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Working for yourself 2 min
The August envelope was still beside my sewing machine
Camille checks two years of tax records before deciding what her December instalment should be. A reminder is the beginning of the calculation.
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Family & everyday life 3 min
Moving in together can change the CRA file before a wedding
Use the tax definition and effective date for marriage, common-law status or separation, and report the change on time.
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Working for yourself 2 min
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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Working for yourself 2 min
Compare the Quick Method with your actual purchases
Eligibility, expense mix, excluded sales, capital purchases and election timing matter more than a headline remittance rate.
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Working for yourself 2 min
Incorporating changes more than the name on an invoice
Prepare a dated handoff of accounts, assets and obligations when an existing sole proprietorship becomes a corporation.
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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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