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Family & everyday life 3 min
Farah reads the dates on her son's DTC approval
Check the child benefit connection, the July-to-June payment year and which earlier years the CRA reviews automatically.
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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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Homes & rentals 2 min
Samira paid rent all year. The receipts still mattered.
Prepare your addresses, eligible rent paid and landlord details for the Ontario energy and property tax credit application.
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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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Working for yourself 3 min
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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New to Canada 2 min
The $100,000 foreign-property test is not an income exemption
Check the combined cost of specified foreign property and keep income reporting separate from the T1135 filing test.
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