Tax and Accounting Services in Hamilton

If you're searching for an accountant in Hamilton, you usually want someone who can take a stack of slips, receipts and CRA letters and turn it into a return or a set of books you can follow. Infoetax, also known as E-Tax & Business Services, does that work from an office at 537 Queenston Rd. in east Hamilton. We provide tax preparation, bookkeeping and accounting services for individuals, families, self-employed professionals and businesses, and we bring over 15 years of experience to it.

Our tagline is "Your Trust. Our Commitment." In practice that means careful, plain work on the filings people and businesses in this city deal with every year, explained in a way that makes sense to the person who has to sign them.

Where we are in Hamilton

The office sits on Queenston Road in the lower city, east of the Red Hill Valley and about a kilometre west of Centennial Parkway. Neighbourhoods such as Corman, Nashdale, Rosedale and Riverdale are close by, and Stoney Creek begins a short way to the east. We serve the whole city, from downtown and the Mountain to Ancaster, Dundas, Waterdown, Binbrook and the other communities that became part of Hamilton when it amalgamated on January 1, 2001. Beyond the city, we also work with clients across the GTA.

Personal tax returns for Hamilton households

For many households, the yearly task is a personal income tax return. We prepare returns for employees, the self-employed, landlords with rental income, people with investment income, seniors and students. We can also prepare returns for earlier years that were never filed.

The CRA's deadline for most individuals to file and to pay any balance is April 30. When you or your spouse or common-law partner is self-employed, the filing deadline moves to June 15, although a balance owing is still due on April 30. A family with a job, a side business and a basement rental can have three kinds of income on one return, each with its own reporting.

Bookkeeping, payroll and HST for local businesses

Business owners tend to need help through the whole year rather than once in spring. Our bookkeeping and accounting work covers monthly bookkeeping, bank reconciliations, financial statements and general accounting support. For employers, payroll services include processing pay, CRA remittances, T4 and T4A slips, ROE support and setting payroll up for the first time.

Registered businesses file sales tax returns too. HST reporting covers monthly, quarterly and annual filings at Ontario's 13% rate, and the HST filing deadlines guide explains how the reporting periods work. Where a business has workers covered by the WSIB, WSIB reporting handles registration, reporting, premium calculations and payroll reconciliation.

Corporations and new businesses

An incorporated company files a T2 return every year. Our corporate tax returns service includes the T2, year-end reporting, financial statements, tax planning and CRA compliance support. If you're just getting started, business registration and incorporation covers registering a business, Federal or Ontario incorporation, a CRA business number, and HST, payroll and WSIB registration. Our guide on how to incorporate in Ontario walks through the general steps.

When a CRA letter arrives

A review letter or audit notice can show up long after a return was filed. With CRA audit assistance, we organize and review your documents, help you understand what the CRA is asking for, and check what you send for accuracy. The guide on what to do if the CRA reviews your return describes how reviews generally unfold.

What to bring and how to start

For a personal return, the usual starting point is your tax slips, receipts for amounts you intend to claim, and last year's notice of assessment. A business will generally want its bank and credit card statements, sales and expense records, and any letters from the CRA. Our what to bring for your tax return guide has a fuller checklist.

The office is open Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call 905-393-7664, email ravi@infoetax.ca, or use the quote form, where sending a consultation request is free. Let us know whether it's a personal return, a business or a CRA letter, and which years are involved, and we'll take it from there. You can see every service we offer on the services page.