A firm built around the work most accountants hand off
Most business owners end up with a patchwork — a bookkeeper here, a tax preparer there, and, for anyone with ties to two countries, a second accountant who never speaks to the first. Fairlight was built the other way around: one practice that owns the whole picture — your books, your returns, payroll, and the bigger financial decisions — with cross-border work at the center rather than as an afterthought.
Fairlight is led by its founder — fifteen-plus years in senior finance, with hands-on U.S. and Canadian tax experience. After years watching cross-border clients pay two firms to file one life, the answer was to build the practice that treats both countries as a single engagement. That cross-border desk is still the center of the firm.
Our mission
Business owners shouldn't have to assemble their own finance department from strangers. Fairlight exists so that one accountable team keeps the books current, the returns filed on both sides of the border, and the numbers clear enough to run the business by — with no surprises waiting at year-end.
One firm, the whole picture
All-in-one- Bookkeeping & monthly closeOn our team
- Tax, both countriesOn our team
- Payroll & filingsOn our team
- CFO & advisoryOn our team
- Outside vendors to juggleNone
Why clients work with us
- One firm, the whole picture — books, tax, payroll, and advisory under one roof, where the pieces already talk to each other.
- Both sides of the border — CPA credentials on the team in both the United States and Canada, so two returns are treated as one job.
- Clear scope and pricing — what you’ll pay is quoted before any work begins, never an hourly surprise.
- Proactive, not just at tax time — current books and someone watching what’s ahead, not only what already happened.
- A real person who knows your file — you work with the people doing the work, not a ticket queue.
- Built for the in-between cases — moves between countries, snowbirds, foreign accounts, and the reporting that comes with them.
Who we help
- Owner-run businesses that have outgrown DIY bookkeeping or an unreliable freelancer
- Companies that need payroll and compliance handled without second-guessing
- U.S.–Canada families and businesses with returns on both sides of the border
- Owners who want financial insight to make decisions with, not just compliance
Credentials you can rely on
- CPA credentials in both the United States and Canada, held on the team
- Fifteen-plus years of senior finance experience leading the firm
- Experience across bookkeeping, business and personal tax, payroll, cross-border filing, and CFO-level advisory
- A specialty lane — U.S.–Canada cross-border tax — that few firms run under one roof
Most accountants go quiet after April
The usual way
- A bookkeeper in one place, a tax preparer in another — and they never compare notes
- Someone who surfaces at tax time, then goes quiet for the rest of the year
- A U.S. accountant and a Canadian one, filing the same family twice
- Big-picture advice from no one
Four bills, four logins, and the gaps cost you — in missed deductions and year-end surprises.
Fairlight
- Books, tax, and payroll — one system
- U.S. and Canada — both sides, one firm
- Cross-border tax treated as one job, not two
- Advice that already sees the tax
One team, one bill, nothing falling through the gaps.
Our promise
Work with Fairlight and you get more than a bookkeeper or a tax preparer. You get a financial partner who understands the whole picture, explains it in plain English, and is accountable for getting it right.
The promises that go in your engagement letter
Every engagement is put in writing: a fixed price quoted before any work starts, a reply within one business day, and one firm accountable for all of it — not promises posted on a page.
- A CPA signs off — from our team — Every return is reviewed and signed by a CPA on our team; the judgment calls aren’t farmed out to a seasonal preparer. You always know who’s responsible for your file.
- One price, agreed before we begin — We quote a fixed fee, in writing, up front. No hourly clock running in the background, no invoice that surprises you at month-end.
- Remote, properly secured — Clients across all 50 states and Canada, through an encrypted portal. Where you’re based changes nothing about the service.
- You’ll hear back — in and out of tax season — A reply within one business day, every month of the year. The silence owners dread from accountants isn’t how we work.
Your entire back office, in one place
Five services run by one firm — so your books, returns, and payroll are built to fit each other. Take one to start, or hand us the whole thing.
From hello to handled — without the runaround
A free 15-minute call
An honest read on what your situation actually needs, and what it doesn’t.
A proposal with the price on it
Your scope and a fixed fee, in writing, before a single hour is worked. No meter, no surprises.
We manage the handover
We pull your prior books and returns, clean up what’s there, and pick up the next close — nothing lapses while you switch.
Numbers you can actually read
Books closed on schedule, a clear view of where you stand, and the team a message away all year.
Straight answers about the firm
Who actually does my work?
Your books, your return, and the bigger decisions are done by Fairlight’s own team, and a CPA on the team reviews and signs the return. We don’t pass your file to a seasonal preparer or an offshore data-entry shop.
Can you really handle both U.S. and Canadian taxes?
Yes. We hold CPA credentials in both countries, so a cross-border return is handled as one job under one roof — not split across two firms that never compare notes.
Where are you based, and does it matter where I am?
We’re in South Florida and work remotely across all 50 states and Canada through a secure portal, so where you’re based doesn’t change a thing.
What kinds of clients do you work with?
Owner-run businesses of most kinds, plus individuals and cross-border families — Canada and Latin America alike. If you’ve got revenue, payroll, or a return to file, we can run it.
Is my financial data secure?
Everything runs through an encrypted client portal rather than email attachments, and only your team can see it.
How do I switch from my current accountant or bookkeeper?
We do the legwork: request your prior books and returns, reconcile what’s there, and take over from the next cycle — usually with no gap in coverage.
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