Consultants and contractors
Accountants for incorporated consultants in Canada
Year-end, salary and dividend planning, and personal services business risk for incorporated Canadian consultants. Corporate year-end from $2,500.
Corporate year-end and T2 from $2,500+. Corporate tax planning from $350/hr. See starting fees. Amounts are starting prices plus 5% GST.
Calgary office · eligible remote work across Canada
One corporation, one client, and a rule worth knowing about
An incorporated consultant working mainly through a single client sits close to a rule that most other small corporations never meet. Where the CRA concludes that the worker would reasonably be regarded as an employee of that client but for the corporation, the corporation can be treated as a personal services business, and the tax treatment that follows is materially different from an ordinary small corporation.
HBT reviews where an engagement sits against the factors the CRA weighs, prepares the corporate year end and the personal return together, and sets out how the owner is being paid and what each option costs. Where the exposure is real we say so plainly, because the cost of finding out later is considerably higher than the cost of asking now.
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.
Ready now? Call +1 (587) 894-7451 or .
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 a consultant engagement covers
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.
Corporate year end and personal return
Both prepared together, so what the corporation reports and what the owner reports agree with each other.
Personal services business review
Where the work sits against the factors the CRA weighs, set out before a filing position is taken rather than after.
How the owner gets paid
Salary, dividends or a mix, with the administrative consequences of each explained.
How the work begins
A clear process before the accounting starts
- Step 1
Tell us about the engagements
How many clients, how long each has run, and whether you work through your own corporation.
- Step 2
Scope and price agreed
Priced on the number of entities and the volume of transactions, confirmed before work starts.
- Step 3
A position you can explain
Records and reasoning kept so the treatment applied can be supported if it is ever questioned.
Common question
What does accounting for an incorporated consultant cost?
A corporate year end with the T2 return starts at $2,500 and a business owner personal return at $350. A corporate nil return starts at $750 where the corporation was inactive. Corporate tax planning and consultation is $350 per hour, which is the usual basis for reviewing personal services business exposure or a salary and dividend mix. Amounts are starting prices plus 5% GST and are confirmed 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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