Pricing for Ecommerce Bookkeeping
Every ecommerce brand is different. Here’s exactly what shapes your price — and real examples to give you a clear idea.
Who We Work With
We would love to serve you if:
Your store is “Expected to 2x this year”
You’re looking for: “One place instead of broken between accountants.”
You want to “Minimize our taxes as much as possible.”
You are “really confused about the U.S. LLC and double taxation”
When asked about your accountant, you say “It doesn’t really seem like they specialize.”
You believe: “Getting it done right—that’s the most important.”
You are always telling friends: “I hate bookkeeping. I don’t want to do it.”
What determines the price of an accountant & bookkeeper for Ecommerce brands in Canada?
Number of Companies
Sole prop vs. Canadian company vs. Canadian + U.S. — this is the single biggest factor and can literally double your price.
Platforms
Shopify only vs. omni-channel (Shopify + Amazon). More platforms means more data sources to reconcile every month.
Sales Orders Per Month
Volume directly impacts bookkeeping time. Higher order counts mean more transactions to categorize and reconcile.
Provincial Sales Tax
Whether you’re registered for BC PST, QST, or other provincial taxes adds filing complexity and recurring compliance work.
Catch-Up Required
How many months or years of bookkeeping need to be caught up before we can proceed with forward-looking work.
Year-End Timing
December vs. off-calendar year-end. If your tax year-end is in the middle of the year, we usually offer a 10–15% discount.
Drop-Ship or Inventory
Stores holding physical inventory bring significantly more complexity — COGS tracking, landed cost, and stock reconciliation all add time to your file.
Example Scenarios
P.S: If these prices don’t meet your budget, give us a shout at tax@salaccounting.ca and let’s see what we can do for you
George is 32 and alongside his day job in Downtown Toronto, also sells toys on his online store. His average monthly sales are $50,000 USD. George has not opened any company yet and is worried about paying 53% on his profits.
He wants SAL to open a Canadian company and help him plan a tax strategy that puts money back in his pocket. George also wants us to file his last year’s taxes and provide him monthly profit and loss clarity going forward. Here are the prices for his services:
Last year’s tax filing with bookkeeping included: 3000 – 4000 (one-time fee)
Going forward support, such as:
- Opening a Canadian company to lower his tax from 53% to 12.2%
- Monthly profit statements (done right from Seller Central data) and
- Tax filing at the end of the year
Price: 600 – 800 (monthly)
Catch-up services for last year
- Paperless Bookkeeping
- Tax filing
- HST Return
Price: 3000 – 4000 (one-time fee)
Help going forward with:
- Opening a Canadian company to lower his tax from 53% to 12.2%
- Monthly profit statements (done right from Seller Central data) and
- Tax filing at the end of the year
Price: 600 – 800 (monthly)
Helen, a 29 year old seller based out of Little Italy, Toronto runs a Shopify store selling supplements. About 90% of her sales are to US customers, and she realizes Shopify charges her a 1.5% international payout fee on those orders. Given her monthly sales of $300,000 USD, she ends up paying $4,500 extra fees to Shopify every month.
Helen currently has a Canadian corporation and wants help starting a US LLC to avoid this fee. But she fears double taxation and IRS penalties that can reach up to $25,000.
She wants a one-stop shop that does her:
Catch-up services for the last 2 years
- Paperless Bookkeeping
- Tax filing
- HST Return
Price: 7000 – 9000 (one-time fee)
Going forward service, such as:
- US LLC formation
- EIN application
- Bank account guidance for the US
- Profit clarity every month (books done directly from her Shopify data)
- Tax filing for Canadian company
- US LLC filings that have $25,000 penalty associated with them
- Cross border filings in Canada for Helen owning a US LLC
- Double tax saving
Price: 1300 – 1600 (monthly)
Last year’s tax filing for her Canadian company for the last 2 years (with bookkeeping): 7000 – 9000 (one-time fee)
Going forward service, such as:
- US LLC formation
- EIN application
- Bank account guidance for the US
- Profit clarity every month (books done directly from her Shopify data)
- Tax filing for Canadian company
- US LLC filings that have $25,000 penalty associated with them
- Cross border filings in Canada for Helen owning a US LLC
- Double tax saving
Price: 1300 – 1600 (monthly)
Eric, 41, lives with his wife & kids in Etobicoke and sells plant food on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com. Eric does $100,000 a month, mainly on .com. He has registered for BC PST and QST and is collecting it from his customers. He wants:
Catch-up services for last year
- Paperless Bookkeeping
- Tax filing
- HST, QST and BC PST filings
Price: 4500 – 5500 (one-time fee)
Help going forward with:
- Monthly financial statements
- Tax filing
- HST, QST and BC PST filings
Price: 1000 – 1100 (monthly)
Why Top Sellers Trust SAL Accounting
The Shopify CPA Behind Your Profit Clarity
M. SALMAN
CPA & PRESIDENT, SAL Accounting
Why Salman understands Shopify sellers
- CPA-led ecommerce accounting.
- Experience running his own ecommerce store.
- 30+ Canadian Shopify merchants supported.
- Cross-border tax and US LLC experience.
- Familiar with Shopify, QuickBooks/Xero, A2X, TaxJar, Avalara, Stripe, PayPal, GST/HST, and US sales tax.
