A lot of people would prefer never to have to deal with the CRA outside of sending their tax returns in once a year. Unfortunately there are many circumstances that can arise where it is necessary for the tax payer to either contact the CRA or have some type of correspondence with them. You…
Being able to utilize the internet for both preparing your taxes and submitting them is a convenience to many, but to others it is not. For those that are comfortable with computers they see this as being the most efficient way for tax preparation and filing. Along with this resource can also come some real…
You hear a lot of talk around tax time about the many incentives and different types of tax credits that you may be eligible for, and this may be one reason that spurs you on to getting your taxes done and over with. For those rare refundable tax credits it is really nice to…
If you are trying to decipher the Canada Tax laws as a business owner then you may be quite overwhelmed with the number of forms that could possibly be applicable to your business like the T2 tax form, for example. You may also be of the mind that you are pretty good with figures and had…
Perhaps as a small or new business entity you feel like you are being swallowed up in a mountain of paper. Even though you are computer savvy and you are using a ton of software for your business entity you still have a lot of hard copies of business papers to deal with. …
In general as tax payers we just accept the goods and services tax as part of the expense of the majority of the purchases that we make. If we are selling something we often don’t know if we should be charging the GST/HST and it gets confusing. To add to this there are some goods and services…
It may be that you are helping a few neighbors or friends out by providing them with daycare, and what you may not realize is that by doing so, you could be placing yourself in a self employment position that has specific tax implications. Don’t be surprised if at the end of the year…
As a member of a family quite often you can end up becoming the caregiver of another family member in need, and this can leave you with an additional financial burden. There are some tax breaks that evolve around this type of situation. If the individual you are looking after is a dependant and…
As a trades person you may not be aware that you may be able to claim some of the tools that you bought to perform your work. Even though you are an employee as a tradesperson it could be that you were required to buy a few of your own tools. You want to…
