Element CPA
Accounting firm · Downtown Kitchener · elementcpa.ca
An online accounting firm in downtown Kitchener that does bookkeeping, payroll, tax and financial reports for startups from Seed to Series C.
Element CPA is an accounting firm for startups. It has worked with VC-backed startups for over 10 years, from Seed to Series C, across Canada and the U.S. It runs as a virtual firm and works in cloud tools such as Xero.
It sells three packages. Foundation covers monthly bookkeeping, quarterly reports, HST and the T2 corporate tax return. Growth adds budgets, forecasts, SaaS metrics and investor reports, and Scale adds weekly cash tracking, payroll across Canada and the U.S., and help with fundraising and due diligence.
It also helps with the SR&ED schedules on a client's tax return. SR&ED is the federal tax credit for research and development. Its office is at 151 Charles St. W. in Kitchener, and it is a member of Communitech's Pro Squad and a partner of the Accelerator Centre.
What it offers
Monthly or weekly bookkeeping in Xero
T2 corporate tax returns and HST filings
Board and investor reports
Budgets, forecasts and SaaS metrics
Payroll across Canada and the U.S.
Help with SR&ED schedules
Moving your books from QuickBooks to Xero
Location
151 Charles St. W., Suite 100, Kitchener, ON N2G 1H6
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