Finance Tech Stack Migration in Canada
We rebuild your finance stack so the data flows automatically and the books stay clean by design. Delivered to ASPE / IFRS for Canadian businesses, priced in CAD.
A Canadian migration has to be built for the tax layers on day one. If the chart of accounts does not separate GST/HST from PST and QST at setup, every future return needs a manual adjustment to get right. We migrate into QuickBooks Online with the provincial treatments configured, reconcile opening balances to the last filed GST/HST return, and wire in Dext and Wagepoint.
We migrate you from spreadsheets or a messy file onto QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite or Zoho — standardising the chart of accounts and wiring automation (Dext, Bill.com, Airbase) so your future books are clean without manual effort.
The deadlines we track against your ledger.
| Obligation | Frequency | Due | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| GST/HST return and paymentGST/HST registrants | Quarterly | 1 month after the end of the reporting period for monthly and quarterly filers | CRA |
| Payroll source deduction remittanceEmployers | Monthly | 15th of the following month for regular remitters | CRA |
Last reviewed against the source . These are the standard dates. Extensions through a registered agent, a non-calendar year end, and volume-based filing frequencies all shift them — confirm your own dates with CRA. This is general information, not tax advice.
Tech Stack Migration deliverables
- Platform selection & data migration
- Standardised chart of accounts
- Automation setup (Dext / Bill.com / Airbase)
- Revenue & expense structure design
- KPI dashboard build
QuickBooks Online
Provincial sales tax layers on top of federal GST differently in each province, so the chart of accounts has to separate GST, HST, PST and QST from the start.
A worked example, in your currency.
A Toronto professional services firm, 1,100 transactions a month, HST-registered, 14 staff.
- In-house bookkeeper (fully loaded, per month)
- $5,900
- Salt bookkeeping + HST compliance
- $1,700
- Monthly saving
- $4,200
Figures in CAD. Firms operating across provinces usually need separate tax codes per province rather than one blended rate.
The framework your Canada accounts are held to.
We prepare to ASPE or IFRS, as issued by the AcSB. These are the bodies that set that framework and the authorities you file with — linked so you can verify the standard rather than take our word for it.
- Professional bodyCPA CanadaChartered Professional Accountants CanadaNational body for Canadian professional accountants.
- Standards setterAcSBAccounting Standards BoardIssues ASPE and adopts IFRS for Canadian reporting.
- RegulatorCRACanada Revenue AgencyGST/HST, T2 corporate returns and payroll remittances.
Listed for reference. Salt Accounting Group is not stating membership, registration or affiliation with any of these organisations. Where a filing must be lodged by a registered local agent, it is — your agent keeps the lodgement and the professional sign-off.
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Tell us where you trade and what shape the books are in. You get scope, price and a start date in writing within one business day — no obligation.