Bookkeeping in Langley, BC — monthly books kept by the people who file your year-end.
The books and the year-end, in one office.
We take on monthly bookkeeping for clients whose corporate year-end we also prepare. That is deliberate: the person closing your month is the person who has to sign off the T2, so the books are kept the way the year-end needs them from January onward.
No January surprise. No reconciling someone else's file in February. No "your bookkeeper coded this wrong all year" conversation.
Langley office, Mon–Fri 9–2 · or work with us remotely anywhere in BC.
We do the books for year-end clients
If you are looking for a bookkeeper on their own, and your year-end is filed somewhere else, we are not the right firm and we will say so on the first call rather than waste your time.
What we do take on is monthly bookkeeping for incorporated businesses whose T2 we prepare. One office holds the books, the year-end financial statements, the corporate return and usually the owner’s personal return — so nothing has to be reconciled between two firms who have never spoken.
Why that is worth something
Books kept by someone who never sees the year-end get coded for tidiness, not for the return. Shareholder loans drift. Vehicle and home-office allocations get guessed. Capital purchases sit in repairs.
None of it is malicious and most of it is invisible until February, when it becomes an adjusting-entry bill and a slower filing. Keeping both in one place removes the handover where that happens.
Bookkeeping services in Langley: what each month looks like
Consistent, closed on schedule, and kept in the shape your year-end will need.
Reconciled accounts
Bank, credit card and loan accounts reconciled every month, not caught up in a panic each spring.
Coded for the return
Categorised the way the T2 and the financial statements need it, including shareholder loan and owner-draw treatment.
GST/PST filings
Prepared and filed on your schedule, from books that are already closed rather than assembled at the deadline.
Payroll support
Remittances and T4s handled alongside the books, so payroll and the year-end agree.
QuickBooks Online
Greg is a Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor. We also work in Sage, CaseWare and Wave, and can work with a desktop file.
Year-end handover
There isn’t one. The books close and the year-end starts, in the same office, with the same people.
Catch-up before we start monthly
Most files that come to us are behind, sometimes by years. That is a normal starting point, not an embarrassing one. We bring the books current first, tell you what the catch-up costs before we begin, and then move you onto a monthly cycle.
If CRA has already written to you about unfiled returns or GST, say so on the first call — it changes the order we do things in, not whether we take it on.
What it costs
Monthly bookkeeping is priced on transaction volume and the number of accounts, not on a headline rate that changes once we open the file. Catch-up work is quoted separately from the ongoing monthly fee.
You get the fee in writing before any work starts, for both. If we are not the right fit, we will say so on the call.
Bookkeeping questions we get
Do you take bookkeeping-only clients?
No. We take on monthly bookkeeping for clients whose corporate year-end we also prepare. If your year-end is handled elsewhere, we are not the right fit and we will tell you on the first call.
Which software do you work in?
QuickBooks Online primarily — Greg is a Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor. We also work in Sage, CaseWare and Wave, and we can work with a desktop file or spreadsheets. We will tell you honestly whether migrating is worth it for your transaction volume rather than assuming it is.
My books are years behind. Is that a problem?
It is the normal starting point. We quote the catch-up separately, bring the file current, then move you to a monthly cycle. The sooner it is done the smaller the interest and penalties get.
What does monthly bookkeeping cost?
It depends on transaction volume and how many accounts need reconciling. We quote it in writing after a short call, before any work begins, and the catch-up is quoted separately.
Do I have to come into the Langley office?
No. Documents move through a secure portal and we work with clients across BC. You are welcome to walk in during office hours if you would rather hand things over in person.
Do you do bookkeeping for Maple Ridge businesses?
Yes. We have a second office in Maple Ridge for appointments, and remote work covers the rest of the Fraser Valley.
Start with a 15-minute call
Tell us your year-end date, roughly how many transactions a month, and how far behind the books are. We will tell you what it takes and what it costs.
Or call 604-533-4214106 – 20644 Fraser Hwy, Langley, BC V3A 4G5
Mon–Fri 9–2 · 9–5 in March & April · 9–3 to June 15
What happens on the call
- You tell us the situation — year-end date, transaction volume, how far behind, and anything CRA has sent you.
- We tell you what it takes — catch-up first if needed, then the monthly cycle, and whether we are the right fit at all.
- You get the fee in writing — catch-up and monthly quoted separately, before any work starts.
No pitch, and nothing signed on the call.