Sales
Copy of all invoices
Access to Paypal or invoice software
Deposit book
Expenses
All expense invoices/receipts/agreements related to the business
All cheque stubs
Assets
A detailed Asset Listing of all assets acquired since the business’ inception, including date of purchase and original cost
Invoices for all capital assets purchased or sold in the current filing year. A capital asset is anything you purchased existing more than one year (e.g. computers, printers, furniture, etc.)
Statements
Business chequing statements
Credit card statements (mainly used for the business)
Paypal/merchant statements
Trade statements
Government Filings/Correspondence
Corporate Taxes
GST/HST
PST
WCB
Payroll Source Deductions
Personal Income Tax/Notice of Assessment
Info from Accountant/Former Bookkeeper
Latest back-up of accounting software/online access to cloud software
Trial Balance
Capital Cost Allowance Schedule
Business-use-of-home expenses/percentage
Motor Vehicle Expenses
Other pertinent notes/details
CRA letters (if not yet included in the above group)
Copies of GST/HST forms filed during the filing year and the last year filed, as well as forms received but not filed