--- title: theWorks - The official Payworks blog | Bookkeeper (2) description: "Bookkeeper | Payworks The Works Blog: Let us show you how we’re different. With the latest news and updates on Canadian payroll, HR, and workforce management, including informative articles, legislative updates, news, videos, and Payworks community initiatives. (2)" --- [Skip to main content](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/bookkeeper/page/2#maincontent) [Skip to footer](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/bookkeeper/page/2#footer-en) [![Your Favourite Tools, Now Connected to Payworks ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Sizes-18%20(6)-2.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 03, 2026 ### [Your Favourite Tools, Now Connected to Payworks](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Payworks integrates directly with the accounting, HR, and POS platforms your team already relies on — with no... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/your-favourite-tools-now-connected-to-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_NFP_Compensation.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 02, 2026 ### [The compensation conversation Canadian nonprofits can't afford to avoid.](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) Key Takeaways Nonprofit compensation is shaped by structural pressures outside your control, but payroll accuracy,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-compensation-conversation-canadian-nonprofits-cant-afford-to-avoid?hsLang=en-ca) ![Payworks gradient circle logo.](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Payworks%20February%202019/Images/inTheLoop-ring-150px.png) Since 2001, Payworks has been proudly Canadian. Committed to developing world-class products and a workplace culture focused on Doing Right by People. Welcome to our blog - let us show you how we're different! 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After all, your clients manage teams of all different sizes, operate in different industries and regions,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/local-support-for-accountants-and-bookkeepers-wherever-youre-at?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/local-support-for-accountants-and-bookkeepers-wherever-youre-at?hsLang=en-ca) [![Our new email login is here – and we’re loving it! ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_MASO_June24.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-use-it-why-youll-love-it-multi-account-sign-on?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | Jun 24, 2025 ### [How we use it & why you’ll love it: multi-account sign-on](https://blog.payworks.ca/how-we-use-it-why-youll-love-it-multi-account-sign-on?hsLang=en-ca) This past year, we rolled out a new email login method along with expanded authentication options—all designed to make... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/accountants-and-bookkeepers-our-new-email-login-is-here?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/accountants-and-bookkeepers-our-new-email-login-is-here?hsLang=en-ca) [![Demystifying stat holiday pay calculations. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_StatHolidayCalc_May22.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/make-stat-pay-calculations-as-easy-as-1-2-3?hsLang=en-ca) [Innovation](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/innovation?hsLang=en-ca) | May 30, 2025 ### [Make stat pay calculations as easy as 1-2-3](https://blog.payworks.ca/make-stat-pay-calculations-as-easy-as-1-2-3?hsLang=en-ca) In Canadian payroll, “stat pay” can go by several different names. Depending on your province or territory, it might be... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/make-stat-pay-calculations-as-easy-as-1-2-3?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/make-stat-pay-calculations-as-easy-as-1-2-3?hsLang=en-ca) [![How the right partner can help accountants and bookkeepers grow. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/Blog%20Banner%20Image_Acct%20%26%20Book_rev01.png)](https://blog.payworks.ca/accountants-and-bookkeepers-grow-your-biz-with-a-payroll-partner?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | May 27, 2025 ### [Accountants and bookkeepers: Grow your biz with a payroll partner](https://blog.payworks.ca/accountants-and-bookkeepers-grow-your-biz-with-a-payroll-partner?hsLang=en-ca) Congratulations – you did it! Another tax season is in the books, and you can finally take a moment to catch your breath.... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/accountants-and-bookkeepers-grow-your-biz-with-a-payroll-partner?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/accountants-and-bookkeepers-grow-your-biz-with-a-payroll-partner?hsLang=en-ca) [![An individual holding a maple leaf accompanied by text that reads, "just like you, we're a Canadian business and proud of it". ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/PWK_theBlog_COO_Banner.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/proud-to-a-canadian-workforce-management-solutions-provider?hsLang=en-ca) [Culture](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/culture?hsLang=en-ca) | Mar 13, 2025 ### [Proudly Canadian — built, serviced, and giving back right here at home.](https://blog.payworks.ca/proud-to-a-canadian-workforce-management-solutions-provider?hsLang=en-ca) With over 600 employees all across this great country, we understand what it takes to build and grow a business and find,... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/proud-to-a-canadian-workforce-management-solutions-provider?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/proud-to-a-canadian-workforce-management-solutions-provider?hsLang=en-ca) [![VP of HR holding the Manitoba Top Employer’s award accompanied by text that reads, “Honoured to be recognized as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_MBTE2025_March11.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/big-feels-from-our-team-celebrating-5-years-as-one-of-manitobas-top-employers?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Mar 11, 2025 ### [Big feels from our team celebrating 5 years as one of Manitoba’s Top Employers!](https://blog.payworks.ca/big-feels-from-our-team-celebrating-5-years-as-one-of-manitobas-top-employers?hsLang=en-ca) Today’s word of the day: quinquennium! Beyond being fun to say out loud (seriously, try it), it refers to a five-year period of time... and is the perfect description of a recent Payworks milestone. As we celebrate our 25th anniversary as a 100%... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/bookkeepers-heres-the-roi-thats-return-on-intangibles-of-deib?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/bookkeepers-heres-the-roi-thats-return-on-intangibles-of-deib?hsLang=en-ca) [![A crowded desk, full of papers, a mug and technology accompanied by text that reads, “4 ways we’re building strong partnerships with bookkeepers like you”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_Bookkeeper_January20.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Jan 20, 2025 ### [The power of partnership: calling all bookkeepers!](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) Know of a thriving business? There’s a good chance a bookkeeper like you is working behind the scenes and playing a vital... [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/the-power-of-partnership-calling-all-bookkeepers?hsLang=en-ca) [![Four individuals accompanied by text that reads, “Referrals, Reward, and Relaxation – Oh My!”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November21.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/winning-in-winnipeg-how-a-referral-becomes-a-reward?hsLang=en-ca) [Media](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/media?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 22, 2024 ### [Winning in Winnipeg: How a referral becomes a reward](https://blog.payworks.ca/winning-in-winnipeg-how-a-referral-becomes-a-reward?hsLang=en-ca) Debits and credits, payroll, journal entries… bookkeepers, you generally know how your average work day will look, right? With that said: every so often, life throws you a pleasant curveball – like a grand prize trip of your choosing! In 2020,... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/wait-you-heard-what-about-us-busting-five-common-myths-about-payworks?hsLang=en-ca) [![A woman looking at a piece of paper while typing on a calculator accompanied by text that reads, “What’s new for year-end 2024”. ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_November1.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/legislative-changes-to-keep-in-mind-for-year-end-2024?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Nov 01, 2024 ### [Legislative changes to keep in mind for Year-End 2024](https://blog.payworks.ca/legislative-changes-to-keep-in-mind-for-year-end-2024?hsLang=en-ca) Can you believe another year-end season is already here? It feels like just yesterday we were walking our clients through... 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[Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/xero-users-we-have-an-integration-for-you?hsLang=en-ca) [Continue Reading](https://blog.payworks.ca/xero-users-we-have-an-integration-for-you?hsLang=en-ca) [![A colleague helping another, pointing at their desktop computer. Accompanied by text that reads, Our Service story: How your evolution has inspired our own ](https://blog.payworks.ca/hubfs/BlogBanner_CustomerServiceWeek_October7.jpg)](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) [Resources](https://blog.payworks.ca/tag/resources?hsLang=en-ca) | Oct 07, 2024 ### [Our Service story: How your evolution has inspired our own](https://blog.payworks.ca/our-service-story-how-your-evolution-has-inspired-our-own?hsLang=en-ca) Yep, it’s true: it’s been almost a quarter of a century since Payworks first opened our doors. Throughout that time, we’ve... 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