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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I sold the chairs. Then I counted the invoices.
Camille's busiest month raises a better question than profit: when does a small Ottawa business have to register for HST? Two timelines, one useful sales check.
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Zero-rated and exempt are different categories
Both can show no tax charged, but the input tax credit and registration consequences are different.
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The work was finished. The payment was still coming.
Malik sends the last design files in December and gets paid in January. Why the bank deposit date does not settle the income-tax year.
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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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The rolls of fabric still on my shelf
Camille counts the fabric and finished goods still waiting for buyers, then sees why a purchase is not always this year's cost of sales.
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Planning parental leave when the business is you
Check the work-time reduction, income period and application timing before planning parental leave around a self-employed business.
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