One accounting relationship for your Canadian business and US operations.
Illuminous Accounting helps Canadian founders and owner-led businesses operate in the United States. Gurleen Kaur coordinates the cross-border tax, accounting, bookkeeping and payroll under one clear scope.
Cross-border support built as one system
Tax decisions affect the books. Payroll affects both. Financial reporting needs to support the business in each country. The three service pillars are designed to work together.
Cross-border business tax
Entity classification, US and Canadian corporate filings, Form 5472, owner reporting, intercompany activity and expansion planning.
Explore business tax →Accounting, bookkeeping and payroll
Monthly closes, reconciliations, financial statements and payroll coordination for businesses operating on both sides of the border.
Explore monthly support →CFO and transaction readiness
Cash-flow planning, multi-entity reporting, lender packages, adjusted EBITDA support and preparation for buyer or investor review.
Explore CFO support →Built for Canadian owners with real US complexity
The best fit is an owner-led business that needs more than a return prepared once a year. The business has US activity, connected entities, employees, investment or an expansion decision that needs coordinated financial work.
Founders entering the US
Canadian founders setting up, acquiring or funding a US LLC or corporation, including E-2 financial documentation and ongoing filings.
Businesses operating in both countries
Owner-led groups that need consistent books, payroll coordination and reporting across Canadian and US entities.
Owners preparing for financing or a sale
Businesses that need reliable monthly reporting, supported adjustments and organized records before lender, investor or buyer scrutiny.
Personal cross-border filings are available where they connect to the owner's business and reporting obligations. Browse the personal tax resources.
A clear engagement from the first call
Initial consultation
We identify the countries, entities, owners, employees and decisions involved.
Document review
The current structure, filings and accounting records are reviewed before scope is finalized.
Fixed scope and quote
You receive a written scope, responsibilities, timing and fee before work starts.
Coordinated delivery
Tax, books, payroll and reporting are handled with direct access and secure document sharing.
About Me
Gurleen Kaur
Founding Partner
Licensed CPA in the State of Washington, USA.
I spent my early career at Deloitte and Grant Thornton, where the standard was simple: the numbers have to hold up under audit, every time. That is the standard your filings get from me, without the big-firm invoice or the big-firm bureaucracy.
Most accountants handle one country and refer the other side out, which leaves you coordinating two firms that never talk to each other. I handle both sides myself. You talk to me, I do the work, and you are never handed off to someone you have never met.
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Plain-English guides and practical tools for cross-border compliance and financial readiness.
E-2 visa tax & structuring
C-Corp architecture, at-risk capital, and the financial evidence the consulate expects.
FBAR & FATCA
Foreign account reporting: the $10,000 threshold, Form 8938, and what happens with missed years.
Form 5472
Foreign-owned US LLCs and the automatic $25,000 penalty most owners find out about too late.
TFSA & PFIC traps
Why the IRS does not respect your TFSA, and how Canadian mutual funds create PFIC reporting.
Snowbird tax rules
Day counting, the Substantial Presence Test, and Form 8840 for Canadians wintering in the US.
US LLCs for Canadians
Why the CRA treats your US LLC as a corporation, and the double-tax problem that creates.
Form 1040-NR tax return
US nonresident returns for Canadians and other non-US residents with US income or withholding.
Discuss your cross-border situation
Tell us what you need help with. Your message goes directly to the Illuminous team, and the first consultation is free.