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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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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Check the registration for the transaction date
Use the official registry with the supplier's name, first nine digits and transaction date, then retain the result with the invoice.
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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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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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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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I remembered the chair. I forgot the kilometres.
A fabric pickup sent Camille looking for a receipt that could not tell her how far she had driven. A practical logbook example for a sole proprietor.
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