Bookkeeping for Vancouver small businesses
Vancouver small businesses tend to run lean: an owner, a few staff, and no time to reconcile accounts at night. Tallyforth takes over monthly bookkeeping, payroll, and sales tax filing, and coordinates your year-end corporate return with our contracted CPA partners.
Common in Vancouver books
Hospitality, professional services, and creative and film production make up a large part of Vancouver's small-business base. Each has its own pattern: tip pools and liquor sales, retainers and unbilled work, and project-based contractor costs that can span fiscal years.
The city also has many owners who hold real estate through a corporation. Those holding companies need clean, property-by-property records — both for the corporate return and for the declarations that come with owning Vancouver property.
What we handle for Vancouver businesses
Restaurants & cafés
Daily sales reconciled from POS to bank, tips handled correctly through payroll, and PST on liquor tracked separately.
Professional services
Invoices, retainers, and unbilled work tracked so revenue lands in the right period.
Creative & production companies
Costs and contractor payments grouped by project, with T4A slips prepared where they're required.
Local licensing: Businesses operating in Vancouver generally need a City of Vancouver business licence, renewed each year.
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Common questions
Does Vancouver's Empty Homes Tax affect my holding company?
It can. Owners of residential property in Vancouver must submit an annual property status declaration, whether or not any tax is owed — including properties held in a corporation. We keep occupancy and rental records organized so the declaration is quick, but the owner submits it.
Real numbers, not "we'll get back to you."
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