About Us

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Why a Shoebox?

The shoebox is an important organizational tool for Line for their bookkeeping industry. There is a shoebox in front of her office so clients can put in all of their receipts and statements on a monthly basis.

The story behind Shoebox Services

A costly mistake by a local tree cutter was the catalyst that sparked the brainchild for Line’s business, Shoebox Services.

In the summer of 2007, Line and her husband were planning a summer vacation. Before leaving, they arranged to have a local business cut off some branches from a tree on their property. Since they were not going to be home at the time, their neighbour phoned them to let them know that the tree cutter company was here and Line said they would pay the invoice after their vacation. Line and her husband returned home but the invoice never showed up. Line’s husband would have contacted the business but he could not remember the name. As an unfortunate result, a tree cutter in Kingston was not paid.

Line realized that there was a need in Kingston for bookkeeping support, and so she created… Shoebox Services!

To this day Line swears by the shoebox method. “If the tree cutter had had a shoebox to carry invoices, he would have been paid,” says Line.

“I help clients get organized by using the shoebox method – putting all their receipts and business statements together in batches before dropping them into a shoebox. I can save you even more money when your documents are well sorted.”
— Line Commeau

Our Team

Please take a moment and get to know a bit about our team.

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    Line Comeau

    HEAD BOOKKEEPER / INCOME TAX SPECIALIST

    Line Comeau was born in Gatineau, Québec and grew up in Ottawa. She is fluently bilingual in French and English and graduated with Honors from “The Toronto School of Business” with a major in Micro Computer Business Application. Since 1990, she has worked in various administrative positions. 16 years ago, she decided to specialize in bookkeeping because numbers and details are her passion.

    Line provides bookkeeping services to medium and large companies that appreciate having accurate books that are in order, as per Canadian Tax Laws. She also provides income tax services.

    She is skilled in planning, prioritizing, and organizing her workload to consistently meet clients’ deadlines. She has been told many times by clients that they bring their business to her, not only because of her honesty, discretion and trustworthiness, but also mostly for her attention to detail.

    A family woman, she is married to Stéphane Lemery, has four children and five grandchildren. Line loves spending time with her family who love attending sports events with her.

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    Stéphane Lemery

    TAX PREPARER / BOOKKEEPER

    Shoebox Services would like to welcome Stéphane Lemery to the Tax team.

    Stéphane was a non-military employee with the Canadian Military as an IT Manager for 24 years. He has experience working in high-stress situations and manages confidential information in a professional manner. Stéphane is helping in the role of Income Tax Preparer during the months of March & April. As of April 2025, he is providing bookkeeping services. He is fully bilingual, and he has a good grasp on Tax issues for clients that have rentals, small businesses, moving expenses or just a simple return. He also provides outside services for our clients that have mobility issues, coordinating pickup, drop off and signature session.

    If you have questions on issues that you are unsure of, give Stéphane a call and he will inform and steer you in the right direction, whether internally or outside our office.

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    Fiona Chaperon

    INCOME TAX SPECIALIST

    Fiona Chaperon joined Shoebox Services Inc in June 2023.

    Fiona retired from the Canadian Armed Forces in 2016 after 25 years of service as a Naval Officer.  During her career Fiona held many positions requiring great attention to detail, so after homeschooling her two children, she decided to go back to College and take up bookkeeping since she had an affinity with numbers.  Fiona and her husband Fred were long-time tax clients of Shoebox Services Inc.  During the tax season of 2022, Line saw that Fiona was graduating from College in Bookkeeping, Line knowing that a great many retired military members are highly organized and team players, she asked her if she wanted to work part-time to help with the workload, Fiona accepted, and this is how Fiona joined the team.

Our Office

Take a look at what you can expect at Shoebox Services when you visit.