Cross border pricing
How much does US and Canada cross border tax filing cost?
See your starting price now. We confirm your fixed price on a free call.
All prices in Canadian dollars, per filing year unless marked one time.
Cross border personal tax
| Your situation | What changes the price | Price range |
|---|---|---|
| Moving from Canada to the US (departure filing) |
|
3500 to 5000 Per filing year |
| Dual citizen with no Canadian corporation |
|
3500 to 5000 Per filing year |
Not handled at SAL Accounting
Unusual cross border cases, such as an American who owns a business in Canada, or files with PFIC holdings.
Cross border corporate tax
| Your situation | What's included | Price range |
|---|---|---|
| Opening a US LLC or corporation |
|
1100 to 1500 One time, per company |
| Corporate tax filing and annual bookkeeping |
|
400 to 8000 Per filing year |
| Canadian who owns a US LLC |
|
400 to 9000 Per filing year |
| US LLC plus a Canadian corporation |
|
6000 to 11000 Per filing year |
These are price ranges, not quotes. We confirm one fixed price after we see your filings.
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What changes between the levels
- First in line: filed in March once we have your documents
- Audit fully covered, a 3,000 value
- A director as your point of contact
- Unlimited SMS, call, email and chat (fair use), next day reply
- Unlimited planning sessions (fair use), plus 2 meetings in tax season
- Deductions maximized using the US tax treaty
- 100% money back guarantee
- Filed in April
- First audit correspondence covered, a 1,500 value
- A manager as your point of contact
- Call, email and chat in the app, two day reply
- Deductions maximized using the US tax treaty
- 2 planning sessions a year
- Filed between April and June
- Cross border compliance review and double tax saving
- An accountant as your contact, by email, 3 to 4 day reply
- Client portal, phone app and 24/7 status tracker
- Audit insurance available as an add on
Plan details
Are we the right firm for you?
- You sell online and the US side has grown big enough to need its own filings
- You own a US LLC as a Canadian and you have heard the penalties are serious
- You have returns due in both countries and nobody is joining them up
- You would rather one firm held both sides than two firms held one each
- You are an American who owns a business in Canada. We do not take this on
- Your file involves PFIC holdings. We do not take this on
- You want the lowest price above everything else
- You need payroll as the main job. It sits outside these prices
Questions.
How much does a cross border tax accountant cost in Canada?
Personal returns start at $3,500 a year. One entity starts at $2,500. A Canadian who owns a US LLC starts at $2,500. A US LLC plus a Canadian corporation starts at $6,000. Opening a company is $1,100 to $1,500, charged once. All in Canadian dollars.
Is that per month or per year?
Per filing year, not per month. The fee covers the returns and the reporting for that year. Opening a company is the one exception and it is charged once per company.
Why does the same row have three different prices?
The filing is the same. The service around it is not. Platinum files in March, with a director on the phone and your audit covered in full. Core files between April and June, by email.
Why does it say "from"?
Work inside one situation still varies. Volume, income streams, how far behind the books are, and whether a second entity is involved all change it. We confirm one fixed number after we see your filings.
Which returns and forms do you handle?
On the business side, US LLC and corporation formation, EIN applications, corporate returns including 1120 and 1120-F, Form 8832 and 8833 elections, 5471 and 8865 reporting, and GST or HST filings. On the personal side, 1040 and 1040-NR returns, FBAR and Form 8938 reporting, T1135, Section 216 returns, foreign tax credits, treaty elections and ITIN applications.
I sell on Shopify and Amazon. Do I need this or the ecommerce pricing?
Most sellers need both, and one firm does both. Monthly bookkeeping and your Canadian filings sit on the ecommerce pricing page. These prices cover the US side once you open an LLC. One call and we will tell you which parts you need.
What do you not take on?
Two things. Americans who own a business in Canada, and files with PFIC holdings. We will say so on the call rather than waste your time.
What happens if I get audited?
Platinum covers a CRA or IRS audit in full, a 3,000 dollar value. Premium covers the first correspondence, a 1,500 dollar value. On Core it is available as an add on. Coverage applies where all the work was done by SAL Accounting.
Next step
Get your number confirmed on a free call.
Thirty minutes. If we are not the right firm for you, we will say so.
On the call
We map your filings
Which returns are due, in which country, and what is outstanding.
Within two days
You get one fixed price
A single number for the filing year, plus a separate fixed price for anything you are behind on.
Filing season
Both sides filed together
Both returns go out agreeing with each other, with a walkthrough so you know what you signed.
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