Documents required for bookkeeping:

Documents required for bookkeeping:

  • Business bank accounts (chequing and savings)
    • Monthly statements for entire fiscal year plus one month after end of fiscal year.
    • Provide cheque images and/or cheque stubs
    • Clearly identify personal transactions if any
    • Provide details of e-transfers – payee and nature of purchase/payment
  • Business credit cards
    • Monthly statements for entire fiscal year, including statements that straddle the year end
    • Clearly identify personal transactions if any
    • Provide notes for business transactions if not obvious what purchase is for
  • Business Line of Credit and/or Loans
    • Monthly or annual statements for entire fiscal year, showing advances, interest and
      principal repayments
    • Also required for loans that were paid off during the year
  • Business Investments
    • Monthly activity statements

Receipts are not required, except for:

  • Capital purchases
  • Donations
  • Dues and licenses

Personal bank/credit card statements are not required, unless they are also used for business

  • If so, please clearly identify business transactions