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Working for yourself 2 min
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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Jobs & employment 2 min
A T4A is not a complete description of your work
Read the income box and review the actual working relationship before treating a T4A as proof of self-employment.
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Filing & corrections 2 min
The job ended. The T4 had not arrived.
Lucas checks with a former employer, gathers pay records and prepares a supported estimate instead of leaving the job off his return.
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Saving & retirement 2 min
One RESP payment, two kinds of money
Identify the taxable education assistance payment separately from returned contributions when using an RESP for school.
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Working for yourself 2 min
We traded work. The bookkeeping still needed a number.
Malik swaps design work for a repaired studio chair. No money changes hands, but the business records still need both sides of the exchange.
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Saving & retirement 2 min
Moving an FHSA balance to an RRSP
A qualifying direct FHSA transfer can preserve tax deferral without using RRSP room; a cash withdrawal and new deposit are different.
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