This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of accounting services, such as the preparation of financial statements, the preparation of management accounting reports, the review and auditing of accounting records, the development of budgets, the design of accounting systems, and the provision of advice on matters related to accounting.
Official classification fields taken from the current StatCan source bundle.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Official title | Offices of accountants |
| Classification | NAICS Canada 2022 Version 1.0 |
| Publishing authority | Statistics Canada |
| Hierarchical level | Canadian industry |
| Parent code | 54121 - Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services |
| International correspondence | M6920* |
| Source | https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects/standard/naics/2022/v1/index |
| Source verification | 2026-08-13 |
Canada-wide business, tax, and filing context from the local country pack and tax pack.
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Tax authority | Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) |
| Business identifier | Business Number (BN): 9-digit identifier with program account suffixes such as RT0001 for GST/HST, RP0001 for payroll, and RC0001 for corporate income tax. |
| Filing requirements | Business Number registration; Form T2125 (Statement of Business or Professional Activities) attached to T1; Form T2 (Corporation Income Tax Return); Form T5013; Form GST34 |
| Sector authority | No cluster authority recorded in the local country pack. |
This code typically applies to:
5 of 6 factors passing
These role examples come from the official title and example wording attached to this code.
Use this page when the business is directly described by the official title or definition for 541212 Offices of accountants. It is the closest source-backed checkpoint before BN registration, GST/HST review, banking onboarding, or internal classification work.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as accountant, professional. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 541212 Offices of accountants to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as certified public accountants (CPAs). Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 541212 Offices of accountants to a business file.
Use this page when the activity is described in the official StatCan example wording as public accountants, offices of. Compare the definition, exclusions, and nearby codes here before attaching 541212 Offices of accountants to a business file.
A rotating set of business activity examples linked to this part of the Canadian hierarchy.
providing bookkeeping, billing and payroll processing services, without also providing accounting o...
providing tax return preparation services, without also providing accounting or auditing services (...
Approximate correspondence
Offices of accountants
This page mirrors the source row from the structure CSV and the matching rows from the elements and crosswalk files.
Offices of accountants: This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of accounting services, such as the preparation of financial statements, the preparation of management accounting reports, the review and auditing of accounting records, th...
It is a canadian industry page in the NAICS Canada 2026 hierarchy.
It rolls up to 54121 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping and payroll services.
This page already points to the exact six-digit Canadian industry in the current site structure.
Yes. 1 inclusion note(s) are attached on this page.
Yes. 2 exclusion note(s) help separate this page from nearby codes.
Yes. 12 example row(s) are available for boundary checking.
Examples in this branch include Research work, Legal advisory, Design services, Accounting support, Software consulting.
Yes. The page shows M6920* Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy.
No same-code US NAICS reference row is attached on this page.
NAICS Canada is bilingual, so the page keeps both language titles visible for comparison and lookup.
From the local StatCan structure file, elements file, ISIC crosswalk, and the bundled US 6-digit reference workbook.