Rate sheetGood Business ClubRef. GBC-RS-2026

What it usually costs

These are the ranges, and you’ll get your own scope and price before any work starts

Three things can move the price: how many transactions you have, how many accounts you have, and how complicated your current books are

Solo

$85 an hour $1.42 a minute

No.ItemTime (h:mm)Estimate
01Set-upSoftware, chart of accounts, bank feeds and your tax accounts (GST/HST, payroll), plus a meeting to show you how to run it. Depends on what you already have set up8:00 to 15:00hours$700 to $1,300once
02Monthly bookkeeping45 to 90 minutes of bookkeeping and a 30 to 45 minute cash flow meeting every month1:30 to 3:00hours a month$125 to $250a month
03Monthly bookkeeping, plus accounts payable and receivable (AP and AR)The same monthly bookkeeping and cash flow meeting, and we also handle your bills and your invoices2:00 to 5:00hours a month$175 to $450a month

2 to 5 employees

$95 an hour $1.58 a minute

No.ItemTime (h:mm)Estimate
04Set-upA bigger set-up, with more accounts, payroll, GST/HST and more people who need access12:00 to 25:00hours$1,200 to $2,400once
05Monthly bookkeepingAbout 80 to 200 transactions a month, payroll, GST/HST returns and the monthly cash flow meeting6:00 to 12:00hours a month$600 to $1,200a month

6 or more employees

$110 an hour $1.83 a minute

No.ItemTime (h:mm)Estimate
06Set-upThe biggest set-up, with the most accounts, payroll and people to bring in15:00 to 30:00hours$1,700 to $3,300once
07Monthly bookkeepingAbout 300 transactions a month and up, payroll, GST/HST returns and the monthly cash flow meeting12:00 to 35:00hours a month$1,300 to $4,000a month

Back taxes

$1,000 to $6,000 /year

Priced per year of catch-up, then handed to a CPA to file

No.What it looks likeCoversEstimate
08Around 10 transactions a month and 1 or 2 accounts1 yearof catch-up$1,000 to $2,000/year
09Around 80 transactions a month, with business and personal accounts to go through1 yearof catch-up$3,000 to $4,500/year
10Hundreds of transactions, several bank accounts, credit cards and loans, or payroll on top1 yearof catch-up$4,500 to $6,000/year

Estimates only, billed by the minute