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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.

Hannah A.

Canadian Tax | Cross border Tax consultant

New Westminster, Canada
$70 per hour
4 jobs
$1K+ total earnings

Iโ€™m a strategic tax consultant with close to a decade of experience helping business owners, digital creators, founders, and cross-border entrepreneurs/investors stay compliant, reduce tax exposure, and structure their finances for growth โ€” with clarity and confidence. Core Expertise: - Cross-border tax compliance โ€” US/ CAN tax return fillings; minimizing risk of double tax for dual residency, remote work, and international operations - Personal & corporate returns โ€” T1 and T2 tax return filings - Indirect tax returns - GST/HST/PST, and CRA/IRS liaison - Corporate tax efficiency โ€” surplus planning, retained earnings, and dividend/investment strategy - Strategic CFO advisory and financial planning โ€” supporting business owners, creators, e-commerce owners, amongst others.... Client Impact Iโ€™ve worked with clients across hospitality, NGOs, digital media, healthcare, and real estate, consistently delivering measurable results: - Identified thousands in tax savings through restructuring and planning - Streamlined compliance across multiple jurisdictions. - Built future-ready systems that align tax strategy with long-term business goals Whether youโ€™re building a company, acquiring assets, or planning your next stage of growth, I bring the structure, foresight, and strategy to keep you compliant โ€” while protecting your bottom line. I have an MBA in Finance, and I am a certified tax expert. I bring both technical expertise and strategic insight to every engagement. If youโ€™re looking for accurate, reliable, and practical tax/ financial guidanceโ€”Iโ€™m here to help.

Joel N.

Tax Accountant and Bookkeeper

Kitchener, Canada
$60 per hour
377 jobs

I have over 24 years providing Bookkeeping, Accounting and Tax services in Canada. The main services I provide are full bookkeeping, payroll, personal and corporate tax preparation and tax and accounting consultation. As well as financial models and projections using Excel I am also well versed in filing SRED documents for corporate taxes and can help file or consult with these returns. I prepare corporate T2 tax returns and personal T1 tax returns using professional tax software and e-filing. I am Advanced Certified in Quickbooks Online and provide services using Quickbooks, Wave, Xero, Dext and Hubdoc. Advanced Excel using pivot tables, filtering and macro development

Syed Mohammad S.

Accounting, Payroll & CAD+US Tax Filing (Individual & Business),

Windsor, Canada
$22 per hour
4 jobs
$700+ total earnings

Iโ€™m a licensed Canadian tax representative and Chartered Accountant with 5+ years of experience, including my time at PwC as a Senior Accounting & Tax Associate. Iโ€™m registered with both the CRA and IRS, offering full-service tax support across Canada and the U.S., including T1/T2/T3 filings, 1040s, 1120s, expat returns, and non-resident U.S. taxes. I also specialize in U.S.-Canada cross-border taxation under treaty rules. Services include: Business & individual tax filings (CA & U.S.) Business registrations (CA & U.S.) CRA & IRS compliance Bookkeeping (QuickBooks, Zoho Books, Xero, WaveApps, etc.) Payroll & GST/HST/PST filing Financial statements (IFRS & US GAAP) Service Pricing (USD) โ€ข Bookkeeping and Payroll, $22 to $23 per hour โ€ข Individual Tax Return, $50 to $250 (Pricing varies based on individual tax situation) โ€ข Corporate or Business Tax Return, $500 โ€ข GST, HST, or Sales Tax Returns, $100 per filing โ€ข Financial Statements, $250 โ€ข Business or Company Registration, $500 โ€ข Tax Consultation, $75 per hour If you need expert support on either side of the border, letโ€™s connect.

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