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New to Canada 2 min
The foreign pension arrives net. The return usually starts gross.
Identify the pension, convert the gross income and review treaty relief or foreign tax credits separately.
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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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Saving & retirement 2 min
The word "pension" does not settle the credit
Match each payment to the CRA eligibility chart before claiming the federal non-refundable pension income amount.
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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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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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Homes & rentals 3 min
The rent was paid. Sophie still needed one slip.
Find the housing details that belong in a Quebec solidarity-credit claim, including a missing RL-31, roommates and a move during the year.
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