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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One bill, two uses
Document commercial use, then apply the rule for that type of purchase. The income-tax percentage is not always the ITC percentage.
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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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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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An input tax credit starts with the purchase
A practical sequence for checking registration, commercial use, tax, documentation and the reporting period before claiming an ITC.
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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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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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