# Bookkeeping for Small Business > Plain guides and priced comparisons for small businesses in the US and Canada that keep their own books, or are deciding who should. Every price is read from the seller's own page and dated. Every page below has a markdown copy at the same address plus `.md`. ## Comparisons: every option for a job, priced on the seller's own page - [AI bookkeeping vs a bookkeeper: what each costs and what each leaves to you (October 2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/ai-bookkeeping-vs-bookkeeper): AI bookkeeping vs a bookkeeper: AI software from US$30 a month, AI that closes the books from US$99, a person from $250 (Oct 2026). What each misses. Markdown copy: [ai-bookkeeping-vs-bookkeeper.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/ai-bookkeeping-vs-bookkeeper.md) - [Best online bookkeeping services for small business: 13 priced, and what each publishes (October 2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/best-online-bookkeeping-services): Online and outsourced bookkeeping services for small business, priced per month in 2026: US$99 to $750 and up, read on each firm's own page. Markdown copy: [best-online-bookkeeping-services.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/best-online-bookkeeping-services.md) - [What a bookkeeper costs in Vancouver, BC: per month and hourly for a small business (2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeper-vancouver): What a bookkeeper costs in Vancouver, BC in 2026: 13 firms' monthly prices, $150 to $750 to start, priced by your transactions per month. Markdown copy: [bookkeeper-vancouver.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeper-vancouver.md) - [Bookkeeper vs accountant: what each does, what each costs per hour, and what only an accountant may sign (2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeper-vs-accountant): Bookkeeper vs accountant in 2026: what each does, median pay per hour in the US and Canada from government statistics, and what only a CPA may sign. Markdown copy: [bookkeeper-vs-accountant.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeper-vs-accountant.md) - [How much does a bookkeeper cost? 6 small business bookkeeping services priced (October 2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeping-cost): How much does a bookkeeper cost? Six small business bookkeeping services cost US$99 to $750 a month to start (Oct 2026). Prices from their own pages. Markdown copy: [bookkeeping-cost.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeping-cost.md) - [QuickBooks vs Xero for a small business: price per month in the US and Canada, and what you pay after the discount ends (October 2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/quickbooks-vs-xero): QuickBooks vs Xero in 2026: list prices per month on each US and Canadian site, the intro discounts and when they end, and user limits per plan. Markdown copy: [quickbooks-vs-xero.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/quickbooks-vs-xero.md) ## Guides: free, complete how-tos for a job - [Bookkeeping engagement letter template for BC bookkeepers](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeping-engagement-letter-template): A free bookkeeping engagement letter template for BC bookkeepers: one clause per topic, from scope and close date to fees, privacy and handover. Markdown copy: [bookkeeping-engagement-letter-template.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/bookkeeping-engagement-letter-template.md) - [CRA Voluntary Disclosure Program and GST late-filing penalties since October 2025](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/cra-voluntary-disclosure-program): How the CRA Voluntary Disclosure Program works since October 2025, what it relieves, and what late GST filing costs if you wait. Dated, CRA-sourced. Markdown copy: [cra-voluntary-disclosure-program.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/cra-voluntary-disclosure-program.md) - [Month-end close: a worked example for a client in British Columbia](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist/british-columbia): Month-end close for a BC client: WorkSafeBC, employer health tax, vacation pay, PST and the PST return. Government sources read 2026-10-19. Markdown copy: [month-end-close-checklist/british-columbia.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist/british-columbia.md) - [Month-end close: payroll liabilities by jurisdiction](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist/payroll): Month-end payroll checklist: what to tie in the US (deposits, Form 941, FUTA, state) and Canada (CRA remitter types, provinces). Sources dated. Markdown copy: [month-end-close-checklist/payroll.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist/payroll.md) - [Month-end close: sales tax by jurisdiction](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist/sales-tax): Month-end sales tax checklist: US state sales tax, Canadian GST/HST (periods, ITCs, return lines, due dates) and provincial sales tax. Markdown copy: [month-end-close-checklist/sales-tax.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist/sales-tax.md) - [Month-end close checklist for bookkeepers](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist): A month-end close checklist for bookkeepers, in order, with what done looks like for each step. Payroll and sales tax for the US and Canada. Markdown copy: [month-end-close-checklist.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/month-end-close-checklist.md) - [Shareholder loans in Canada: the one-year rule, the series rule and deemed interest (2026)](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/shareholder-loan): Shareholder loans in Canada: when a loan becomes income (the one-year rule), the series rule, and deemed interest. Worked example, CRA-sourced, 2026. Markdown copy: [shareholder-loan.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/shareholder-loan.md) ## Offers: what is being built, and how to join the waitlist - [Catch-up bookkeeping: your books brought up to date in your own QuickBooks or Xero file](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/offers/catch-up-bookkeeping): Catch-up bookkeeping for small businesses months behind: done in your own QuickBooks or Xero file at a fixed price per month. Join the waitlist. Markdown copy: [offers/catch-up-bookkeeping.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/offers/catch-up-bookkeeping.md) - [Close kit: the month-end close checklist as a tool your agent runs](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/offers/close-kit): Close kit for bookkeepers: the month-end close checklist as a tool your agent runs in QuickBooks Online or Xero, sales tax steps built in. Waitlist. Markdown copy: [offers/close-kit.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/offers/close-kit.md) - [Onboarding kit: your engagement letter, intake and access checklist, filled in by your agent](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/offers/onboarding-kit): Onboarding kit for bookkeepers: engagement letter, intake questionnaire and access checklist, filled in by your agent from the first call. Waitlist. Markdown copy: [offers/onboarding-kit.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/offers/onboarding-kit.md) ## Privacy - [Privacy](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/privacy): What this site records about a visit, who handles it, why, and for how long. Every flow is listed, including ones that are planned or stopped. Markdown copy: [privacy.md](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/privacy.md) - [Privacy, as JSON](https://www.bookkeepingforsmallbusiness.com/privacy.json): The numbers behind that page as data. ## Talk to us Email mackenzie@mackenziebowes.com with the job you keep putting off.