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Jobs & employment 2 min
Lucas keeps the tips that never reach his T4 in a notebook
Track direct tips, compare employer-reported amounts and avoid both missing income and counting the same tips twice.
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Jobs & employment 2 min
A T4A is not a complete description of your work
Read the income box and review the actual working relationship before treating a T4A as proof of self-employment.
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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 2 min
The dues receipt that repeats your T4
Compare your T4 and membership receipt so eligible annual dues are claimed once and excluded fees stay out.
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Jobs & employment 3 min
Amina sends invoices. That does not settle her employment status.
Compare the actual working relationship with the contract label, use the appropriate legal framework and request a ruling within the deadline.
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Working for yourself 2 min
The receipt went through the washing machine
Camille finds a pale rectangle in her coat pocket and rebuilds the purchase record without inventing a replacement receipt.
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