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Receipt Reconstruction from Tax Filings Canada gives owner-managed businesses and growing teams monthly reconciliations, GST/HST-ready ledgers and receipt capture at a low-cost fixed fee agreed before work begins — no hourly billing, no surprise invoices.
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Every figure in your receipt reconstruction file is prepared and checked by a person, not just software.
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Filing is handled for you, with confirmation sent when it is complete.
| Factor | Tax Filings Canada | Typical Firm |
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| 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 |
Monthly reconciliation is what keeps input tax credits claimable — unmatched receipts are the first thing disallowed in a GST/HST review. Our receipt reconstruction engagement is priced as a low-cost flat fee, so the cost is known before the work starts.
Clients often arrive treating receipt reconstruction as a form-filling exercise. In practice, a tax services provider spends more time on judgment calls than on data entry — and those calls are what these notes cover.
The first thing worth pinning down is this: Personal expenses run through a corporate account are shareholder benefits, taxable to the shareholder personally whether or not they were ever labelled as such.
The second point follows directly from the first. Meals and entertainment are deductible at 50 percent of the lesser of the amount paid and a reasonable amount under subsection 67.1, and the recoverable share of the GST/HST on those costs is restricted in the same proportion, with the excess recaptured. Coding them at full value overstates both the deduction and the credit. Ask what a reviewer will want to see, and the answer sits in this rule: Foreign-currency amounts have to be converted at the exchange rate for the day the transaction occurred. Applying one year-end rate to twelve months of purchases distorts the recorded cost and hides the exchange gain or loss on settlement.
For you, the takeaway is less about memorizing rules and more about timing the conversation. Bringing a tax services provider in early on receipt reconstruction means the rules shape the file instead of correcting it. A productive receipt reconstruction engagement starts with paperwork, and the list below covers what to gather.
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Providing tailored receipt reconstruction services to ensure compliance and maximize deductions.
Our certified accountants protect your business with complete federal and provincial tax compliance.
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An owner-operated trades business in Lethbridge, Alberta had never tested its work against the eligibility rules. The resulting $67,000 claim was accepted without adjustment.
A home-renovation contractor in Windsor, Ontario had outgrown its structure, with a receivables list that included invoices collected eleven months earlier the visible cost. The reorganisation completed tax-deferred and saves $40,000 a year.
Closing the books at a mobile pet-grooming company in Brampton, Ontario took 12 weeks because of three years of returns filed off numbers nobody could trace back to a bank statement. It now takes 4 days.
Scaling exposed a bookkeeping file where owner draws, payroll and supplier payments all landed in the same account at a dental hygiene clinic in Surrey, British Columbia. The back office was rebuilt to match, freeing $113,000.
Due diligence at a residential cleaning franchise in Mississauga, Ontario surfaced passive assets sitting inside the operating company, disqualifying the shares. Restructuring the sale saved $195,000 against the original terms.
A $42,000 reassessment landed at an online seller reconciling three payment processors in Guelph, Ontario, resting on eighteen months of unreconciled transactions and a shoebox of receipts. The objection was allowed in full.
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Receipt Reconstruction starts at a fixed fee quoted before any work begins. The quote is locked at the outset and does not change mid-engagement, and you pay only after you have reviewed and approved the deliverable. Compare every plan on our transparent pricing page.
At minimum: prior-year returns and notices of assessment, your bank and credit-card statements for the fiscal period, payroll records if you have employees, and GST/HST filings. We send a checklist tailored to your situation after the free 15-minute call.
Most engagements are completed within 3 to 5 business days once your documents are complete. Catch-up work covering multiple years takes longer, and we tell you the realistic timeline before you commit rather than after.
We respond on your behalf at no extra charge for any return we prepared. Every figure we file is supported by documentation retained in your file, which is what turns a CRA review from a crisis into correspondence. See how our CRA audit representation works.
Yes. Late filing penalties compound at 5% of the balance owing plus 1% per month, so the cost of waiting is real. We prioritise catch-up work and, where eligible, file under the CRA's Voluntary Disclosures Program to reduce penalties.
Yes. We are a cloud-based practice serving every province and territory, so your location does not change the price or the service. Browse our coverage across Canada to find your city.
We work across construction, healthcare, e-commerce, professional services, restaurants, real estate, transportation, technology and non-profits, each with its own deduction profile and CRA scrutiny patterns. See all industries we serve.
Software applies the rules you already know about. An experienced tax accountant finds the ones you do not: capital cost allowance timing, the small business deduction threshold, shareholder loan repayment rules, and TOSI exposure on family dividends. The fee is usually smaller than the deductions it surfaces.
Our receipt reconstruction services include complete filing, compliance management, and strategic advice customized to Canadian tax laws.
You can start by booking a free 15-minute call. We will review your files, provide a fixed quote, and start working immediately.
You are asking the right question, and it has a real answer. 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. What we add on top of that is the paperwork discipline that makes the answer stand up if anyone ever asks you to prove it.
Let us give you the substance first and the caveats second. Business records must be kept for six years from the end of the last tax year they relate to, and the CRA can require them in electronic form that it can actually read. The caveat is simply that facts on your file can shift the outcome, so treat this as the baseline rather than the final word.
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Make it routine rather than an April scramble. Record income and expenses monthly, keep receipts and statements for six years from the end of the tax year they relate to, and check CRA My Account for slips, notices, balances and instalment reminders. Pay instalments when the CRA asks for them. Set aside a share of self-employment income as it arrives, and register for direct deposit. A mid-year review is when planning can still change the result.
Interest is normally an exempt financial service, so you do not charge GST/HST on interest you earn or on interest you add to an overdue invoice. Exempt supplies differ from zero-rated ones: zero-rated sales are taxed at 0% and still let you recover input tax credits, while exempt supplies do not. If most of your revenue is exempt, your registration position and credit recovery both change, so review the CRA's financial services guidance.
Canadian-source income is income whose origin is in Canada: employment carried out here, a business carried on here, rent from Canadian real property, gains on taxable Canadian property, and Canadian pension, dividend and interest payments. It matters most for non-residents, who are taxed only on Canadian-source amounts, often by withholding at the payer rather than by filing. Residents are taxed on worldwide income instead. A tax treaty can reduce the withholding rate for your country.
During busy periods the CRA's automated phone system may offer a callback instead of holding. Accept it, then keep the line free and answer when the return call comes. The offer appears only when wait times are long, so you cannot request one on demand. If no callback is offered, try calling early in the week, or use My Account and the online enquiry service, which do not involve a queue at all.
Paid parking from a commercial operator is a taxable supply, so GST/HST applies at the province's rate and is usually built into the posted price. The receipt or machine slip normally shows the tax and the operator's registration number, which a business needs before claiming an input tax credit. Parking provided to a tenant with a residential lease, and some parking supplied by public sector bodies, is exempt instead.
Most issuers no longer mail T5 information returns. The CRA expects them to be filed electronically through its internet filing service, and electronic filing is required once you are over the CRA's slip-count threshold. If you are still filing on paper, send the summary and slips to the information returns processing address shown on the CRA's T5 page, since the destination centre changes from time to time. Keep a copy for six years.
Almost always a bank display issue rather than a tax problem. A CRA deposit usually appears as a federal or Canada payment; a pending item, a reversal, or a duplicate deposit being pulled back can sit on the debit side of the statement. Compare the amount and date with the refund recorded in CRA My Account. If the CRA shows it issued and your account does not hold it, that question belongs to your bank.
No. Property tax is set by your municipality from the assessed value of the property and the annual tax rate, and neither changes because a mortgage was discharged. What changes is who pays it. Many lenders collect tax along with the mortgage payment and remit it for you, so once the loan is gone the municipality bills you directly and the full amount appears as its own instalment. Enrol in the municipality's payment plan so a bill is not missed.
HST applies to most goods and services supplied in a harmonised province: Ontario 13%, Nova Scotia 14% since 1 April 2025, and New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island 15%. The rate follows where the customer receives the supply, not where your business sits. Basic groceries, most residential rent, and many health and dental services are exempt or zero-rated. You only charge HST once you are registered for GST/HST.
That figure is your payroll deduction rate, not a tax bracket. Canada's federal rates for 2026 start at 14% and rise through 20.5%, 26% and 29% to 33%, and what leaves your cheque blends federal and provincial tax with CPP at 5.95% and EI at $1.63 per $100 of insurable earnings for 2026. Payroll also annualises each cheque, so a bonus or overtime period is taxed as if every period looked the same. Filing squares it up.
Child care is a federal deduction, not a credit. Eligible fees paid so you can work, run a business, or study are deducted from income, normally by the spouse with the lower net income, subject to an annual limit per child that depends on the child age and disability status. Keep receipts showing the provider name and social insurance number or business number. Quebec adds a refundable provincial credit for child care, and several provinces subsidise fees directly.
Yes. Service Canada withholds federal and provincial tax from Employment Insurance payments, but the amount held back is often less than the tax finally owed, because the withholding takes no account of your other income for the year. Benefits are reported to you on a T4E slip and go on your T1 return. You can ask Service Canada to withhold more if you want to avoid a balance owing at filing time.
Reviewed and fact-checked by Udit Gupta
Ex Big 4 — Ernst & Young, Deloitte · International & cross-border tax specialist · CPA Canada (In-Depth Tax Program) · Chartered accountant, ICAI & MIA
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. Big 4 trained at Ernst & Young and Deloitte, and qualified as a chartered accountant in India and again in Malaysia, he founded his accounting practice in 2014 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
Editorial policy. Every page is researched against primary sources — the Income Tax Act, CRA publications and CPA Canada guidance — and every rate or threshold is stated with the tax year it applies to.
