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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Before paying another freelancer
Keep the agreement, actual working arrangement, invoice, tax details and payment trail together, and check information-slip obligations early.
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Paying yourself from a sole proprietorship
A personal transfer changes the cash available, not the profit calculation. Keep owner withdrawals separate from employee payroll and business costs.
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Laurence checks both instalment accounts
Apply the $1,800 tests separately, choose a calculation method and send each income-tax instalment to the correct account.
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The new machine and the box of staples
A sewing machine and a box of staples arrive on the same invoice. Camille learns why they need different questions before a deduction is calculated.
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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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What your HST invoice needs to explain
Use a complete invoice template and check the current $100 and $500 documentation bands for customer input tax credits.
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