Working for yourself
Income, receipts, GST/HST and the everyday decisions that come with working for yourself in Canada.
Working for yourself
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We traded work. The bookkeeping still needed a number.
Malik swaps design work for a repaired studio chair. No money changes hands, but the business records still need both sides of the exchange.
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Planning parental leave when the business is you
Check the work-time reduction, income period and application timing before planning parental leave around a self-employed business.
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Compare the Quick Method with your actual purchases
Eligibility, expense mix, excluded sales, capital purchases and election timing matter more than a headline remittance rate.
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No sales did not mean no return
Camille closes the workshop for a quiet month and checks the HST account before assuming there is nothing to file.
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I sold the chairs. Then I counted the invoices.
Camille's busiest month raises a better question than profit: when does a small Ottawa business have to register for HST? Two timelines, one useful sales check.
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The client was in Alberta. I was in Ottawa.
Malik checks the place-of-supply rules before copying Ontario's HST rate onto an Alberta client's design invoice.
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