The problem
A traditional firm
Working with Cadence
Underneath: software we built to keep the work moving — and a professional who signs every return.
A traditional firm
Working with Cadence
Underneath: software we built to keep the work moving — and a professional who signs every return.
At a traditional firm, the return goes in on deadline day, a number in it is wrong, and the explanation, when it comes, doesn't explain much. That's the year-end model working as designed — everything saved for last. Cadence runs the year the other way. The work starts when your documents arrive and is checked before it reaches you; answers come when the questions do, and when something is off, we say so first and fix it.
Who it's for
General contractors and trades — holdbacks, T5018s, equipment CCA and crew payroll.
Consultants, agencies, engineers and incorporated realtors — salary and dividends, deductible expenses and instalments.
IT consulting firms, managed service providers and software companies — GST/HST on foreign clients, contractor questions and retained cash.
Physicians, dentists and regulated health professionals — professional corporations, retained earnings and compensation planning.
Auto and body shops, HVAC and appliance service, salons and personal services — parts inventory, equipment CCA and staff payroll.
Online sellers and retailers — inventory, platform payouts and multi-province sales tax.
Restaurants, cafés and food-service groups — POS reconciliation, tips and payroll.
Manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and distributors — inventory, capital equipment and multi-province sales.
Owner-operators, small carriers and couriers — per-truck CCA, IFTA, long-haul meals and driver payroll.
Incorporated investors, rental corporations and HoldCos — intercompany transfers, distributions and dispositions.
Outside these groups? Most incorporated businesses are a fit — industry matters less than you'd think.
Packages
For owners whose records are in reasonable shape — a clean spreadsheet or accounting file is fine; we'll confirm exactly what we need at the estimate.
$3,000starting at / year
Everything in Compliance, plus planning and answers all year — our primary package.
$6,000starting at / year
One team for tax and the underlying financial records.
$12,000starting at / year
Multiple entities or a professional corporation?See full pricing
Services
T2 returns, corporate tax calculations, instalments and the schedules behind them — explained in plain terms.
The owner's T1 handled in the same relationship, so compensation and personal tax are considered together.
Salary versus dividends, shareholder loans, capital purchases — advice before the decision, not after.
Notices, reviews, reassessments and routine correspondence — handled on your behalf.
Returns, remittances and T4s — filed on time, reconciled to your accounts.
Monthly books, cleanups and reconciliations by the same team that files your taxes — or we work with the bookkeeper you already have.
Why Cadence
Get straightforward answers without waiting until filing season.
Evaluate compensation, distributions and major decisions while there is still time to act.
Corporate and personal tax are managed as one connected relationship.
Missing slips and mismatched numbers get caught during the year — not in a CRA letter months later.
None of this runs on good intentions. It runs on a system — the one just below.
How we work
Every filing and recommendation is reviewed by a tax professional.
See a full year with Cadence, start to finishDocuments collected and sorted automatically as they arrive.
Automated checks flag missing and inconsistent information.
A tax professional reviews positions, answers questions and signs off.
Returns filed, results explained, next steps scheduled.
Switching
Step 1
One CRA authorization and a short records request — we take it from there.
Step 2
We review prior filings and records and flag anything that needs attention.
Step 3
Your filing calendar, estimates and check-ins start immediately — no gap.
FAQ
No. Cadence is an independent tax and accounting services company. We prepare tax returns, provide tax advice and planning, maintain accounting records and assist clients with routine CRA matters. We do not provide audits, review engagements or other independent assurance services. Where those or legal services are required, we work with independent licensed professionals.
Yes. You do not have to move your bookkeeping to us. We can work with your existing bookkeeper or internal finance team, review the year-end records and manage the company and owner's tax work. We also provide bookkeeping where a client prefers one integrated service.
Yes, with one exception: we do not currently serve Quebec. We work with incorporated businesses and professional corporations in every other province and the territories, including owners operating in more than one province. Quebec corporations file separately with Revenu Québec, and we do not currently prepare those filings.
No. US federal and state filings, foreign returns and other cross-border tax matters are referred to specialists — we flag them early and work alongside the specialist. Selling to US or international customers from your Canadian corporation is different: that is core work. Exported services and goods are generally zero-rated for GST/HST, and US-dollar invoices produce exchange gains we handle as part of the normal service.
Yes — that is the core of the service. The corporate return and the owner's personal return are prepared in the same relationship, so compensation, investment income and personal tax are considered together.
In the plumbing, not the judgment. Automation and AI-assisted workflows organize information, flag inconsistencies and cut repetitive processing — much of it running on software we build in-house where it makes sense, so the tools fit the way we work rather than the other way around. That buys our accountants more time for review and advice. AI never decides a tax position and never files a return: a tax professional reviews and signs off on every filing and recommendation.
Yes. Compensation planning is a standard part of the Year-Round Tax Partner package, and an annual compensation review is included in every package.
Yes. With your authorization we handle routine CRA correspondence, notice-of-assessment reviews, requests for information and account corrections on your behalf. Active major disputes are accepted selectively or referred.
If we have your complete records by the date we agree at onboarding and we still miss a filing deadline, we pay the CRA late-filing penalty and interest caused by the delay — and credit that month’s fee. The guarantee covers the T2, owner T1s, GST/HST and payroll filings we are engaged to prepare. It does not apply where records arrive after the agreed date or where CRA systems are unavailable.
By the number of entities, the complexity of the tax work, the state of your records and whether bookkeeping or reporting is included. Packages start at $3,000 per year for Business Tax Compliance (including the corporate T2 and the owner’s T1), $6,000 for the Year-Round Tax Partner, which adds the payroll tax filings, and $12,000 for Tax + Accounting, which adds the bookkeeping and runs the payroll itself. Fees are fixed annually, payable monthly, and agreed at the estimate stage — so the fee is known before any work begins.
More questions? See the full FAQ