What a nil return costs
What does a nil corporate return cost
A nil T2 for a dormant corporation from $750. A corporation with minimal activity from $1,500. Filing is required even with no activity.
Nil return from $750+. Minimal activity from $1,500+. See starting fees. Amounts are starting prices plus 5% GST.
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A dormant corporation still files
A corporation that did nothing all year still has to file a T2. A nil return starts at $750 at HBT. Where the company had some activity but not much, a few transactions or a single invoice, that is a minimal activity return from $1,500.
The reason to file a dormant company rather than ignore it is that the CRA can raise an arbitrary assessment on its own estimate, and correcting that later costs more than the return would have. Dissolving the company properly is the alternative, and that is a different conversation.
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
Nil, minimal, or wind it up
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.
Genuinely dormant
No transactions at all. A nil return from $750 keeps the company compliant.
Barely trading
A handful of transactions makes it a minimal activity return from $1,500.
Not coming back
Where the company has no future use, dissolving it is usually cheaper than filing forever.
How the work begins
A clear process before the accounting starts
- Step 1
Confirm the activity
Bank movement and any invoices decide which return applies.
- Step 2
Price agreed
Nil or minimal activity, in writing before the work.
- Step 3
Filed, or wound up
The return filed, or the dissolution discussed if that fits better.
Common question
Does a dormant corporation have to file a tax return?
Yes. A Canadian corporation generally files a T2 every year even with no activity. At HBT Accounting a nil return starts at $750 and a minimal activity return at $1,500, plus 5% GST. Not filing can lead the CRA to assess on its own estimate, which usually costs more to correct than filing would have cost.
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