Tax Filings Canada provides full-service accounting for hotels & lodging: monthly bookkeeping and reconciliations, T2 corporate and T1 personal tax filing, GST/HST returns, payroll and CRA correspondence — all at pocket-friendly fixed fees agreed up front.
Every engagement is handled by accountants who work with hotels & lodging year-round, so sector-specific deductions and compliance obligations are built into the file rather than bolted on at year-end. You review and approve everything before paying.
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Book Free ConsultationYes — hotels & lodging can run their entire tax and accounting function through Tax Filings Canada online: bookkeeping, T2 and T1 filing, GST/HST and payroll at pocket-friendly fixed fees, pay-after-service.
Send your documents securely through our portal or by email.
We prepare your hotels & lodging 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 |
Hotels & Lodging carry their own CRA profile, and generic bookkeeping misses it. Food cost percentage is the number the CRA benchmarks against industry norms, so inventory counts and COGS discipline double as audit protection. We price the whole engagement as one pocket-friendly fixed fee, quoted before work begins.
Accounting for Hotels & Lodging is a specialist job because the CRA treats this part of the restaurants sector differently. These are the rules that actually change the number at the bottom of the return.
Food cost percentage is benchmarked against industry norms, so inventory counts and cost-of-goods discipline double as audit protection.
Cash-heavy operations attract net-worth assessments, where the CRA estimates income from lifestyle and assets — reliable point-of-sale records are the defence.
Kitchen equipment sits in Class 8 at 20%; leasehold improvements to the dining room are Class 13 and amortised over the lease term.
Basic groceries are zero-rated while prepared food is taxable, so a restaurant with a retail or catering line must apply the right rate to each stream.
GST/HST filing frequency follows revenue: past $6 million a restaurant files monthly, and the quick method available to smaller operators is often the cheaper choice.
Payroll remittance frequency tightens as average monthly withholdings grow, which happens quickly when a second location opens.
Franchise fees are eligible capital property recovered through Class 14.1 at 5%, not an immediate deduction — a frequent surprise in the first year.
Each location in its own corporation limits liability but shares one small business limit across the associated group, so the structure should follow the risk, not the tax.
None of this is charged as extra advice. It is simply what a properly prepared file for Hotels & Lodging includes, at the fixed fee agreed up front.
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Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Hotels & Lodging businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Hotels & Lodging businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Hotels & Lodging businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Hotels & Lodging businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Hotels & Lodging businesses.
Tailored compliance, tracking, and tax solutions for Hotels & Lodging businesses.
Transparent, fixed-fee Hotels & Lodging pricing with zero hidden fees. Pay only after your Hotels & Lodging 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.
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See how our expert Hotels & Lodging tax and accounting services have helped Canadian businesses save money and stay compliant.
A $131,000 reassessment landed at a coffee shop group in Toronto, Ontario, resting on a previous accountant with no experience of this sector. The objection was allowed in full.
A bar and live-music venue in Hamilton, Ontario was 11 weeks from a deadline while carrying seasonal revenue reported without matching the costs that produced it. Filing complete and on time avoided roughly $16,500 in penalties.
Closing the books at a craft brewery with a taproom in Regina, Saskatchewan took 9 weeks because of industry-specific reporting obligations nobody had flagged. It now takes 8 days.
A fine-dining restaurant in Kelowna, British Columbia was profitable and permanently short of cash, with equipment and asset classes assigned by guesswork rather than the CCA schedule behind the gap. Restructuring the tax cycle freed $149,000.
A remuneration review at a two-location bistro in Edmonton, Alberta found a chart of accounts that told the owner nothing about hotels & lodging margin and saved $68,000 across the corporate and personal returns.
Scaling exposed sector deductions claimed on a general-business basis rather than the hotels & lodging rules at a food truck operator in London, Ontario. The back office was rebuilt to match, freeing $15,000.
Meet the specialists behind your Hotels & Lodging 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 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.
Registration is mandatory once taxable revenue exceeds $30,000 over four consecutive quarters. Registering voluntarily below that threshold is often worthwhile, because it lets you recover input tax credits on startup and equipment purchases.
Incorporation usually pays off once profit consistently exceeds what you draw personally, because retained earnings are taxed at the small business rate rather than your marginal rate. Below that point the added compliance cost often outweighs the benefit. We model both before you decide.
The CRA requires six years of books and records from the end of the tax year they relate to: invoices, receipts, bank statements, payroll records and contracts. Digital copies are acceptable provided they are legible and complete.
We run the cycle, remit source deductions on schedule, and issue T4s ahead of the February deadline. Late remittances draw a penalty of up to 10% and repeat lateness raises it to 20%, so timing is the whole game. See our payroll service.
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.
