Tax Filings Canada provides full-service accounting for architects: monthly bookkeeping and reconciliations, T2 corporate and T1 personal tax filing, GST/HST returns, payroll and CRA correspondence — all at cheap fixed fees agreed up front.
Every engagement is handled by accountants who work with architects year-round, so sector-specific deductions and compliance obligations are built into the file rather than bolted on at year-end. You review and approve everything before paying.
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| Factor | Tax Filings Canada | Typical Firm |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed, flat fee | Hourly / unpredictable |
| Payment | Pay after service | Upfront retainer |
| Price match | Yes, on written quotes | Rarely |
| CRA audit support | Included | Billed extra |
| Typical turnaround | 3-5 business days | 2-4 weeks |
For architects, the difference between an adequate and a strong filing is sector knowledge. Incorporated professionals with one dominant client carry personal services business risk — a designation that strips the small business deduction and most expense claims. Everything is handled at a cheap fixed price — the economical alternative to hourly billing.
If you run a business in the architects sector, you already know the operational side better than any tax practitioner ever will. What you may not see is how the tax rules read your operations — and that reading is what determines your filing position.
There is no way around the opening fact, so it may as well come first. Accrued but unbilled revenue belongs in income in the year the work was performed. Deferring it to the invoice date understates taxable income and is a standard reassessment adjustment.
The second point follows directly from the first. The CRA expects the trial balance behind a T2 to reconcile to the GIFI schedules filed with it. A statement set that does not tie to the return is the first thing a reviewer notices.
Fixed fee agreed up front, sector-experienced preparation, and you pay after the work is reviewed.
Accounting for Architects is a specialist job because the CRA treats this part of the professional services sector differently. These are the rules that actually change the number at the bottom of the return.
Disbursements recovered from clients are revenue, not a wash: the CRA expects them in income with the matching cost deducted, and netting them off is a common reassessment trigger.
Partner draws are not salary. Drawing ahead of allocated income creates a debit capital account the CRA can treat as a shareholder-style benefit on audit.
A home office qualifies only where it is the principal place of business or used exclusively and regularly to meet clients; the deduction cannot create or increase a business loss.
Practice-management software, secure client portals and cyber-liability cover are current expenses, while the licence itself may be a Class 12 or Class 50 capital asset.
An incorporated practice files the T2 within six months of year-end, with the balance due two months after (three for a CCPC claiming the small business deduction).
Partnerships crossing $2 million in combined revenue and expenses, or holding a corporate partner, must file the T5013 information return by March 31.
The salary-versus-dividend mix is where the money is: salary creates RRSP room and CPP entitlement, dividends avoid payroll remittances, and the right split changes with the owner's draw.
Passive investment income above $50,000 a year grinds the small business deduction dollar for dollar, so retained earnings need a deliberate investment plan.
We apply all of this as part of the standard engagement for Architects — there is no separate advisory fee, and the quote is fixed before any work begins.
Specialized Professional Services sector compliance, bookkeeping, and tax planning for Architects.
Providing tailored Architects tax filing and planning to reduce liabilities, maximize refunds, and ensure CRA compliance.
100% risk-free Architects tax filing with clear pricing, no hidden fees, plus support for personal taxes, small business accounting, and bookkeeping.
From bookkeeping to corporate audits, protect your Architects business with CRA compliance and expert cross border tax strategies.
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Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Architects businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Architects businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Architects businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Architects businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Architects businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Architects businesses.
Transparent, fixed-fee Architects pricing with zero hidden fees. Pay only after your Architects work is completed and filed.
T2 corporate tax filing, balance sheets, income statements compilation, corporate tax optimization, and direct CRA representation.
T5013 partnership information returns, K-1 partner schedule allocations, structural planning, and tax minimization advisory.
T3010 registered charity returns, T1044 NPO return filing, financial summaries compilation, and compliance audits support.
T3 trust tax return filing, testamentary trust setups, estate distribution allocations, and strategic inheritance planning.
Bank & credit card reconciliations, monthly balance sheet and P&L preparation, payroll ledger syncing, and QuickBooks/Xero ledger support.
Compilation engagement report, corporate financial statement compilation, trial balance adjustments, and full T2 return integration.
T1 tax returns compilation for students, salaried employees, and self-employed. Covers T4/T5 matching, RRSP credits, and medical deductions.
Sales tax ledger reconciliation, Input Tax Credits (ITCs) verification, Netfile electronic submission to CRA, and provincial compliance checks.
See how our expert Architects tax and accounting services have helped Canadian businesses save money and stay compliant.
Growth at a boutique law firm in Red Deer, Alberta had outrun the back office. A chart of accounts that told the owner nothing about architects margin broke first. Headcount reached 57 with $142,000 of cash freed.
A boutique law firm in Red Deer, Alberta was growing fast, with headcount reaching 57 in eighteen months. The back office had not kept up. A chart of accounts that told the owner nothing about architects margin was the first thing to break. We documented the positions to the standard the CRA applies to this sector specifically. We built the compliance calendar for the size the business was becoming rather than the size it had been. The business reached 57 staff with no missed remittance and no late filing. $142,000 of working capital was freed in the process.
The ledger at a surveying practice in Guelph, Ontario could not support its own filings. The reason was a previous accountant with no experience of this sector. Rebuilding it surfaced $6,800 in unclaimed input tax.
A surveying practice in Guelph, Ontario could not answer basic questions about its own numbers. A previous accountant with no experience of this sector sat between the bank statements and the ledger. We rebuilt the chart of accounts around how an architects business actually earns and spends. We then documented the process so the work does not depend on any one person remembering how it was done. Records rebuilt and reconciled, $6,800 recovered in input tax credits that the old file could not support, and a documented monthly process now in place.
A translation services company in Edmonton, Alberta needed a holding structure. It had to deal with industry-specific reporting obligations nobody had flagged. The reorganisation was tax-neutral and removed $17,500 of annual exposure.
The structure at a translation services company in Edmonton, Alberta needed fixing. The file was carrying industry-specific reporting obligations nobody had flagged. Every option for fixing it ran through a reorganisation that had to be done without triggering tax. We worked with the client's lawyer. Together, we aligned the reporting calendar with the sector’s own seasonal cycle rather than a generic year-end. We also prepared the elections, resolutions and valuations the structure needed to stand up. The structure now matches the business. Annual saving of $17,500, and the reorganisation itself was tax-neutral.
7 years of filings at a marketing agency in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan had never claimed the incentives the work qualified for. The review recovered $140,000.
A marketing agency in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan had been filing for 7 years. In that time, the incentives its activity qualified for were never claimed. Behind that sat development and improvement work written off as ordinary overhead. We tested each activity against the eligibility criteria rather than the description on the invoice. Then we reviewed every sector-specific deduction against the current rules and claimed the ones that had been missed. $140,000 in credits claimed, with the open prior years adjusted as well. The claim passed review without adjustment.
A remuneration review at a management consultancy in Victoria, British Columbia saved $26,000 across the corporate and personal returns. It found seasonal revenue reported without matching the costs that produced it.
Nothing was wrong at a management consultancy in Victoria, British Columbia. The filings were on time and accurate. What they were not was planned. Seasonal revenue reported without matching the costs that produced it had never been reviewed. We reassigned the asset classes on the CCA schedule and corrected the opening balances. We ran the numbers across both the corporate and personal returns, so the saving was real rather than deferred into someone else's hands. $26,000 came off the combined corporate and personal tax bill, and the structure holds for future years without further work.
A 9-week rebuild at a two-partner engineering practice in Lethbridge, Alberta got the filing in with 8 days to spare. That avoided $129,000 in penalties.
A two-partner engineering practice in Lethbridge, Alberta was weeks away from the deadline for architects accounting and tax. Behind that sat equipment and asset classes assigned by guesswork rather than the CCA schedule. The exposure if the date slipped was around $129,000. We documented the positions to the standard the CRA applies to this sector specifically. The filing went in complete rather than provisional, so there was no amended return to follow. Filed with 8 days to spare. $129,000 in late-filing penalties avoided, and the working papers are ready for the following year.
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Registration is mandatory once taxable revenue exceeds $30,000 over four consecutive quarters. Registering voluntarily below that threshold is often worthwhile, because it lets you recover input tax credits on startup and equipment purchases.
Incorporation usually pays off once profit consistently exceeds what you draw personally, because retained earnings are taxed at the small business rate rather than your marginal rate. Below that point the added compliance cost often outweighs the benefit. We model both before you decide.
The CRA requires six years of books and records from the end of the tax year they relate to: invoices, receipts, bank statements, payroll records and contracts. Digital copies are acceptable provided they are legible and complete.
We run the cycle, remit source deductions on schedule, and issue T4s ahead of the February deadline. Late remittances draw a penalty of up to 10% and repeat lateness raises it to 20%, so timing is the whole game. See our payroll service.
Yes. We work in QuickBooks, Xero, Wave, Sage, spreadsheets, and plain scanned documents. You are not required to migrate systems to become a client, and we never charge a conversion fee.
Multi-province operations allocate taxable income by permanent establishment and payroll, and sales tax rules differ by jurisdiction. We handle the allocation schedules and the differing GST, HST, PST and QST obligations in one engagement.
Registration becomes mandatory once taxable supplies pass $30,000 over four consecutive calendar quarters, and the obligation starts almost immediately rather than at the next year-end. Registering voluntarily below that threshold is often worthwhile when you are buying equipment, because it makes the tax on those purchases recoverable.
Six years from the end of the tax year the records relate to. That covers invoices, receipts, bank statements, payroll records and the working papers behind the return. Records supporting the purchase of a capital asset must be kept six years past the year the asset is finally sold.
Our Pay After Service model means you review and approve all deliverables before making any payment. We prepare your returns or financial files, you review them, and only then do you pay. This ensures 100% satisfaction.
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We get this one a lot, and the answer is more concrete than people expect. A small corporation still carries the full compliance set: T2, GST/HST, payroll, and the annual return with the incorporating jurisdiction. The annual corporate return is separate from the T2 and is the one most often forgotten, which can lead to administrative dissolution. Bring your documents and we will show you where it lands in your numbers.
An expense is deductible where it was incurred to earn income and is reasonable in the circumstances. The business-use portion must be supported, which for vehicles means a logbook. The CRA rarely argues that an expense category is wrong; it argues that the proportion claimed was never substantiated. That is the part most owners have not heard before they sit down with us, and it usually changes what they do next.
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EI benefits are taxable income. Service Canada withholds income tax before each payment reaches you, and the total benefits plus the tax withheld appear on your T4E for the year. That withholding follows a basic calculation rather than your full marginal rate, so people who also worked during the year often end up with a balance owing at filing. Asking Service Canada to withhold more, or setting money aside yourself, avoids a surprise. Higher-income claimants can also have to repay part of their regular benefits through the return.
First Nations, Inuit and Métis individuals pay the same federal and provincial taxes as everyone else, with one narrow exception. Under the Indian Act, a registered status Indian is exempt on income situated on a reserve, judged by connecting factors such as where the work is performed and where the employer is based. Off-reserve employment income is taxable. Related rules can relieve GST/HST on goods delivered to a reserve. Métis and non-status individuals do not get the exemption.
A T4E is the statement of Employment Insurance and other benefits. Service Canada issues one for each year in which EI was paid, covering regular, sickness, maternity, parental, caregiving or fishing benefits, and it shows the total received, the income tax already withheld and any amount to be repaid. Those figures go on the personal return for that year. Benefits paid under a different program come on their own slip.
Rent paid is not deductible on the federal return. Relief comes instead through provincial credits claimed on the provincial form filed with your T1, such as Ontario's energy and property tax credit, Manitoba's renters credit and Quebec's solidarity tax credit, each with its own residency and income tests. Rent is deductible only as a business or employment cost: the work-space-in-the-home share on a T2125, or with an employer-signed form where an employee is required to work from home.
The owner. Municipalities bill the registered owner, so the landlord is responsible and any arrears become a charge against the property rather than the tenant. In practice residential rent is set to cover it, so tenants fund it indirectly. Commercial leases work differently: a net lease commonly requires the tenant to reimburse the property tax directly. For a landlord, property tax on a rental property is a deductible expense against the rental income it relates to.
CRA telephone lines run on weekday business hours in your local time, with extended and weekend hours on some individual lines during the personal filing season; the current schedule sits on the contact page for the line you need, and the lines close on public holidays. My Account, My Business Account and NETFILE run nearly around the clock, so viewing slips, filing a return or making a payment does not depend on call centre hours.
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Udit Gupta has over 15 years of experience helping corporations and business owners with corporate structuring, corporate tax filing, bookkeeping, payroll, GST/HST, cross-border tax and CRA representation. He is Big 4 trained, at Ernst & Young and Deloitte, and qualified as a chartered accountant in India and again in Malaysia. In 2014 he founded his accounting practice to serve entrepreneurs, startups and non-resident business owners across Canada. View full member bio.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India — member 521458 · Malaysian Institute of Accountants — member CA 44667 · Ex Big 4: Ernst & Young, Deloitte · CPA Canada (In-Depth Tax Program), completed 19 Dec 2023 · In-Depth GST/HST Part I, 12 Jul 2022 · Part II, 5 Jul 2023
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