Markham businesses, served remotely
Accountant for Markham businesses
Remote accounting for Markham technology and professional firms: Ontario HST, owner pay, payroll for growing teams and corporate year end.
Calgary office · eligible remote work across Canada
Technology and professional firms, by count
Markham counted 338,503 people in 2021 and 16,411 businesses with employees in Statistics Canada's latest count. Its biggest sector by far is professional, scientific and technical services, 2,981 businesses, a group that takes in software design, engineering and consulting as well as the traditional professions.
Growing teams are where the accounting changes. A company hiring its first employees takes on source deductions and T4 slips, and once an eligible employer's Ontario payroll passes $1,000,000, the Employer Health Tax as well. Meanwhile the owners are deciding how much to take as salary and how much to leave in the company. HBT works on Markham files remotely from Calgary.
Markham in numbers
| Population, 2021 Census | 338,503 |
|---|---|
| Change since the 2016 Census | Up 2.9% |
| Size among Canadian municipalities | 16th |
| People per square kilometre | 1,604.8 |
| Businesses with employees | 16,411 |
| Largest sectors by employer businesses | Professional, scientific and technical services (2,981); Retail trade (1,602); Health care and social assistance (1,519) |
Source: Statistics Canada: Population and dwelling counts, census subdivisions, 2021 Census and Statistics Canada: Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026.
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.”
Service scope
What a Markham 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.
Payroll from the first hire
Payroll account, source deductions and year end slips.
Owner pay
Salary and dividends planned against the year's results.
HST
Ontario HST at 13 percent, including sales to customers in other provinces.
Common question
When should a growing Markham company set up payroll?
Before the first pay date. A business needs a CRA payroll account to deduct and remit income tax, CPP and EI for its first employee, and remittances then fall due on a schedule set by the size of the payroll.
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