins
A clear process before the accounting starts
- Step 1
A free first conversation
What you run, what is filed, what is late. No charge and no obligation.
- Step 2
A written fee
The scope and the price confirmed before any paid work starts.
- Step 3
No moving target
If the work changes, you hear the new number before it is done, not after.
Common question
How much does an accountant cost in Canada?
At HBT Accounting an individual personal return starts at $65, a business owner or self employed return at $350, monthly bookkeeping at $500 per month, and a corporate year end with the T2 return at $2,500. GST returns start at $175 and payroll at $150 per month. All amounts are starting prices plus 5% GST, and the final fee is confirmed in writing before any paid work begins.
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Call or text HBT Accounting in Calgary, Alberta at +1 (587) 894-7451. We will ask a few practical questions and explain the most useful next step.
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