In many cases you just go out to your place of employment, earn your income, your boss deducts the taxes owed, and at the end of the year you get your T4. There are many circumstances though where individuals have some expenses that are related to their job that they have to pay for personally.…
It is hard enough having to concentrate on your studies, then take on the financial responsibilities of your education without having to consider your tax implications, yet it is an additional burden as a Canadian student that you may be faced with. If you are going to take advantage of any potential student tax…
When you look at the amount of tax you pay throughout the year, then when it comes tax time and you find out you still owe more, about the only thing you think about is the frustration of having to put out more money. It may be of some comfort to take a moment…
Well the fear that some people may have had about their tax information being compromised may very well have happened. The CRA has announced that some tax payers information was affected. However, before you truly let panic sink in there are a few things you need to consider. Really in many cases we see…
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…
We all like to complain about having to pay taxes, but we also know there is no way out of it. Unless you of course want to sit home and just learn to live on a minimum amount of money and have no plans to get ahead in life financially. It is really unfortunate…
Paying taxes is not something that most of us enjoy. For personal tax returns it usually means just a day or two of getting this task done but for businesses the tax responsibilities are an ongoing affair. Businesses that are unorganized and leave their taxes to the last minute are really creating a lot…
Some people like to get their taxes done early which is a good thing because it is over and done with. Then it is usually forgotten about until you get your tax assessment in the mail. Chances are you look it over quickly, but really this is important information and you should scrutinize it…
There are certainly a lot of new expenses that have to be faced when starting out as a married couple. You most likely still have some bills left over from the wedding and used a good amount of your savings for your honeymoon. Now you have to think about your tax obligations as a…
