Accounting for lawyers in Windsor
Law firms carry trust accounting obligations, WIP and disbursements, and partner draws, on top of the usual corporate books. In Windsor, taxifi handles it online: books current every day, filings on time, and a Canadian accountant reviewing and signing every file.
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Lawyers in Windsor, books handled
Windsor's cross-border, trades, and service businesses need bookkeeping that keeps up and a Canadian accountant standing behind every filing.
For lawyers specifically, taxifi covers the work below as part of one flat monthly price, with Ontario’s HST, WSIB, and Employer Health Tax handled inside the service:
- Corporate bookkeeping (kept separate from trust accounting)
- Disbursement and WIP tracking
- Payroll for staff and associates
- HST returns prepared and filed
What we take off a Windsor law firm’s plate
Operating books, kept off your trust account
Trust accounting has its own Law Society rules; we keep your firm's operating and corporate books current and coordinate cleanly with your trust records.
WIP and disbursements
Work in progress and disbursements are tracked so revenue reflects the work actually done and billed.
Associate and staff payroll
Payroll runs on schedule with source deductions to CRA on time and T4s ready at year-end.
Why Windsor lawyers choose taxifi
Windsor's economy moves to an automotive and cross-border rhythm — manufacturing and the supply chains around it, major new electric-vehicle-related investment reshaping local demand, and Detroit five minutes away. Border-city business is real business, and it puts a premium on books that are actually current.
Lawyers here carry the same load as anywhere: trust obligations, work-in-progress, and bookkeeping the Law Society expects to be immaculate. What changes with taxifi is that the books are current every single day and an accountant signs everything — which means the operating books stay clean and the trust records stay untouchable.
Common questions
How should trust money show up in my firm's books?
It shouldn't — not as revenue, and never mixed with operating funds. Trust money belongs to clients, sits in its own account with its own meticulous records and reconciliations, and moves to the operating side only when it is actually earned and billed. The firm's books have to keep that wall perfect, because the Law Society audits the wall, not the intentions.
Can I practise through a professional corporation?
Ontario lawyers can practise through a professional corporation under Law Society rules, with share ownership generally restricted to licensees — and whether it is worth doing depends on how much income you can afford to leave in the corporation. For a Windsor practice, that is a calculation from your real numbers, and it is the kind of advisory taxifi includes rather than bills by the hour.
Some of my customers and suppliers are in Michigan. Does that complicate my books?
It can — cross-border revenue, US-dollar transactions, and non-resident customers each have their own treatment, and the right answers depend on your specific situation. taxifi keeps the Canadian books clean and current, and the accountant flags and scopes the cross-border questions before they become filing-season surprises.
I already have a bookkeeper or accountant in Windsor. How hard is switching?
The switch is free: we deal with your current provider directly, collect your file and history, and take over the monthly work. Any catch-up is scoped and priced before you commit. Your part is about an hour, and mid-year is fine.
Your Windsor law firm, books and taxes handled
One flat monthly price for incorporated Ontario businesses, quoted live on a short call.
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