You Built an Agency.
We'll Handle the Bookkeeping.

Freelancers paid for specific projects are typically self-employed and receive a T4A slip if you pay them more than $500 in a calendar year. Employees (regular hours, working under your direction, integrated into your operations) require a T4. Misclassification is a frequent CRA audit trigger for agencies. We document relationships correctly and issue the right slips every February.

Most agency services — creative, strategy, web, marketing — are taxable supplies. GST/HST is mandatory once revenues exceed $30,000 annually. If you pass through third-party costs like media buys or stock, the GST/HST treatment depends on whether you bill as principal or agent. We ensure you handle this correctly from the start.

Yes. We set up your bookkeeping to track income and direct costs by client or project. This shows you which engagements are actually profitable — after subcontractor costs, tools, and team time — so you can price future work accurately and decide which clients to grow.

Most small agencies remit monthly, by the 15th of the following month. We calculate CPP, EI, and income tax deductions every pay period, process your payroll, and handle all remittances on time — so you never face late penalties from the CRA.

It depends on how the contract is structured. Pure disbursements — costs passed through at cost with no markup, where the client is the real buyer — are generally not considered income for the agency. But marked-up pass-throughs are income (the full billed amount), with the underlying cost as a deductible expense. The CRA looks at whether your agency bore the risk of loss on the purchase. If you paid the supplier and the client later refused to reimburse, were you on the hook? If yes, you were likely acting as principal — not as a pure agent. We help you structure your client agreements and bookkeeping to minimize tax exposure on pass-through costs and ensure your GST/HST treatment is correct.