Accounting for plumbers in Windsor
Plumbing businesses run on service calls and project work, with materials marked up, apprentices on payroll, and trucks and tools written off over time. 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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Plumbers 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 plumbers 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:
- Bookkeeping that separates service revenue from project work
- Payroll for journeymen and apprentices, remitted to CRA on time
- HST returns filed on your schedule
- Vehicles and equipment tracked for capital cost allowance
What we take off a Windsor plumbing contractor’s plate
Service calls and project work, mixed together
Emergency calls and multi-day projects hit the books differently. We separate service revenue from project work so you can see what each actually earns.
HST on every parts run
The HST you pay on parts and fixtures is an input tax credit. We capture it on every purchase so nothing you're owed slips through.
Apprentice and journeyman payroll
Payroll runs on time with source deductions remitted to CRA, T4s ready at year-end, and records kept WSIB-ready.
Why Windsor plumbers 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.
That context shapes the work: parts, emergency call-outs, and crew payroll moving faster than the paperwork behind them is the normal state of a Windsor plumbing contractor's paperwork. taxifi absorbs it — daily AI bookkeeping, accountant-signed filings — so you can see which kinds of work actually pay before you book more of it.
Common questions
Do I charge HST on residential plumbing jobs in Ontario?
Yes — plumbing services in Ontario are taxable at 13% HST whether the customer is a homeowner or a business, once your business is past the $30,000 small-supplier threshold and registered. The flip side is that the HST you pay on parts, fittings, fuel, and tools comes back as input tax credits — taxifi captures both sides on every transaction for Windsor plumbers.
Should I track parts separately from labour in my books?
It is worth it — parts carry costs and often markup, labour carries payroll, and mixing them hides which jobs made money. Books that split materials from labour job by job show your real margin per call, which is the number that should set your pricing. That level of detail is only realistic when the bookkeeping happens daily instead of in a year-end batch.
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 plumbing contractor, books and taxes handled
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