Free Guides & Resources for Canadian Small Businesses

Download our free bookkeeping guides for Canadian small businesses — practical, plain-language checklists and setup guides from Stellar Bookkeeping Services, written by a QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, Xero Certified bookkeeper and Wagepoint Certified Partner based in Stellarton, Nova Scotia.

Free guides

The Year-End Checklist for Nova Scotia Small Businesses

A step-by-step checklist to close your year with clean books: reconciliations, receipts, payroll and T4s, HST, and every CRA deadline in one table.

HST Basics: When Do I Need to Register?

The $30,000 small supplier rule explained simply, with a real example, the current 14% Nova Scotia HST rate, and how to register with the CRA.

QuickBooks Online Setup Guide

Set up QuickBooks Online the right way: company settings, chart of accounts, HST, bank feeds, opening balances and your first clean month-end — in 10 steps.

Xero Setup Guide

Set up Xero the right way: organization settings, tax rates, bank feeds, conversion balances and your first clean month-end — in 10 steps.

Premium guides & templates

The Canadian Business Launch Guide — $19 CAD

How to open a business in any province or territory. A 10-page guide covering sole proprietorships, partnerships and incorporation — the steps every new business takes, and what changes from one province to the next. For new entrepreneurs and for bookkeepers and advisors who guide clients. Instant download after purchase.

New Client Onboarding Kit (fillable PDF) — $29 CAD

For bookkeepers and accountants. A 5-page fillable intake questionnaire covering business profile, contacts, tax and remittance setup (GST/HST, QST, PST, payroll) and current software. Add your own business name and use it on every discovery call — on screen or printed.

Rather have it done for you?

Stellar handles bookkeeping, payroll, HST and T1/T2 returns for small businesses in Pictou County and across Canada.