Comprises establishments primarily engaged in auditing accounting records; designing accounting systems; preparing financial statements; developing budgets; preparing tax returns; processing payrolls; bookkeeping; and billing. Expense share of professional and business fees and crown charges could not be provided due to the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, statcan.gc.ca, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Accounting, tax, bookkeeping & payroll services expenditures in Canada 2022
In 2022, salaries, wages, commissions and benefits had the largest share of the total operating expenses of accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services, accounting for approximately ** percent of total industry expenditure in Canada.
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StatCan. (November 9, 2023). Share of accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services expenditures in Canada in 2022, by expense [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/481778/expenditure-of-accounting-tax-bookkeeping-and-payroll-services-in-canada/
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