Bookkeeping, actually explained.
A step-by-step system: what to do, why it matters to CRA, when it's due, and how to fix it when it's wrong. Simple enough to follow, solid enough to survive an audit.
Get Started - $97/monthA bookkeeper's expertise, instantly — without the hourly rate.
Plain language. Real Canadian rules. A system that explains not just what to click, but why it matters — and how to fix it when something's off.
Wherever you're starting, there's a path for you.
Starting Fresh
Setting up your books for the first time? Start here and build it right from day one, built to last.
Cleaning Up
Books fallen behind? We'll walk you through the fix, oldest transaction to newest, until it balances.
Confidence Check
Already doing your own books and just want to know you're doing it right? Get the reassurance — or the correction — you need.
A guide that teaches. An assistant that answers. A dashboard that keeps you moving.
The Guide
Everything from setup to audit-ready reports, plus industry-specific guides for your exact business.
Margot
Available any time you get stuck — warm, plain-language, and built specifically on Canadian rules. When something's a real judgment call, she says so and points you to your accountant instead of guessing.
Your Dashboard
A custom monthly checklist built from your actual trial balance, with CRA deadline reminders built right in — always know exactly what's next.
Every rule, every province & territory — built for Canadian business.
Every module is built on CRA rules and ASPE standards from the ground up — GST/HST, payroll deductions, T4s, the deadlines that actually apply to you. If a rule is different in Quebec or changes with a tax season, the Guide is built to keep up.
Closing real books every month.
Thirty years in Canadian bookkeeping and accounting — QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified. The Guide isn't written from a textbook. It's written from an active practice, closing real clients' books every month, in the same QBO and Xero files you'll be working in.
One price. Everything included.
No tiers, no surprise fees — that gets you the full Guide, Margot, and your dashboard.
Cancel anytime. When something's outside what Margot or the Guide can help with, she'll point you straight to your own accountant — no guessing, no overstepping.
Get Started — $97/month CADQuestions, answered.
Do I need to already use QuickBooks or Xero?
Not at all — the Guide walks you through setup from scratch, whichever platform you choose. QBO's the most common starting point, but Xero works just as well.
I'm behind on my books — can this still help?
Absolutely — that's exactly what the Cleaning Up path is built for.
Is this the same as hiring a bookkeeper?
Not quite — Ready. Set. Bookkeep! teaches you to do it yourself, correctly. If something's outside what Margot or the Guide can help with, we'll point you straight to your own accountant.
Is this tax advice?
It's not — Ready. Set. Bookkeep! guides you like a bookkeeper would, not tax strategy or legal advice. When something's a real judgment call, Margot says so and points you straight to your accountant.