Get started

About DAO

Experienced Canadian bookkeeping firm dedicated to accurate, compliant books for small businesses across Vancouver Island.

A minimalist, modern office corner with a compact white filing cabinet, each drawer labeled with clear black text: “Receipts,” “Payroll,” “Sales Tax,” and “Year-End.” On top of the cabinet sits a matte-black document box embossed with a subtle DAO CleanBooks logo and a small maple leaf, reinforcing its Canadian bookkeeping identity. Gentle late-morning natural light enters from the left, casting soft shadows along the cabinet edges and creating a serene, professional ambiance. The background wall is a smooth, light neutral color with no distractions. Shot at eye level with photographic realism and a clean, spacious composition, the mood is orderly, secure, and professional.
An overhead, flat-lay composition of meticulously organized bookkeeping materials: a sleek tablet displaying a profit and loss statement, a stack of neatly clipped invoices, a small calculator, and a tidy pile of Canadian coins and colorful banknotes arranged with precision. All items are placed on a smooth, light grey surface that enhances the sense of order. Soft, even studio lighting eliminates harsh shadows, emphasizing textures like crisp paper edges and the subtle sheen of metal clips. The photographic style is clean and modern, with sharp focus across the frame. The mood is structured, methodical, and reassuring, highlighting systematic financial tracking for Canadian small businesses.

Our Story and Mission

DAO CleanBooks was founded on Vancouver Island to give Canadian entrepreneurs stress-free, CRA-ready books year-round.

Read story

Our Bookkeepers

A close-up of a modern computer monitor displaying a clean, professional bookkeeping dashboard with bar charts, line graphs, and a GST/HST tax summary clearly labeled in English and French, emphasizing Canadian context. The monitor sits on a pristine white desk with a slim wireless keyboard and a single black fountain pen resting on a crisp notepad. Soft, diffused afternoon light from a nearby window creates subtle reflections on the monitor’s bezel and a gentle glow on the desk surface. The background fades into a tasteful blur of neutral office tones. Photographic realism, eye-level composition, and a balanced, minimalist aesthetic convey clarity, control, and expert financial oversight for small businesses.

Aarav Sharma

CEO

Founder and CPA, specializing in Canadian small business tax compliance and year-round advisory support.

A polished wood desktop featuring an open binder with neatly printed financial reports, clearly labeled tabs for “Payroll,” “Expenses,” and “Tax Filings,” with a small Canadian flag icon printed on each tab. A slim calculator and a pair of minimalist metal paperweights hold down a stack of reconciled bank statements. Cool, bright natural light from a large unseen window on the right creates precise, realistic shadows and crisp highlights along the binder rings. In the soft-focus background, a white wall displays a framed graphic of a rising financial trend line. Photographic realism, slightly elevated angle, and balanced composition create a confident, organized, and dependable atmosphere.

Mateo García

CTO

Senior bookkeeper focused on GST/PST filings, cloud systems, and monthly reports for Vancouver Island owners.

A neatly arranged workstation featuring a closed silver laptop beside a thick, navy-blue hardcover ledger stamped with a subtle maple leaf emblem, symbolizing Canadian bookkeeping. The items rest on a clean, pale wood desk with a small stack of organized receipts, color-coded sticky tabs peeking out. Soft daylight from an unseen window to the left washes the scene in bright, even illumination, casting gentle, realistic shadows. In the blurred background, minimalist white shelving holds neatly labeled binders. Shot at eye level with a slight angle, shallow depth of field, and photographic realism, the mood is professional, calm, and trustworthy, reflecting organized finances for small businesses.

Zuri Ndlovu

Engineer

Payroll specialist ensuring accurate T4s, ROEs, and compliant payroll processing for growing Canadian teams.

A minimalist, modern office corner with a compact white filing cabinet, each drawer labeled with clear black text: “Receipts,” “Payroll,” “Sales Tax,” and “Year-End.” On top of the cabinet sits a matte-black document box embossed with a subtle DAO CleanBooks logo and a small maple leaf, reinforcing its Canadian bookkeeping identity. Gentle late-morning natural light enters from the left, casting soft shadows along the cabinet edges and creating a serene, professional ambiance. The background wall is a smooth, light neutral color with no distractions. Shot at eye level with photographic realism and a clean, spacious composition, the mood is orderly, secure, and professional.

Leila Haddad

Designer

Client success lead who translates CRA rules into plain language and proactive bookkeeping process improvements.

Reviews

An overhead, flat-lay composition of meticulously organized bookkeeping materials: a sleek tablet displaying a profit and loss statement, a stack of neatly clipped invoices, a small calculator, and a tidy pile of Canadian coins and colorful banknotes arranged with precision. All items are placed on a smooth, light grey surface that enhances the sense of order. Soft, even studio lighting eliminates harsh shadows, emphasizing textures like crisp paper edges and the subtle sheen of metal clips. The photographic style is clean and modern, with sharp focus across the frame. The mood is structured, methodical, and reassuring, highlighting systematic financial tracking for Canadian small businesses.

Aya Nakamura

DAO CleanBooks catches issues before tax time, saving our Victoria café hours each month and costly penalties.

A close-up of a modern computer monitor displaying a clean, professional bookkeeping dashboard with bar charts, line graphs, and a GST/HST tax summary clearly labeled in English and French, emphasizing Canadian context. The monitor sits on a pristine white desk with a slim wireless keyboard and a single black fountain pen resting on a crisp notepad. Soft, diffused afternoon light from a nearby window creates subtle reflections on the monitor’s bezel and a gentle glow on the desk surface. The background fades into a tasteful blur of neutral office tones. Photographic realism, eye-level composition, and a balanced, minimalist aesthetic convey clarity, control, and expert financial oversight for small businesses.

Mateo García

Their clear explanations of GST and payroll transformed our Nanaimo trades business finances and cash-flow planning.