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One blog post closer to clean books.
Each blog post from the Castle team is packed with practical tips, real-world experience, and clear answers to common bookkeeping questions. Whether you're sorting expenses or planning for tax time, you'll find guidance to help you run your business with clarity and confidence.
Terms of Service
Welcome to Castle! These terms of service outline the rules and regulations for the use of our bookkeeping services.
By accessing this website and using our services, you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use Castle services if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.
Castle offers professional bookkeeping services including transaction categorization, reconciliations, financial reporting, GST/HST filing, and other related services as agreed upon with the client.
2. Billing and Payments
All services provided by Castle are billed on a recurring basis unless otherwise
agreed upon. Payments are due upon receipt of invoice. We accept payment via credit card, debit card, and electronic funds transfer.
3. Cancellation and Refund Policy
Clients may cancel services at any time by providing 30 days’ notice in writing or via email. Refunds for prepaid services will be prorated based on the remaining unused portion of the services.
4. Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information. We do not sell or share your information with third parties without your consent, except as required by law.
5. Liability
Castle will perform all services with reasonable care and skill. However, we do not accept liability for losses resulting from acts of nature, third-party errors, or misuse of financial information or reports by the client.
6. Amendments
Castle reserves the right to amend these terms of service at any time. Amendments will be effective immediately upon posting on this website.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Castle
316 1st Ave NE
Phone: 587-872-0602
Email: info@bookwithcastle.com
One blog post closer to clean books.
Each blog post from the Castle team is packed with practical tips, real-world experience, and clear answers to common bookkeeping questions. Whether you're sorting expenses or planning for tax time, you'll find guidance to help you run your business with clarity and confidence.
Payroll Made Simple — A Castle Bookkeeping Series for Canadian Small Businesses
Let’s Be Honest — Payroll Scares Most Business Owners
Hiring your first employee feels exciting… until it’s time to pay them.
Suddenly you’re juggling:
- CRA payroll accounts
- CPP, EI, and income tax deductions
- Payday deadlines
- Vacation pay
- Year-end forms you’ve never even heard of
Sound familiar? You’re not alone.
Most small business owners don’t go wrong because they don’t care — they go wrong because no one ever taught them how payroll actually works.
The Real Problem: Payroll Isn’t Just “Cutting a Cheque”
In Canada, payroll is a system of moving parts:
✅ Employees get paid
✅ The CRA gets its remittances
✅ You stay compliant and in control
Miss one of those and the penalties add up fast — sometimes literally overnight.
But when you understand the flow — how gross pay turns into net pay, how deductions work, when to remit, and what to track — payroll becomes predictable, not panic-inducing.
What This Series Covers
Over the next 15 parts, we’ll break down:
- How to set up your payroll account properly
- The difference between employees and contractors (and why it matters)
- How to calculate payroll step-by-step
- Vacation pay, stat holidays, and overtime
- How to remit deductions to the CRA
- The cleanest way to handle T4s, ROEs, and year-end
We’ll also share practical tips on choosing software, paying yourself, and scaling up without losing control.
Who It’s For
This series is for:
- Sole proprietors hiring their first team member
- Small corporations paying staff or contractors
- Business owners tired of stressing over CRA deadlines
- Anyone who wants to understand payroll instead of outsourcing it blindly
Whether you use Wagepoint, QuickBooks, or just want to get the basics right — this series will give you the confidence to manage payroll properly.
Final Word
At Castle Bookkeeping, we’ve seen payroll chaos in every form — late filings, wrong deductions, missing records.
And we’ve seen how quickly clarity turns everything around.
Once you know how the system works, payroll stops being scary and starts being simple.
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