01 · Issue
Senior advisory contracts often produce retained earnings that need owner compensation and tax reserve planning
Cloud Architects
Accounting for cloud architects and senior platform consultants.
CPA support for Canadian cloud architects with incorporated consulting income, U.S. clients, GST/HST, equipment, and corporate tax planning.
Common contract patterns
The accounting should follow the work pattern. These are the contract types and arrangements that come up most often for this role.
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AWS and Azure architecture
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platform strategy
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migration planning
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governance and landing zones
Tax and bookkeeping issues to watch
Patterns that come up in practice for this role and that a generic small-business accountant may not be watching for.
02 · Issue
Travel, equipment, cloud sandboxes, and professional certifications should be separated from personal use
03 · Issue
Direct U.S. client billing requires careful invoicing, exchange-rate support, and export service documentation
Deeper reading
Higher-rate technical contractors typically have more at stake than filing. Incorporation timing, GST/HST treatment, compensation planning between salary and dividends, retained earnings strategy, and PSB fact review are all decisions that come up as contracts grow and rates rise.
The pages below address the specific questions that come up most often for this role.
Related guides
Detailed breakdowns of the decisions that come up most often for this role.
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U.S. Client Income for Canadian IT Contractors
What Canadian IT contractors should track when U.S. clients pay in USD, including invoices, exchange rates, GST/HST facts, and support.
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Reasonable Salary for Incorporated IT Contractors
How incorporated IT contractors should think about shareholder compensation, what CRA considers reasonable, and what salary creates that dividends do not.
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Salary vs Dividend for Incorporated IT Contractors
How incorporated Canadian IT contractors should compare salary and dividends for tax, CPP, RRSP room, cash flow, and corporate planning.
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Should I Incorporate as an IT Contractor?
The tax math, admin cost, PSB risk, and cash-flow factors that determine whether incorporation makes sense for IT contractors.
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Home Office and Business Expenses for IT Contractors
How Canadian IT contractors should support home office, software, equipment, phone, internet, and vehicle deductions.
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