Surrey businesses, served remotely
Accountant for Surrey businesses
Surrey accountant for contractors and trades: B.C. PST on materials, T5018 slips for subcontractors and WorkSafeBC payroll, from a Calgary CPA firm.
Prepared by HBT Accounting, a CPA led firm in CalgaryUpdated 5.0 on Google, 59 reviews
Construction leads, by a distance
Surrey had 568,322 people in 2021, up 9.7% in five years, and 24,332 businesses with employees in Statistics Canada's latest count. 4,648 of them were in construction, more than twice the next sector.
Construction brings its own paperwork. A business whose main activity is construction and that pays subcontractors files T5018 slips each year. A contractor generally pays British Columbia's 7% PST on the materials it uses on a job, and none of that comes back, while the GST on the same invoices does. HBT handles Surrey files remotely from Calgary and keeps those two taxes in separate accounts from the start.
Surrey in numbers
| Population, 2021 Census | 568,322 |
|---|---|
| Change since the 2016 Census | Up 9.7% |
| Size among Canadian municipalities | 11th |
| People per square kilometre | 1,797.9 |
| Businesses with employees | 24,332 |
| Largest sectors by employer businesses | Construction (4,648); Professional, scientific and technical services (2,182); Health care and social assistance (2,035) |
Source: Statistics Canada: Population and dwelling counts, census subdivisions, 2021 Census and Statistics Canada: Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026.
What a Surrey engagement covers
Subcontractor reporting
T5018 slips and the records behind them.
PST and GST on jobs
PST paid on materials, GST collected and claimed on the same work.
Crews and payroll
Source deductions and year end slips, with WorkSafeBC alongside.
Does a Surrey construction business have to file T5018 slips?
If construction is its main business activity and it pays subcontractors for construction services, yes. The T5018 reports those payments, and it is due six months after the end of the reporting period the business chooses, either the calendar year or its fiscal year.
Starting prices are published on the fees page. Final fees depend on scope, and we quote a fixed fee once the work is clear. See starting fees. The first conversation is free and takes about 10 to 15 minutes.