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Jobs & employment 2 min
The move was 40 kilometres. Was it close enough?
The distance test compares each home with the new work location, not simply the distance between your old and new homes.
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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
The market money was counted twice
Nadia sells pottery at a weekend market, then nearly reports the same money again when it reaches her bank. A simple cash trail fixes the problem.
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Saving & retirement 2 min
The RRIF minimum is a withdrawal rule, not a tax exemption
Check the opening value, age basis and payment schedule, then plan tax separately from the required withdrawal.
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Working for yourself 2 min
One annual HST return can have two deadlines
Check the calendar-year sole-proprietor exception, the ordinary three-month rule and separate instalment obligations.
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Family & everyday life 3 min
Marcel keeps the housekeeping and snow-removal bills
Identify eligible services, separate supplies from labour and reconcile advance payments for Quebec's home-support credit.
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