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Homes & rentals 2 min
The whole house bill is not always a rental expense
Separate direct rental costs, shared costs and personal use with a method supported by floor area and dates.
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Working for yourself 2 min
The work was finished. The payment was still coming.
Malik sends the last design files in December and gets paid in January. Why the bank deposit date does not settle the income-tax year.
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Filing & corrections 3 min
Disagreeing with a Quebec assessment: protect the deadline
Distinguish a correction from an objection, calculate the filing deadline and prepare the facts and documents behind your disagreement.
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Filing & corrections 2 min
When the tax balance is more than you can pay today
File on time, confirm the debt and work from a household budget when arranging payments over time.
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Family & everyday life 3 min
The work premium starts with the household numbers
Check the income and family information behind Quebec's work premium, then reconcile any advances without counting the credit twice.
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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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