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CHENTOUF Y.

Accountant/Bookkeeper

Montreal, Canada
$20 per hour
33 jobs
$1K+ total earnings

I am an advanced user of Quickbooks Online & Desktop , Excel and Avantage . I work with you as a second brain to your accounting and bookkeeping processes by applying thought, knowledge and experience.

Christopher C.

MNP-trained US & Canada Accountant | Corporate Tax, QBO, Books

Montreal, Canada
$60 per hour
106 jobs
$30K+ total earnings

๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜† ๐—ค๐—•๐—ข ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐˜€? ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐Ÿฎ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ? ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฆ๐—ง/๐—›๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜? You're not alone โ€” and you're in the right place. I'm Chris. I trained at MNP (one of Canada's top-5 accounting firms), I'm a QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAdvisor, and for the last decade I've been the person small businesses call when their books are a mess and tax season is closing in. Here's what makes me different from the other 10,000 bookkeepers on this platform: ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… โ€” ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—จ๐—ฆ. Not just data entry. When you hire me, you get one team handling your monthly books and your returns at year-end, on both sides of the border โ€” so nothing gets lost in the handoff between "my bookkeeper" and "my tax guy," or between your Canadian accountant and your American one. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€: โ†’ Two companies under one owner, one Canadian and one American, both facing IRS penalties over a permanent establishment problem and the treaty position behind it. Got him out of it โ€” and we now run the books and the returns for both. โ†’ Managed the books and the US filings directly for several American consulting firms โ€” monthly close, federal and state returns, and quarterly estimates. โ†’ Cleaned up 14 months of backlogged QBO books for a Montreal real estate holdco, reconciled 4 bank accounts and 2 credit cards, and filed two years of T2s โ€” done in under 4 weeks. โ†’ Rebuilt the chart of accounts for a SaaS startup drowning in 180+ categories, set up a proper monthly close checklist, and cut their month-end from 3 weeks to 4 days. โ†’ Caught roughly $9K in missed ITCs for a marketing agency during a GST/HST cleanup โ€” enough to cover a year of bookkeeping fees and then some. ๐—œ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต: Businesses ($500k โ€“$15M revenue) in the US and Canada โ€” real estate, startups, professional services, consulting, tech/SaaS, and marketing agencies. On QBO, or ready to move there. Wanting one team for bookkeeping and tax, not two. Cross-border owners especially: a Canadian with a US LLC, a US company with a Canadian parent, or anyone with staff, stock or property on both sides. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด-๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜-๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—œ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ: Monthly bookkeeping, bank/CC recs, AP/AR, year-end financial statements, and cleaning up whatever the last bookkeeper left behind. ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ: T1 and T2 returns, CO-17 for Quebec, GST/HST/QST across all provinces. ๐—จ๐—ฆ: 1120, 1120S, 1065 and the K-1s, 1040 and state returns, Schedule C, state sales tax registration and filing wherever you have nexus, 1099s and W-2s, and quarterly estimates so April isn't a surprise. ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: Permanent establishment and treaty positions, Form 5472 for foreign-owned US companies (the one with the $25,000 penalty that most bookkeepers have never heard of), 5471, FBAR and 8938, Form 8833, and W-8BEN-E so your US customers stop withholding 30% of your invoice. ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜€: I automate the boring stuff. I use Dext to kill receipt data entry, set up bank feeds and rules properly so transactions categorize themselves, and build simple workflows to connect QBO with Shopify, Stripe, or whatever else you're running. The goal isn't "AI magic" โ€” it's making sure you're not paying me to do work a computer could do. Less manual entry = lower fees = cleaner books. ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜†: Fixed scope, transparent pricing, no surprise invoices, and a real human (me) who picks up when you message. Deadlines don't slip, nothing falls through the cracks. MNP-trained, Master's in Accounting & Finance (University of Bradford), bilingual EN/FR, QBO Advanced ProAdvisor, and 70+ jobs on Upwork at 100% Job Success. Top Rated. If your books are a mess and you need someone who'll tell it to you straight, invite me to your job. First 30 minutes are on me โ€” I'll look at your books, tell you exactly what's wrong, and let you decide whether you want me to fix it.

Frank S.

Quickbooks Expert - bookkeeper

Montreal, Canada
$10 per hour
3 jobs
$10 total earnings

Hi, I'm Frank๐Ÿ˜Š. I run IDSL bookkeeping services where we specialize in providing comprehensive bookkeeping. Tailored to meet the unique needs of small businesses like yours. Our goal is to help you keep accurate financial records, manage cash flows efficiently, and ensure your business is always prepared for tax time. By allowing us to handle your bookkeeping, you can focus more on growing your business, confident that your financials are in expert hands. We offer personalized services that include everything from day to day bookkeeping and payroll processing to financial reporting and tax preparation support. Whether you need help setting your books or maintaining them regularly, we're here to make your financial management easier and more effective. I would love to discuss how we can assist in simplifying your bookkeeping and contributing to your business success. SERVICES OFFERED ๐Ÿ’ผ: 1. RECORDING TRANACTIONS โœ” 2.ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES๐Ÿ“Š 3.BANK RECONCILIATION ๐Ÿ“† 4.PAYROLL PROCESSING ๐Ÿ’ผ 5. FINANCIAL REPORTING ๐Ÿ“Š 6.BUDGETING AND FORECASTINGโœจ 7. EXPENSE TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT โœ” 8.TAX PREPAARTION๐Ÿ—“ 9.CASH FLOW MANAGEMENT ๐Ÿ’ผ 10.G/L MANAGEMENT ๐Ÿ’ผ 11.IVENTORY MANAGEMENT ๐Ÿ—“ 12. CUSTOMIZED REPORTING โœ” ๐Ÿ’ป We would love to hop on a FREE 30-minute Zoom Meeting to discuss how i can help you achieve your goals. Hope to see you soon !

Grace C.

Tax returns US & Canada | eFILE as CPA, CRA & IRS approved | Expat Tax

Montreal, Canada
$100 per hour
45 jobs
$9K+ total earnings

Hi, I am Grace, COO @ AccountingX Inc., Montreal, Approved by the CRA Canada, Revenue Quebec and CPA Canada AccountingX LLC, a New York US US-based IRS and EFIN, PTIN firm, CPA US AccountingX Inc. Canada & USA, has Montreal, New York, Halifax, Toronto, USA(WY) offices. Approved by CRA Canada, Revenue Quebec, and IRS in the US for Efile and tax returns. I can help you with: โ€ข Monthly and catch-up bookkeeping (QuickBooks Online, Xero) โ€ข Controller-level oversight โ€“ month-end close, financial statements, cash flow and budgeting โ€ข US tax support โ€“ 1040 Schedule C, 1120, 1065, LLC and S-Corp bookkeeping, sales tax - US foreign owned single member or Foreign owned partnership tax returns, 1120 5472 filings. โ€ข Canadian tax support โ€“ T1, T2, GST/HST, QST, payroll and year-end slips โ€ข E-commerce bookkeeping โ€“ Shopify, Amazon, Etsy, Stripe, PayPal and other platforms โ€ข AI-powered automation โ€“ smart categorization, bank feed rules and real-time reports A team of expert CPAs, accountants, and bookkeepers in the US and Canada with 10+ years of experience. Certified in QuickBooks Pro. Xero, Our mission is to help your business thrive by managing your accounts, bookkeeping, and tax returns with care and precision. --Our partners are Naseem Ahmed, A.Saleem, and OHasan---Grace serves as the Director of Operations.

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