Who does Accountific serve?

Accountific serves food business owners across Canada — including coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks, and restaurants. If you run a food or beverage business and need bookkeeping, payroll, or tax compliance support, Accountific can help.

What bookkeeping services does Accountific offer?

Accountific offers three core services: weekly bookkeeping to keep you informed of your finances in real time, payroll processing covering gross pay, tips, stat holidays, EI, CPP, and CRA remittances, and full tax compliance including GST, PST, payroll deductions, Liquor Tax, and WorkSafe filings.

Does Accountific use Xero?

Yes. Accountific is a Xero Partner. They use Xero's cloud-based accounting software along with automation tools to make the bookkeeping process simple, seamless, and straightforward for food business owners.

How do I get started with Accountific?

Getting started is easy. Book a free consultation at https://calendly.com/davidmonteith to tell David about your business. He will review your specific needs, then engage to set up or review your existing books and automate the process going forward.

How often will my books be updated?

Accountific provides weekly bookkeeping — not annually, not quarterly, and not just monthly. This means you always have an accurate, real-time picture of your business finances.

What is Accountific's process?

Accountific follows a four-step process: (1) Book a consultation to review your specific needs; (2) Engage — begin setting up or reviewing your existing books; (3) Automate — use automation to make the process simple and seamless; (4) Control — accurate, complete books put you in charge of your business finances.

Who is the founder of Accountific?

Accountific was founded by David Monteith, a digital entrepreneur with over three decades of experience in business management, accounting, and small business finance. He is also the CFO of Great Work Online, a digital marketing agency focused on Toast POS marketing activation for independent restaurants in Canada and the US.

Does Accountific handle CRA remittances?

Yes. As part of payroll services, Accountific accurately calculates and submits CRA payroll remittances on time, covering EI, CPP, and income tax deductions.

Blog - Accountific

Your Restaurant Menu Costing Has an Expiry Date

by David Monteith | Oct 19, 2026

Why a Costed Dish Starts Drifting the Day You Finish It, and the Short Monthly Habit That Keeps It Honest TLDR Costing a dish is a real achievement, and most restaurant owners never get there. But a costed plate is a snapshot of one week’s prices, and it starts going...

What to Do When a Restaurant Dish Costs More Than You Thought

by David Monteith | Oct 12, 2026

You’ve Costed the Plate, and the Number Isn’t What You Expected. Here Are Your Four Options. TLDR You did the work. You costed the dish properly, every component, trim included, priced against current invoices. Then you divided by the menu price and the...

Your Restaurant Managers Can’t Hit Numbers They Never See

by David Monteith | Oct 5, 2026

TLDR Most restaurant managers are handed responsibility for the outcome and denied the scoreboard. They’re told to watch labour, keep waste down, and protect the margin, then never shown a single report that measures any of it. When the month comes in badly,...

Why Your Restaurant Only Needs to Cost One Dish This Week

by David Monteith | Sep 28, 2026

Stop Waiting for a Slow Month to Cost Your Whole Menu and Start With the Plate That Matters Most TLDR Most restaurant owners know they should have their menu costed. Most don’t, and they carry a bit of guilt about it every time the subject comes up. At the NEXT...

David Monteith Is Speaking at NEXT Food Expo in Calgary

by David Monteith | Aug 31, 2026

Accountific’s Founder Takes the Stage Both Days at Western Canada’s New Foodservice and Hospitality Expo We’ve got some news we’re genuinely excited about. David Monteith, our founder, is speaking at the NEXT Foodservice + Hospitality Expo in...

How to Cost Your Restaurant Menu and Price for Profit

by David Monteith | Aug 24, 2026

Guide to Recipe Costing, Yield, and Food-Cost Percentage for Canadian Restaurants TLDR Most restaurant menus are priced by looking at what the place down the street charges and adding a little. That’s not costing. It’s guessing with extra steps, and...

Why Every Restaurant Owner Needs to Audit Their Card Tips

by David Monteith | Aug 17, 2026

Your Restaurant’s Card Tips Are Controlled Tips Now TLDR A controlled tip is a gratuity your restaurant takes possession of before your server ever sees it, and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) treats it as pay you handed out. Controlled tips carry Canada Pension...

Why Tips Make Your Restaurant Look Healthier Than It Is

by David Monteith | Aug 10, 2026

Compliance and Profitability in Canadian Restaurants TLDR Tips that run through your restaurant’s bank account are not revenue. They are a liability in transit, money you are holding on behalf of your staff before you pay it out. When you count them in your read...

How Successful Restaurant Operators Are Rethinking Their Tip-Out Payouts

by David Monteith | Aug 3, 2026

Protecting Profit: Guide to Restaurant Tip-Out Chains and Payroll Liabilities TLDR The way you hand out tips decides whether you owe tax on them. Same dollars, same servers, but one method costs you nothing and the other can cost tens of thousands a year. Most...

Secure Your Restaurant’s Future by Correcting These Bookkeeping Habits

by David Monteith | Jul 27, 2026

Stop Flying Blind: How to Clean Up Your Messy Chart of Accounts and Reclaim Your Profit Margin TLDR Your profit and loss statement says you made money last month. Your bank account says you can’t cover Friday’s payroll. Both are telling the truth, and the...