Bookkeeping by trade in Canada
Every trade has its own rules: 80% meals for long-haul drivers, holdbacks for contractors, tips for restaurants, no GST/HST for dentists and daycares. Pick yours for what goes where, the rules that apply, and an honest answer on whether Spark Books fits.
- Bookkeeping for truckers in CanadaFits, with limitsFits an owner-operator or small fleet. The 80% meals and T4A slips stay with your accountant.
- Restaurant bookkeeping in CanadaFits, with a payroll serviceDoes the books. Wages and tips need a payroll service.
- Bookkeeping for retail stores in CanadaNot a fitNot the right tool if you carry stock you need to count and cost.
- Bookkeeping for contractors in CanadaFits, with limitsFits a small contractor. Holdbacks, T5018 slips and job costing sit with you or your accountant.
- Bookkeeping for landscapers in CanadaGood fitA good fit, including for a seasonal crew paid through a payroll service.
- Bookkeeping for auto repair shops in CanadaFits, with limitsFits a shop that buys parts per job. Not a shop that stocks and counts parts.
- Bookkeeping for medical and dental practices in CanadaFits, with limitsFits an unregistered practice well. A registered mixed practice needs an accountant for the ITC split.
- Bookkeeping for salons and barbershops in CanadaFits, with a payroll serviceDoes the books. The EI and T4s for stylists and chair renters need a payroll service.
- Bookkeeping for gyms and fitness studios in CanadaGood fitA good fit for a studio. Staff on payroll need a payroll service.
- Bookkeeping for cleaning businesses in CanadaGood fitA good fit for an owner-run or subcontractor-based company. Employees need a payroll service.
- Bookkeeping for childcare centres in CanadaFits, with a payroll serviceDoes the books for an exempt centre. Payroll needs a payroll service.
Spark Books has no payroll, no inventory and no live bank feed, and isn’t available in Quebec yet. Each page says where that matters for the trade.
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