Bookkeeping Services Montreal: Costs and What to Hand Off
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Bookkeeping Services Montreal: Costs and What to Hand Off

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Quick answer

Bookkeeping services Montreal businesses hire track QST, GST and monthly reports. A trained remote bookkeeper handles the records and a team lead reviews every report before it reaches you.

Bookkeeping services Montreal businesses rely on keep CRA and Revenu Québec records in order each quarter. A trained remote bookkeeper records income and costs in your software. They send a clear monthly report. A team lead checks every month before it reaches you.

How bookkeeping services work for Montreal businesses
1Share access to QuickBooks or Xero
2Bookkeeper records and codes each item
3Team lead reviews the month
4You receive a monthly report

What bookkeeping services Montreal businesses hand off first

Start with the tasks that come up every month:

  1. Bank and credit card reconciliation
  2. Accounts payable and receivable
  3. GST and QST tracking and quarterly prep
  4. Payroll records and CPP/EI tracking
  5. Monthly profit and loss report
  6. Expense coding and receipt logging
  7. Year-end prep for your accountant

A montreal bookkeeper from a managed service brings a review step. A team lead checks the work before it leaves. You review finished numbers, not draft entries.

Quebec QST and GST records your bookkeeper handles

Quebec businesses collect federal GST at 5 per cent and QST at 9.975 per cent. Your bookkeeper tracks both taxes on every sale and purchase. They flag zero-rated and exempt supplies. They keep records ready for both your CRA quarterly filing and your Revenu Québec return. If you run payroll, they also track CPP and EI deductions each pay period.

Small business bookkeeping Montreal owners face two separate tax authorities each quarter. A trained bookkeeper keeps both current each month. The numbers are ready before each due date.

Montreal and Quebec industries we support

Our Montreal clients include tech firms, professional services practices, creative agencies and non-profits. We also work with Laval, Longueuil and Quebec City businesses. An online bookkeeper Quebec businesses use through MyRemoteVA gives you a trained person and a review step without a full-time hire.

A remote bookkeeper Montreal businesses hire through a managed service is not a solo contractor. A lead checks the work. You do not manage the day-to-day.

How to check the work each month

Your client portal shows every task logged, done and reviewed. Add comments, approve reports and track hours in real time. A team lead signs off before anything reaches your inbox.

Where AI helps your Montreal bookkeeper work faster

Your bookkeeper uses AI to sort routine transactions and flag items that look wrong. They check every entry against your bank statements. AI speeds up the data work. The team lead review makes the numbers right.

What bookkeeping services Montreal cost

Pay-as-you-go is $12 an hour USD with no minimum. Dedicated plans start from $5.62 an hour for a full-time bookkeeper. Local Montreal bookkeepers charge CAD$35 to CAD$75 an hour. Our remote service costs less and includes a review step on every report.

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Frequently asked questions

How much do bookkeeping services cost in Montreal?

A remote bookkeeper through MyRemoteVA starts from $5.62 an hour (USD) on a dedicated plan, or $12 an hour pay-as-you-go. Local Montreal bookkeepers typically charge CAD$35 to CAD$75 an hour.

Do Montreal bookkeeping services handle Quebec QST?

Yes. Quebec businesses collect both federal GST at 5 per cent and Quebec Sales Tax (QST) at 9.975 per cent. Your bookkeeper tracks both and prepares records for your CRA and Revenu Québec filings.

What software does a remote Montreal bookkeeper use?

They work in QuickBooks Online, Xero or Wave — all compatible with CRA and Revenu Québec e-filing. If you already have a preferred package, your bookkeeper works in it.

Your numbers, not ours

What is doing this yourself costing you?

Doing it yourself: $2,165 a month of your time.

The same hours at our $12/hr pay-as-you-go rate: $520. Dedicated plans start at $5.62/hr.

Simple maths from the numbers you enter. It assumes a VA can take on those hours.

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About this guide

Written by the MyRemoteVA team. Search-trend figures come from Google Trends. Prices shown are our current plans. Last updated October 8, 2026. Questions or corrections? Contact us.

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