The books, the taxes, the big calls — worked on by one team.
A coast-to-coast accounting practice with presence in Los Angeles, Miami, and Toronto, serving businesses and cross-border families across the United States and Canada. One trusted team for bookkeeping, tax, and CFO-level guidance.
We plug into your existing setup
QuickBooks, Xero, Stripe, or your current setup — we plug into your systems, so there's no migration headache and no disruption to how you work.
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Everything your business needs, under one roof
Six ways we help — built to work together, not in silos. Take the one piece you need today, or hand us the whole back office.
- Bookkeeping On your desk by the 15th
- Business Tax Business + personal
- Cross-Border Tax (U.S.–Canada) Two countries, one team
- CFO Advisory Judgment for the big calls
- Payroll & Back Office Paid and filed, on time
- All-In-One Package The whole stack, one bill
Pieced together, or under one roof
Five separate gaps
- A bookkeeper who only recordsportal #1
- A preparer you see each Aprilinvoice #2
- One accountant per countrynothing reconciled
- Anyone connecting the piecesnobody
- A CFO’s read on the numbersnot on the menu
Separate bills, separate logins — and the space between them is where deductions die and year-end surprises are born.
One team, the whole picture
- Books, tax, and payrollone system
- U.S. and Canadaprepared together
- One team accountableend to end
- Advice that knows your tax picturebuilt in
- CFO-level guidanceon call
One invoice, one login, and nothing left to fall between providers.
Know where you stand, any day of the month
A close every month and a running read on the essentials — cash in the bank, profit so far, and the tax bill building quietly in the background. The guesswork between filings goes away.
- Closed and reviewed, monthlyReconciled by the 15th of the month, thoroughly reviewed by our CPA team.
- No April 15 tax liability surpriseTax set aside as you earn, so the bill is news you already knew.
- A real CFO in your cornerGuidance from someone who’s sat in the CFO seat and built companies of their own — reading your numbers the way an operator does.
CPA credentials on both sides of the border — one team
Fairlight's team holds CPA credentials in both the United States and Canada, backed by years running finance for companies across industries. Your work is prepared, reviewed, and stood behind by that team — not passed to a seasonal preparer.
- Both tax systems, one conversationU.S. and Canadian filings handled together, so you’re never the messenger between two firms.
- Nothing leaves unreviewedA CPA on the team signs off on every deliverable before it reaches you or a tax authority.
- Deep experience where you operateSaaS, real estate, healthcare, retail, e-commerce, and professional services — finance run from the inside, not observed from a distance.
U.S. and Canadian taxes, filed side by side
Most firms can handle one country. Our team carries CPA credentials in both — so a move, a snowbird season, an RRSP or TFSA, or FBAR reporting is handled in a single engagement, with both returns prepared together so nothing falls between them.
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Get a ballpark price in under a minute
Choose your revenue range and the services you want — we'll show a monthly estimate next to what the same lineup runs bought piece by piece. No email, no commitment.
Estimates key off revenue; payroll varies with headcount. The number you actually pay is fixed in writing after a short call.
What that looks like in practice
The move year, filed right on both sides.
A Canadian relocating to the U.S. arrived mid-year with a departure return owing, deemed-disposition positions to take, and accounts the IRS treats differently than the CRA. We prepared both countries’ filings together.
Related companies, defensible pricing.
An owner running a U.S. entity and a Canadian one, with services flowing between them and no intercompany framework behind the invoices. We built the arm’s-length structure and papered it.
A U.S. company, built from abroad.
A non-resident founder needed a U.S. entity — state and structure chosen, EIN obtained without an SSN, and the first-year federal and state obligations mapped before they became penalties.
A clinic’s books, made audit-ready.
A multi-location behavioral-health practice with insurance receivables nobody had reconciled and months of backlog. We rebuilt the close, tied out EOBs to deposits, and put the month on a schedule.
Margins by channel, decisions by numbers.
An online seller moving volume across platforms with no read on which channel actually made money after fees, shipping, and returns. We built channel-level margin reporting and a cash forecast.
A remote team, filed wherever it sits.
A growing company with employees scattered across states — and registrations, withholding, and filings that hadn’t kept up with the hiring. We mapped the obligations and brought every state current.
Engagement details anonymized. Drawn from real client work.
We speak your industry's numbers
Every set of books has its own quirks. These are the industries we know best.
SaaS & Software
Deferred revenue, MRR, and the metrics investors and acquirers expect to see.
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Per-property profitability, depreciation schedules, and clean investor splits.
Learn more →Healthcare & Wellness
Thirty specialties, from ABA therapy to surgery centers — payer lag, EOBs, and provider comp handled.
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The POS reconciled to the bank, with inventory tracked like the money it is.
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Platform payouts, processor fees, and returns turned into books that tie out.
Learn more →From hello to handled, in four steps
A free 15-minute consultation call
We hear the situation and tell you plainly what it needs — and what it doesn’t.
A number in writing
Fixed scope and a fixed fee engagement, signed off before any work begins.
One portal, everything in it
Documents, messages, and e-signatures in one secure place — you send each thing once.
We run the month
We close the books and handle your taxes.
The number comes first
Every engagement starts from a published price and a written quote — before any work begins.
Bookkeeping
Monthly books, reviewed by a CPA on the team.
- Closed by the 15th
- Your QuickBooks or Xero
- Year-round access
Business Tax
Business and personal, planned year-round.
- Federal + one state
- Quarterly estimates
- Filed on time
Payroll
Paid and filed, every cycle.
- Direct deposit
- Payroll taxes filed
- Contractors included
CFO Advisory
An operator’s read on your numbers.
- Cash forecast
- Monthly review
- The big calls
Cross-Border Tax (U.S.–Canada)
Both countries, prepared together.
- U.S. + Canadian returns
- Treaty positions
- FBAR & disclosures
All-In-One
Books, tax, and advice on one bill.
- Bookkeeping included
- Annual returns included
- Advisory built in
Published prices are starting points — your exact fee is fixed in writing after a short call. See full pricing →
Not sure what you need? Let's figure it out together.
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll look at where you are, tell you straight what would actually help, and you decide from there — no pressure.
Answers, not just services
FBAR for Canadians Living in the U.S.: Who Has to File, What Counts, and Why the Penalties Are So Steep
Moved south with Canadian accounts? The U.S. Treasury expects an annual report of them — and the penalties for skipping it are among the steepest in the system.
Read the article → Cross-Border Tax (U.S.–Canada)Should a Canadian Own a U.S. LLC? Usually Not — Here’s Why
America’s favorite business structure is a quiet tax trap for Canadian owners — here’s where the double tax comes from, and what to use instead.
Read the article → CFOA Fractional CFO Isn’t a Cost — It’s the One Hire That’s Supposed to Pay for Itself
Where a good fractional CFO actually finds the money: pricing and margins, cost cleanup, tax structure, and the cash trapped in your own numbers.
Read the article → Cross-Border Tax (U.S.–Canada)The Substantial Presence Test Explained — How Many U.S. Days Is Too Many?
Snowbirds count on the 182-day rule — but the IRS formula weighs three years of days at once, and the line arrives sooner than most people think.
Read the article → BookkeepingWhen Should a Miami Business Hire a Bookkeeper? The Honest Answer
The real signs you’ve outgrown DIY books, what a bookkeeper actually does versus an accountant or CFO, and how to hand off without chaos.
Read the article → Cross-Border Tax (U.S.–Canada)Cross-Border Bookkeeping: Why Foreign-Owned U.S. Businesses Can’t Use a Regular Bookkeeper
When a business spans two countries, its books feed filings on both sides — including forms with five-figure penalties that generic bookkeeping quietly gets wrong.
Read the article →Not ready to talk? Keep more of what you earn.
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Tax Moves Checklist
- Choose the entity that saves, not the default
- Set tax aside as you earn
- Capture the deductions owners miss
- Time income and expenses around year-end
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