Tax preparation outsourcing is a crowded market with a thin Canadian layer. Most providers that sell to CPA firms were built for US 1040 work and added a Canada page later, and a Canada page is not the same as a T1 service. This page lists the providers a Canadian firm will meet when it searches, and records what each one's own website says about preparing Canadian personal returns: whether T1 is named, which tax software is named, where the work is delivered from, and how it is priced. Nothing here comes from directories or reviews; every entry was read from the provider's site in the first week of November 2026.
How to read the list
"Documented" means the site names T1 or Canadian personal income tax returns as a service for accounting firms. "Implied" means the site addresses Canadian firms and mentions tax preparation but never names T1, or names it only in passing. "Not found" means we could not find Canadian personal tax preparation on the site at all. The label is about what the provider says in public, not about what it can do: a firm that has a provider under contract knows more than this page does, and a provider that documents T1 tomorrow moves up the next time we check.
Delivery location is as stated on the site. Where it says "not stated", the provider does not say where the preparers sit; most firms will want to ask, because the answer decides which privacy and consent steps apply.
The providers
Documented: the site names T1 preparation for accounting firms
Accounting Ally Group.
"Outsourced Canadian tax return preparation for CPA firms: T1, T2, T3 and HST/GST returns across every province".
Tax software named: TaxCycle, ProFile, Cantax, DT Max, CCH iFirm Taxprep.
Delivered from: India (Mumbai); London office.
Pricing: Dedicated staff, monthly billing, custom quote.
Accounting Farm.
"Individual tax returns (T1), Corporate tax returns (T2), Trust tax returns (T3)".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage; US tax packages.
Delivered from: India (Ahmedabad); head office Mississauga.
Pricing: Hourly from USD 15, fixed monthly, or managed staff.
AcoBloom International.
"Individuals - T1 General".
Tax software named: Not named on the Canada page.
Delivered from: India.
Pricing: Monthly flat fee per role.
Aimfox Consultancy.
"US 1040/1120/1065 and Canadian T1/T2, reviewed by qualified preparers".
Tax software named: Drake, ProConnect, ProSeries, Lacerte, QuickBooks, Xero, CaseWare.
Delivered from: India; associate office Toronto.
Pricing: Hourly from USD 10, dedicated staff, or fixed monthly.
Aviaan.
"preparing corporate and personal tax returns, reconciling client books, and responding to CRA notices".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage.
Delivered from: Not stated.
Pricing: Part time, dedicated staff or project, custom quote.
CA-SIR.
Documented (for end clients): "Individual tax returns" and CRA representation; the page addresses taxpayers, not firms.
Tax software named: Not named.
Delivered from: Not stated.
Pricing: Not stated.
CapActix.
"various Tax Returns such as T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 etc.".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero.
Delivered from: India (Ahmedabad); offices in New York and elsewhere, none in Canada.
Pricing: Dedicated staff: full time 160 hours a month, part time 80, or hourly blocks.
Datamatics Business Solutions.
"We help CPAs prepare and file T1 personal income tax returns for salaried, self-employed, or investment-based clients".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, IRIS.
Delivered from: Not stated; New York address.
Pricing: Not stated.
Innobrant Business Consultancy.
Documented (blog post, not a service page): "The T1 General is the Canadian individual income tax return filed with the Canada Revenue Agency".
Tax software named: ProFile, Cantax, TaxCycle, DT Max.
Delivered from: India (Hyderabad).
Pricing: Dedicated team, monthly fee.
Meru Accounting.
"CA : T1, T2 and T3" alongside US 1040, 1065, 1120.
Tax software named: ProConnect, ProSeries, Lacerte, Drake, UltraTax, QuickBooks, Xero, CaseWare.
Delivered from: India (Ahmedabad).
Pricing: Hourly from USD 11 for a tax preparer, or dedicated staff.
MYCPE ONE (formerly Entigrity).
"Hire a tax preparer to handle T1s, T2s, T2125, and T5013 returns from start to finish".
Tax software named: TaxCycle, CCH iFirm, CCH Taxprep, ProFile, DT Max, Cantax, CaseWare.
Delivered from: India and the Philippines; headquartered in Ahmedabad.
Pricing: Hourly from CAD 15, or dedicated staff.
NCS Canada (NCSGX).
"Accurate preparation of personal income tax returns (T1)".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, CaseWare, NetSuite.
Delivered from: India (Ahmedabad); Toronto office.
Pricing: Part time (20 hours a week) or dedicated staff, custom quote.
Obox Solution.
"personal tax (T1), corporate tax (T2)", with T5013 and GST/HST/PST/QST.
Tax software named: ProFile, Taxprep, TaxCycle, Cantax, UFile, CaseWare; also TaxDome, Karbon, Jetpack Workflow.
Delivered from: Not stated ("offshore"); Toronto head office.
Pricing: Dedicated staff, capped part time, or hourly.
Sapphire Info Solutions.
"outsourced support for Canadian accounting firms handling T1 and T2 tax preparation and filing".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, CCH; UK packages.
Delivered from: Not stated; UK and New Jersey addresses, Indian phone number.
Pricing: Not stated.
TheCPASolutions.
"T1 & T2 Returns: personal and corporate returns with CRA compliance, CCA schedules and instalment planning".
Tax software named: TaxCycle, ProFile, QuickBooks Online, Xero, CaseWare.
Delivered from: India (Surat); New York address.
Pricing: Custom quote, fixed fee; no published hourly rate.
Unison Globus.
"Reliable support for T1, T2, and GST/HST returns".
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Drake, ProConnect.
Delivered from: Not stated; footer lists USA, UK, Canada and Australia.
Pricing: Full time or on demand, custom quote.
Implied: Canadian firms are addressed, T1 is not named
Intelligent Outsourcing.
"CRA-trained, working only for you, inside your systems like any team member"; names "T1 season", not T1 preparation.
Tax software named: TaxCycle, ProFile, QuickBooks Online, Xero, Sage 50, CaseWare.
Delivered from: Philippines (Subic Bay).
Pricing: Dedicated staff, with a paid 30-day trial.
Invisor.
"assisted many CPAs in navigating the difficult and hectic tax seasons"; the tax-preparer page lists US software only.
Tax software named: TurboTax, ATX, UltraTax, CCH, Drake, Lacerte.
Delivered from: Not stated.
Pricing: Not stated.
LedgerBPO.
GST/HST and T4 workings; "Only a registered EFILE transmitter can file, so we prepare the workings and your CPA files"; tax preparation support is US 1040 and 1120.
Tax software named: QuickBooks Online, Xero, Sage 50 Canada; Karbon, TaxDome, Canopy.
Delivered from: United States and Pakistan.
Pricing: Custom quote in CAD, month to month.
OBG Outsourcing.
"tax preparation support for Canadian businesses"; the individual tax page covers US 1040 only.
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Drake, ProSeries, UltraTax.
Delivered from: Not stated; offices in Houston, the UAE and Jaipur.
Pricing: Custom quote.
QX Accounting Services.
Canada tax page lists T2, T4, T5, GST and trust and partnership returns; T1 is not named.
Tax software named: Not named for Canada.
Delivered from: India; Kelowna, BC address.
Pricing: Dedicated staff.
Not found: no Canadian personal tax service on the site
Etisson.
US 1040, 1120 and 1065 only.
Tax software named: UltraTax, Lacerte, Drake, ProConnect, CCH Axcess, QuickBooks, Xero.
Delivered from: India (Ahmedabad); New Jersey office.
Pricing: Dedicated staff from USD 3,000 a month, or hourly.
Outbooks.
Country sites for the USA, UK, Australia, Ireland and Malta; no Canada site.
Tax software named: QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, Zoho Books.
Delivered from: Not stated; UK address.
Pricing: Custom quote.
Pacific Accounting & Business Services.
"tailored for tax professionals in the US".
Tax software named: UltraTax, ATX, ProConnect, CCH, QuickBooks, Xero, Sage.
Delivered from: "Blended shore"; USA, UK, Australia and India flags.
Pricing: "Predictable pricing", no figures.
Twenty-three providers are listed; one more from our research list, Prosper Craft Accounting, had no accounting website we could find, and is left out rather than guessed at.
What the list shows
Sixteen of the twenty-three document T1 preparation for Canadian firms, and the six that name Canadian tax software (Accounting Ally Group, Innobrant, Intelligent Outsourcing, MYCPE ONE, Obox, TheCPASolutions) are the ones whose Canada pages read as if a Canadian preparer wrote them. The rest name QuickBooks and Xero, which is bookkeeping software, or US packages such as Drake and ProConnect, which is the clearest sign of a Canada page adapted from a US template. Several carry other leftovers: a Canada page with an Australian social-sharing title, "multi-state" and "IRS advisory" services offered to Canadian firms, a 1040 testimonial under a T1 heading.
Delivery is India in every case where it is stated, with one Philippines provider (Intelligent Outsourcing), one that lists the Philippines alongside India (MYCPE ONE) and one that names Pakistan (LedgerBPO). Where a provider has a Canadian address, it is an office, not the place the work is done. That is not a criticism; it is the business model, and the price difference these firms quote (typically "up to 60%" below a Canadian hire) comes from it. It does mean the firm, not the provider, carries the privacy obligations: under PIPEDA an organization remains accountable for personal information it transfers to a third party for processing, wherever that party is, and must use contractual or other means to provide a comparable level of protection and tell individuals their information may be processed outside Canada. CPA Ontario's Rule 208 adds the professional layer: confidential client information is disclosed only with the client's consent, preferably in writing, or where law or professional duty permits. A firm sending slips offshore needs both in place before the first file moves.
One thing no provider can take off a firm's hands is the filing. EFILE transmission belongs to the registered EFILE number, which is the firm's. The provider prepares; the firm reviews, signs and files.
Where Armada T1 fits
Outsourcing solves a capacity problem: too many files, too few hours, between February and April. Armada T1 solves the part of that problem that is not judgment. Armada T1 is the system of record for Canadian T1 intake, with its own MCP server. An agent connected to it reads each document as it arrives, records slip and receipt data as validated section records with the source stored alongside, and names every open item; what it cannot settle becomes a task for the preparer or for the client, never a guess. The work stays in the firm's own systems and under its own privacy obligations, with no third party holding client slips. Armada T1 does not calculate or EFILE returns; the completed file is handed off to the CRA-certified tax software your firm already runs.
Providers have the same capacity problem as the firms they serve, only larger: every preparer on the roster spends most of each file reading slips, keying boxes and chasing what is missing before the return can be completed. A provider that puts an agent on intake with Armada T1 takes that work off its preparers, so each one prepares more returns in a season, and hands the client firm a return with every value traced to the slip it came from. If you are a provider and want your entry on this page verified with you rather than quoted from your website, request access on our homepage.
How to check for changes
We re-check this page quarterly; the next check is February 2027, before the season. A provider moves to "Documented" when its site names T1 preparation for accounting firms; delivery location and software are updated from the site at the same time. For the software side of the same stack, see MCP servers for Canadian tax and accounting software.
This page describes third-party services as documented by their providers on their own websites in November 2026 and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Company names are trademarks of their respective owners. Services, software and locations change; verify with the provider before relying on it. Privacy and professional-conduct references are general information, not legal advice.
