We provide full-service corporate tax filings, bookkeeping, and CRA compliance support specifically designed for Brokers. Our Big4 alumni specialists handle direct tax filings, payroll coordination, and financial statement compilation to optimize your business operations.
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Book Free ConsultationAccounting for real estate brokers in Canada: Tax Filings Canada handles commission splits, agent classification, GST/HST and your T2, at a fixed fee.
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We prepare your brokers return and every supporting schedule.
You review each figure and approve before anything is filed.
We file with the CRA, and you pay only after it is complete.
| Factor | Tax Filings Canada | Typical Firm |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed, flat fee | Hourly / unpredictable |
| Payment | Pay after service | Upfront retainer |
| Price match | Yes, on written quotes | Rarely |
| CRA audit support | Included | Billed extra |
| Typical turnaround | 3-5 business days | 2-4 weeks |
A brokerage's accounting is defined by money that passes through it without belonging to it. Commission received and then split to agents is not brokerage revenue in full, and reporting gross commissions as income while treating splits as expenses distorts margin and can misstate GST/HST. The classification of agents as independent contractors also has to hold up in substance, because a reassessment to employment brings retroactive CPP and EI on every split paid.
Accounting for Brokers is a specialist job because the CRA treats this part of the real estate sector differently. These are the rules that actually change the number at the bottom of the return.
Whether a property sale is income or capital turns on intention at purchase, and the CRA infers intention from the pattern of activity, financing and holding period.
Agents incorporating a personal real estate corporation must follow provincial rules on who may hold shares, and commissions must be paid to the corporation, not assigned after the fact.
Capital cost allowance on a rental cannot create or increase a rental loss, and claiming it costs the property part of its future principal residence protection.
Long-term residential rent is GST/HST-exempt, so tax paid on maintenance and management is unrecoverable — a cost that has to be built into the yield calculation.
Every disposition of a principal residence must be reported on Schedule 3 and Form T2091, even where the entire gain is exempt; failing to report can cost the exemption.
Non-resident owners face 25% withholding on gross rent unless a Section 216 election is filed, which taxes the net instead and usually produces a refund.
The lifetime capital gains exemption does not apply to rental real estate, which is why succession planning for a property portfolio looks nothing like a business sale.
Holding rentals personally keeps losses usable against other income; holding them corporately defers tax on profit but taxes rental income at high passive rates.
This is the level of sector detail built into every fixed-fee engagement we run for Brokers, with payment due only after you have approved the work.
Specialized Real Estate sector compliance, bookkeeping, and tax planning for Brokers.
Providing tailored Brokers tax filing and planning to reduce liabilities, maximize refunds, and ensure CRA compliance.
100% risk-free Brokers tax filing with clear pricing, no hidden fees, plus support for personal taxes, small business accounting, and bookkeeping.
From bookkeeping to corporate audits, protect your Brokers business with CRA compliance and expert cross border tax strategies.
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Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Brokers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Brokers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Brokers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Brokers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Brokers businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Brokers businesses.
Transparent, fixed-fee Brokers pricing with zero hidden fees. Pay only after your Brokers work is completed and filed.
T2 corporate tax filing, balance sheets, income statements compilation, corporate tax optimization, and direct CRA representation.
T5013 partnership information returns, K-1 partner schedule allocations, structural planning, and tax minimization advisory.
T3010 registered charity returns, T1044 NPO return filing, financial summaries compilation, and compliance audits support.
T3 trust tax return filing, testamentary trust setups, estate distribution allocations, and strategic inheritance planning.
Bank & credit card reconciliations, monthly balance sheet and P&L preparation, payroll ledger syncing, and QuickBooks/Xero ledger support.
Compilation engagement report, corporate financial statement compilation, trial balance adjustments, and full T2 return integration.
T1 tax returns compilation for students, salaried employees, and self-employed. Covers T4/T5 matching, RRSP credits, and medical deductions.
Sales tax ledger reconciliation, Input Tax Credits (ITCs) verification, Netfile electronic submission to CRA, and provincial compliance checks.
See how our expert Brokers tax and accounting services have helped Canadian businesses save money and stay compliant.
A $116,000 reassessment landed at a real estate investment partnership in Toronto, Ontario, resting on a previous accountant with no experience of this sector. The objection was allowed in full.
A commercial landlord in Vancouver, British Columbia had never tested its work against the eligibility rules. The resulting $123,000 claim was accepted without adjustment.
A residential rental portfolio in Edmonton, Alberta was overpaying instalments because of seasonal revenue reported without matching the costs that produced it. Rebasing them returned $155,000 to the business.
The structure at a condo corporation manager in Winnipeg, Manitoba no longer fitted the business, and a chart of accounts that told the owner nothing about brokers margin showed it. Rebuilding it saves $19,000 a year.
A $117,000 reassessment was proposed against a short-term rental operator in Surrey, British Columbia following industry-specific reporting obligations nobody had flagged. The documented response reduced it to nil.
Closing the books at a property management company in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan took 10 weeks because of sector deductions claimed on a general-business basis rather than the brokers rules. It now takes 6 days.
Meet the specialists behind your Brokers filings. Our Partners Are Alumni of the World's Top Accounting and Tax Institutions
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Direct answers to what Canadian business owners actually ask before hiring an accountant.
The late-filing penalty is 5% of the balance owing plus 1% for each full month the return is late, to a maximum of twelve months. A second late filing within three years doubles those figures. Interest compounds daily from the balance-due date regardless of when the return is filed.
Yes, in proportion to business use, and the logbook is what supports it. The CRA accepts a full-year log, or a three-month sample backed by a complete prior-year log. Travel between home and a regular place of work is personal; travel between work locations is business.
Incorporation usually pays once profit consistently exceeds what the owner draws personally, because the retained amount is taxed at small business rates rather than personal rates. Where the entire profit is withdrawn each year, incorporation often costs more in filing and compliance than it saves.
Ratios that sit outside sector norms, repeated losses, large or round-numbered expense claims, and mismatches between filed slips and reported income. Most reviews are resolved on documentation alone, which is why contemporaneous records matter more than the size of any single claim.
The CRA looks at control, ownership of tools, chance of profit and risk of loss rather than what the contract is titled. Where a worker is reclassified as an employee, the unremitted CPP, EI and withholding land on the payer, together with penalties and interest.
Individuals pay quarterly instalments once net tax owing passes $3,000 in the current year and either of the two preceding years. Corporations generally pay monthly, with many small CCPCs eligible for quarterly instalments instead. Basing them on a current-year estimate avoids overpaying after a strong year.
The recurring ones are capital cost allowance on equipment placed in service late in the year, the business-use portion of vehicle and home-office costs, and professional development. Each is defensible when documented at the time and difficult to defend when reconstructed later.
Corporate tax filing starts at $90 and bookkeeping at $10 per month, quoted as a fixed fee before work begins. Sector complexity does not trigger a surcharge. Review the full price list.
Our Pay After Service model means you review and approve all deliverables before making any payment. We prepare your returns or financial files, you review them, and only then do you pay. This ensures 100% satisfaction.
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We support completely secure digital uploads via our client portal, or you can email them to us. We support files from QuickBooks, Xero, Excel, and scan/photo documents.
