Bookkeeping services in New Westminster
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Shops and restaurants along Columbia Street and the Quay, health practices, professionals and a lot of home businesses in strata buildings.
Short answer: we keep the books for New Westminster small businesses: monthly bookkeeping, GST and PST, payroll with T4s and ROEs, and T1 and T2 returns, for a fixed monthly fee. The work is done online from West Vancouver, in English or Mandarin, and the quote arrives in writing within one business day.
What we do for New Westminster businesses
- Monthly bookkeeping, reconciled and closed every month
- GST and PST, with the right codes for mixed taxable and exempt sales
- Point-of-sale deposits, tips and cash reconciled for shops and restaurants
- Payroll, T4s and ROEs, and WorkSafeBC reporting
- T1 and T2 returns from the books we kept
What is different about the books here
New Westminster is compact and mixed: independent retail and restaurants on Columbia Street, at the Quay and in Sapperton, health and wellness practices, and professionals working from home. Health practices are where GST gets specific, because some health services are exempt and others are not, and products sold at the front desk can be taxable when the treatment is not. Restaurants and shops bring card-terminal deposits that never equal the day’s sales.
Your New Westminster business licence
Nobody may carry on business in New Westminster without a valid licence, and that includes a business run from home. The application asks for the floor space used, how many people work there, whether merchandise is sold and whether clients visit, and a home business needs written permission from the landlord or strata corporation where there is one. The zoning rules cap the space used at 500 square feet, allow no more than one non-resident worker, bar exterior storage and automotive repair, and keep the business closed to the public between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. New Westminster is part of the Metro West inter-municipal licence for trades.
Questions New Westminster owners ask
Can I run a business from my condo in New Westminster?
Often, with a licence and written permission from the strata corporation, or the landlord if you rent, within the zoning limits on space, staff and hours.
Do health practitioners charge GST?
It depends on the profession and the service: some health services are GST-exempt and others are not, and products sold in the clinic can be taxable. We check what applies to your practice before the first return.
Do you have an office in New Westminster?
No. We are in West Vancouver and the work is online, at the same price and turnaround as anywhere else we work.
Do you work in Mandarin?
Yes. Quotes, reports and conversations can all be in English or Mandarin.
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Get a written quote
Tell us where you are, roughly how many transactions a month and what you need filed. A written scope and a fixed monthly price follow within one business day.
info@orbisaccounting.ca