Payroll
Payroll posted
Direct deposit for 4 · CRA remittance $1,842.10 booked to the ledger
For Canadian owners who'd rather be doing the work
Run your business.
Work Simply.
Countet looks after the money side of an incorporated Canadian business (invoicing, payroll, HST, and the books underneath) and keeps it current without you standing over it. Ask Tess what you're owed, what you owe, and what's actually yours to keep. She reads your books and answers in plain English, at 11 p.m. on a Sunday if that's when you're wondering.
Built in Canada · made for the CRA, not adapted from a US tool
One press
of the button.
of the button.
Draft Posted
Record to books · select accounts Journal entry · PAY-20260430-a1b2c3d4
500100 · Salaries & Wages
⌄ Dr $6,230.77
200600 · Payroll Deductions Payable
⌄ Cr $1,723.69
100100 · Cash – Operating Account
⌄ Cr $4,507.08
Balanced
Total · $6,230.77
View in General Ledger ✓ Payroll recorded to books
Your accountant opens this in April
and finds nothing to fix.
and finds nothing to fix.
The math of three tools
One tool instead of three.
The accounting-payroll-bookkeeper stack was supposed to talk to itself. It mostly doesn't. So you stitch it together, or you pay someone to.
What you use now
Your accounting tool
For invoicing and books that drift out of sync
What you use now
Your payroll tool
For payroll that posts to the wrong account every month
What you use now
A bookkeeper
For four to five hours a month fixing what the integrations got wrong
What it becomes
Countet · one login
Send the invoice. Run the payroll. Pay the vendor. Your books update at the same moment, with
no one in between.
~5 hrs
A week back
in your month
(and your entire April!)
What you get back
~5 hrs
back in your week
~10 hrs
saved per client, per year, for your accountant
$17,540
what the old stack really costs a year
Illustrative: a typical 4-person team replacing an accounting tool + a payroll add-on + a bookkeeper.
The product
Your whole back office, on one screen.
This is the actual app, not a screenshot. Click through the sidebar: the dashboard, Tess, invoicing, payroll, and the double-entry ledger underneath. One system, every screen reconciled to the same numbers.
Cash $84,217 ▲ $6,120 this month Unpaid invoices $6,420 1 overdue Profit · YTD $42,180 ▲ 14% vs last year Sales tax owing $4,217.30 Set aside · due Jul 31
Tess
Your AI assistant
How much did I actually make this month?
Who still owes me money?
3 unpaid invoices · $6,420
Cordova Building Group $1,250 Overdue
North Loop Cafe $2,970 Sent
Brampton HVAC $2,200 Sent
What do I owe the CRA right now?
Tess reads straight from your books. For what you should do, she'll point you to your accountant.
For you today
Ranked by what needs your attention
Overdue invoice $1,250.00
INV-0012 · Cordova Building Group is 14 days overdue.
Send a reminder → Payroll due May 18
Next run in 8 days · 4 employees + 1 contractor. Everything's ready.
Review payroll → HST set aside $4,217.30
Moved to your tax reserve this month. You're covered for July 31.
See the entry → Show all 7
Invoicing
Quotes, invoices and what's still outstanding.
Current
$5,170
1–30 days
$1,250
31–60 days
$0
60+ days
$0
Outstanding
$6,420
Invoice Client Issued Due Amount Status
INV-0016 Riverside Landscaping – Draft $2,226.10 Draft
INV-0015 Brampton HVAC Apr 22 May 22 $2,200.00 Sent
INV-0014 North Loop Cafe Apr 18 May 18 $2,970.00 Sent
INV-0012 Cordova Building Group Apr 2 Apr 16 $1,250.00 Overdue
INV-0011 Meadowvale Dental Mar 28 Apr 10 $3,410.00 Paid
INV-0010 Cordova Building Group Mar 15 Mar 20 $1,875.00 Paid
Reports
Every statement, generated from your live ledger.
Revenue vs expenses
Revenue Expenses
$42,180 Net · YTD
Profit & Loss
Income statement · Jan 1 – Apr 30
$42,180
Net income
Balance Sheet
Assets, liabilities & equity
$128,400
Total assets
Aged Receivables
Who owes you, by age
$6,420
1 invoice overdue
Aged Payables
What you owe suppliers
$1,047
Nothing overdue
Sales Tax Summary
HST collected vs paid
$4,217.30
Owing · due Jul 31
Trial Balance
All accounts, debits = credits
Balanced
As of Apr 30
Payroll
Next run in 8 days · everything's ready.
Ready Pay date · May 18, 2026
Net pay
$6,230.77
Contractors
$1,600.00
Source deductions
$1,842.10
Total cost
$7,830.77
Hours & salaries confirmed CRA remittance calculated Direct deposit connected
CRA remittance owing
$1,842.10
Source deductions · due the 15th
Set aside automatically when you run payroll: nothing to reconcile.
This run · 4 employees + 1 contractor
Name Role Type This pay
Marie Chen Lead electrician Salary $1,980.00
Devon Clarke Electrician Hourly $1,640.00
Priya Nadar Apprentice Hourly $1,310.77
Sam Whitfield Office / dispatch Salary $1,300.00
North Pole Contracting Contractor Invoice $1,600.00
General Ledger
The real books under everything: auto-posted, always balanced.
Debits = Credits
JE-0231 Apr 30, 2026 Payroll · pay period ending Apr 30 Posted
Account Debit Credit
5001 Salaries & Wages $6,230.77
5010 Employer CPP / EI $611.33
2100 CRA Payable $1,842.10
1000 Cash – Chequing $5,000.00
Balanced $6,842.10 $6,842.10
JE-0230 Apr 28, 2026 Payment received · Meadowvale Dental (INV-0011) Posted
Account Debit Credit
1000 Cash – Chequing $3,410.00
1100 Accounts Receivable $3,410.00
Balanced $3,410.00 $3,410.00
JE-0229 Apr 26, 2026 Invoice issued · North Loop Cafe (INV-0014) Posted
Account Debit Credit
1100 Accounts Receivable $2,970.00
4000 Sales Revenue $2,628.32
2200 HST Payable $341.68
Balanced $2,970.00 $2,970.00
New invoice
Run payroll · May 18
4 employees + 1 contractor. This pays your team and posts wages, the CRA remittance, and cash to your books.
Net pay (employees)$6,230.77
Contractors$1,600.00
CRA source deductions$1,842.10
Total cost$7,830.77
New journal entry
Invoicing
INV-0041 paid
$3,200.00 by Pay Now · card. Quote accepted online, converted, sent.
Receipts
Receipt read and filed
Home Depot · $248.13 · HST $28.57 detected · categorized for you
Tax & HST
Set aside for the CRA
HST owing $4,217.30 · due Jul 31 · already in the tax reserve
Tess
"Who hasn't paid me?"
3 unpaid invoices · $6,420 · one reminder sent
Ledger
JE-0231 posted
Debits = credits · every entry balanced, with an audit trail
Vendor bills
Bill matched to payment
Aged payables $1,047 · nothing overdue
Year-end
T4s and ROEs ready
Generated from data already there · nothing to reconstruct
Reports
P&L, Balance Sheet, Trial Balance
Generated from your live ledger, any day of the month
Pricing
Solo if you're the only person on the payroll. Team if there's anyone else.
Path A Solo For the one-person CCPC
Everything you need.
One price.
You're incorporated, you pay yourself, and you don't need to hire anyone yet. So we don't sell you a "starter" tier that's missing what you actually need to run a one-person corp correctly.
$79 / month CAD · flat 30-day free trial
Start Solo free → - Tess your AI assistant, ask about your numbers in plain English
- Invoicing, expenses, and vendor bills
- Bank reconciliation and full reports
- Pay Myself: salary, dividends, and draws, properly classified
- The Tax Vault: HST, corporate, and personal tax set aside automatically
- T4As received, sales tax filings handled
- Year-end T4/T5/T2 data package, ready for your accountant
Path B Team For the business with people on payroll
Build your stack.
Start with the foundation. Add only what your business actually needs. Up to three companies on one Team plan.
Required · The foundation
Books + Ops
$59/ mo
- Tess your AI assistant
- Invoicing & expenses
- Vendor bills & AP
- Bank reconciliation
- Full GL & reports
- Sales tax tracking
Optional
People
+$11/ mo
- Employees & payroll
- Time off & reviews
- CRA-aligned remittances
- T4s & ROEs at year-end
- 3 employee seats included · $10 / seat after
Optional
Inventory
+$59/ mo
- Items & SKUs
- Movements & valuation
- Perpetual stock tracking
Common configurations
Books + Ops alone $59 / mo
Most chosen Books + Ops + People $70 / mo Replaces ~$125+/mo of an accounting plan + a payroll add-on today.
All three $129 / mo
Start Team free → 30-day free trial · up to 3 companies · cancel any time
30 days free on either path · no credit card to start · cancel any time
The books can stop living in your head.
Thirty days free, no card. Bring your accountant along. Their seat costs nothing.
Not ready? Get the occasional update instead.