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Working for yourself 3 min
My dining table had two jobs. I only counted one.
A measuring tape, a homework book and Camille's overly generous first calculation. How space and time change a shared home-office expense claim.
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New to Canada 2 min
Before leaving Canada, save the records you cannot recreate easily
Prepare a departure file covering residential ties, dated asset values, income periods and Canadian account notifications.
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Homes & rentals 2 min
A booking confirmation is not a rental permit
Keep permit history with your booking records because local compliance can affect federal expense deductions.
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New to Canada 2 min
Foreign income before and after becoming resident
Separate resident-period world income, non-resident-period Canadian income and information requested for credits or benefits.
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Saving & retirement 2 min
One RESP payment, two kinds of money
Identify the taxable education assistance payment separately from returned contributions when using an RESP for school.
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Jobs & employment 3 min
The office is in Ottawa. Home is in Gatineau.
Understand why an Ontario paycheque and a Quebec tax return can disagree, and how the transfer of tax withheld fits into the two returns.
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