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Working for yourself 2 min
Before paying another freelancer
Keep the agreement, actual working arrangement, invoice, tax details and payment trail together, and check information-slip obligations early.
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Working for yourself 2 min
Your bank balance and your profit answer different questions
A $3,200 bank balance can sit beside $4,000 of profit without either number being wrong. Follow the invoices, payments and owner withdrawal.
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Working for yourself 2 min
A US client is the start of the HST question
Identify the customer, the exact service and the applicable export provision before treating a foreign invoice as zero-rated.
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Saving & retirement 2 min
Nadia decides to keep renting
Review the account deadline and transfer options when a first-home purchase is postponed or abandoned.
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Filing & corrections 2 min
A year without earnings can still need a tax return
Annual filing can support benefit calculations and carryforward records even when no income tax is payable.
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Jobs & employment 2 min
When your TD1 needs an update
Use the TD1 to give payroll current credit information and request additional income tax deductions.
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