BUSINESS SERVICES

Our Practice Focuses on Providing Top Notch, Affordable Bookkeeping Services to Small & Medium Sized Businesses, with a Speciality in Small Farm and New Agricultural Operations

Owner Rawlin Goossen is passionate about supporting locally owned businesses, and has particular expertise in farming operations and family-owned and operated businesses.

Rawlin ensures that the bookkeeping systems of new business owners are set up and established for the greatest efficiency to ensure that nothing is left out, and that every aspect of their business is reflected in the accuracy of their financial statements so that they may make precise and informed decisions to achieve their business’ goals.

Rawlin’s goal as a professional bookkeeper is to ensure that the books of business owners are so well looked after that the financial health of their operations is transparent and understandable, and a guiding element for their business’ success.

In-person & Remote Services


Sole Proprietorship & Corporate Tax Preparation

We work in person with business owners at our office in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia and also remotely for everyone throughout Canada via an electronic portal to easily and securely upload your files to.

We are an authorized representative through CRA for online access to make tax filing seamless. We use e-signatures for our remote clients to finalize the process and submit your return on your behalf.


Bookkeeping Services

Azure Tide Bookkeeping provides clients with customized bookkeeping to manage all needs with personalized care and support.

We offer bookkeeping services to self-employed individuals and businesses, including:

  • data entry

  • categorization of expenses

  • payroll & monthly payroll remittances

  • HST remittances

  • reconciliation of bank and credit card statements, and

  • regular profit & lost statement reviews with business owners so that decision making is informed and accurate.

Integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality are what we uphold so that you sleep better at night knowing your books are in good hands, and can focus during the day on the work of your own business’s success.


Business Start-up Consultation

Launching a new business? Setting up your business accounting systems shouldn’t be a painful activity and we strive to make it as enjoyable as it is educational. We will help you establish your business bookkeeping systems right from the start for financial clarity and success.

Whether you are using Sage 50, QBO, FreshBooks, etc., we will help you learn and to set up your business accounting systems, and answer all of your questions, such as:

  • Which accounting program is best for me? 

  • Do I need to incorporate?

  • What are the costs of hiring and employee?

  • Do I need an HST number and how do I file it?

We also help prepare budget submissions for Provincial and Federal grants, loans and financing opportunities to businesses start up, expand, hire new employees or develop new products or services.