A · Year-end
Compilation engagements (CSRS 4200)
Full working-paper files in your CaseWare template: lead sheets, AJEs, and draft statements and notes.
What's in a compilation file →Outsourced accounting for Canadian CPA firms: more capacity, same sign-off
Compilations, T2 and T1 returns, and month-end work, prepared inside your systems and led by a former senior practice manager. Your firm keeps the client relationship, the review and the sign-off.
The problem we solve
Busy season doesn't wait for hiring
- The calendar is fixed. T1s and slips run from February to April. Compilations and T2s for December year-ends follow, with the T2 due six months after year-end (June 30 for a December 31 year-end).
- Experienced preparers are hard to find, and harder to keep.
- Partners end up preparing, when they should be reviewing and advising.
What we prepare
The preparation work, done to your standard
B · Tax
T2 and T1 returns
T2s with GIFI, CCA and shareholder loan continuity, prepared from the compiled statements. T1s with rental, self-employment and T-slips. In TaxCycle or TaxPrep.
C · Monthly
Month-end and bookkeeping for your clients
Bank and credit card reconciliations, accruals and prepaids, and GST/HST working papers in QuickBooks Online or Xero.
D · Cleanup
Catch-up and clean-up files
Clients who are years behind, and e-commerce clearing accounts (Shopify, Amazon, Stripe, PayPal), brought current so the year-end file can start.
How we fit into your firm
We prepare. You keep the client and the sign-off.
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You keep the client. We don't contact your clients. All client communication stays with your firm.
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You keep the judgments and the sign-off. We prepare. Your practitioners review, decide and sign. Books Matter is not a CPA firm and does not issue compilation or other reports.
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We work your way. Your templates, your checklists, your software, your file naming. Your review notes become our checklist.
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We work inside your systems. Remote desktop, CaseWare, TaxCycle or TaxPrep, QBO Accountant or Xero, and SharePoint or OneDrive. Our policy: no downloads and no local copies.
Ways to work together
Pick the model that fits your season
Clear starting prices in CAD. Your first trial file is free.
Per file
Seasonal overflow and specific files
- T1, simplefrom CAD 40
- T1 with rental or self-employmentfrom CAD 80
- Compilation + T2, small corporationfrom CAD 300
Part-time
Steady overflow
On request
Hourly, with a minimum of 40 hours a month.
Dedicated
Year-round volume
from CAD 2,600/ month
40 hours a week, invoiced monthly in advance.
How it works
From first call to regular work
STEP 1
Intro call
Your client mix, software, deadlines, and the work you want to hand off.
STEP 2
Free trial file
One compilation, T1 or month of books. Judge the work before committing.
STEP 3
Secure onboarding
NDA first, then access set up inside your systems. We adopt your policies and templates.
STEP 4
Ongoing work
Files come back on schedule with a short status note and one batched list of open items.
Security and confidentiality
Your clients' information stays in your systems
- NDA signed before any access
- Work done only inside your systems
- No downloads, printing, USB drives or personal email for client documents
- Dedicated work laptops with encrypted drives, a password manager, two-factor sign-in and current antivirus
Work done outside Canada
Books Matter works from Lahore, Pakistan. Under Canadian privacy laws (federal and, in some provinces, provincial) and your professional confidentiality obligations, your firm remains responsible for client information it gives a service provider, including one outside Canada, and may need to tell clients that their information can be processed outside Canada.
We'll give you a clear written description of where and how we access data, to support your own assessment.
This is general information, not legal advice.
Hafiz Abid Hussain
Founder & Engagement Lead
Founder-led from Lahore, Pakistan, working Canadian business hours.
Who's behind the work
Seven-plus years preparing compilations, T2s and T1s for Canadian CPA firms. As a Senior Practice Manager, Abid led a team of 20 to 25 accountants serving 5 to 10 CPA firms at once.
He leads every onboarding, sets up your checklist, and is the person you go to when something needs a decision.
CaseWareTaxCycleTaxPrepQuickBooks Online · CertifiedXero · CertifiedExcel
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you contact our clients?
No. All client communication stays with your firm. We send you one batched list of open items, written so your team can forward it as is.
Who actually does the work?
Each firm has one dedicated accountant, so the same person works on your files and learns your templates. The founder, a former senior practice manager, leads onboarding and oversees the work.
What if we only need help during tax season?
Per-file pricing has no minimum, so you can send work in February and stop in June.
Can you work in our software?
Yes: CaseWare, TaxCycle, TaxPrep, QuickBooks Online (including QBO Accountant), Xero and Excel, through your remote desktop or cloud access.
Where is the work done, and how is data protected?
We're founder-led from Lahore, Pakistan, and work Canadian business hours. We work inside your systems under an NDA, and our policy is no local copies. We'll provide a written description of our access and controls for your own privacy assessment.
What does a trial file involve?
You send one compilation, T1 or month of books. We prepare it end to end at no cost. You judge the work before committing to anything.
Free trial file
Send one file. See the work.
Tell us about your firm and the work you'd like to hand off. We reply within one business day.
Please don't attach client documents. We set up secure access after an NDA is signed.
Prefer email?
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