About Orbis Accounting Ltd.
We do the accounting and bookkeeping for small businesses across British Columbia, remotely from West Vancouver. We communicate in English and Mandarin.
At a glance
- Orbis Accounting Ltd. does accounting and bookkeeping for small businesses from West Vancouver, British Columbia. We work remotely across BC. We are a bookkeeping practice, not a CPA firm.
- We fit businesses that need monthly bookkeeping, GST and PST filing, payroll and T4s, catch-up work, software setup, or T1 and T2 returns prepared from the books.
- We work with owner-run small businesses of every kind: trades and construction, restaurants and food service, retail and online stores, professional services, health and wellness practices, import and distribution, and the self-employed, sole proprietors or incorporated.
- We work in English and Mandarin. Written Chinese is shared, so everything in writing is the same in either language. Calls are in Mandarin or English.
- We charge a fixed monthly fee scoped to your transaction volume, with no hourly billing. We send a written quote within one business day, and the price is agreed before work begins.
- We work in QuickBooks Online, Xero and Sage 50, with Shopify and Stripe connected.
- Our guides are dated and link to the CRA and BC government pages they rely on.
What we do not do
- Audit, review or other public-accounting engagements. We are a bookkeeping practice, not a CPA firm.
- Spoken Cantonese. Cantonese-speaking clients are welcome, and calls are in Mandarin or English.
- A monthly face-to-face. The work is online, and if sitting across a desk matters most to you, a local firm is the better choice.
- Sales tax outside British Columbia. PST is a provincial system, so ask before assuming we fit a business based in another province.
The work we take on
Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, GST and PST support, catch-up work, software setup and income tax returns. We work with QuickBooks Online, Xero and Sage 50. Your written engagement defines the services, responsibilities and term. We are a bookkeeping practice, not a CPA firm, and we do not provide audit, review or other public-accounting services.
Before work begins
Start with a short description of your business and your books. We reply within one business day with a written plan and quote. Prices are agreed before work begins. Catch-up work and tax returns are scoped separately from the monthly plan.
During the month
We gather the records, reconcile accounts and prepare a profit and loss and balance sheet. We ask you about items that need an explanation and identify outstanding documents. Filings and payroll follow the scope in your agreement.
Our guides
Our guides explain common bookkeeping tasks and include source links for further reading. Worked examples are labelled when fictional. An update date describes a content revision; a separate reviewer credit appears only when a review is recorded. Contact us if you find an error or need advice for your own circumstances.
Software certifications
- QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor · Intuit
- QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAdvisor · Intuit
- Intuit Payroll Certification · Intuit
- Xero L1 Certified Associate · Xero
- Xero L2 Certified Professional · Xero
- Xero L3 Certified Specialist · Xero
- Xero Payroll Certification · Xero
- Xero Migration Certification · Xero
- Sage 50 Certification · Sage