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Published March 2025  |  Revised June 12, 2025

Table of Contents

  1. Getting Started: I just started my business, where do I begin?
  2. Daily Compliance: What do I need to do regularly to stay compliant?
  3. Tax Preparation: It's tax time - what can I deduct and how do I avoid mistakes?
  4. When The CRA Come Knocking: Help! I got a letter from the CRA!
  5. Growing Your Business: I'm expanding and hiring people - what changes?
    A. Sales Tax
    B. Payroll Tax
    C. Advanced Topics
  6. Resources & Support

Here is a detailed list of the primary sections of the website and the related articles contained in each.

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1. Getting Started: I just started my business, where do I begin?

CRA and The Underground Economy - The Cash Myth

A Simple Tax Compliance Method For The Self-Employed  - Where to Start

Small Business Tax Calendar - Small Business Tax Obligations in Canada  (Image Index and Quick Deadline Links)

Basic Canadian Income Tax Compliance (Image Index and Quick Rate Links)

How are Sole Proprietors Taxed?

The Solopreneur Two-Bank Strategy For Maximum Business Benefits

A Simple Cash Management System For The Self-Employed In Canada


Planning for the Future: Getting your financial foundation right from the start

Understanding Your Investment Tax Slips | Do You Have An Exit Strategy From Your Business?

RRSP Tips and Traps for Small Business Owners in Canada


2. Daily Compliance: What do I need to do regularly to stay compliant?

Tax Compliance in Canada | Learn Your Tax Filing Deadlines

GST HST Filing Deadlines

Payroll Tax Filing Deadlines For Canadian Small Business

T4A Information Slips: Independent Contractor Deadlines

Safe And Simple Payment Methods For Canadian Solopreneurs

Business Record Retention In Canada | Data Storage Considerations


3. Tax Preparation: It's tax time - what can I deduct and how do I avoid mistakes?

Self Employed Tax Deductions

13 Non-Deductible Business Expenses

8 Common Tax Mistakes

How To Write-off Self-Employed Business Expenses For Your Car

CRA Mileage Logbook Requirements

Do I Meet the Criteria to Claim Home Office Expenses?

Meals and Entertainment Expense Deduction

Cell and Internet Deductibility

What is Capital Cost Allowance (CCA)?

How to Deduct Web Related Outlays


4. When The CRA Come Knocking: Help! I got a letter from the CRA!

Self Employed Audit Ready Books (Image Index for CRA Tax Audit & Issues)

Understanding Tax Audits in Canada

Responding To A Tax Audit Notice

What is a CRA Audit Trail? Why Do You Want One?

Small Business Insights Into The Canadian Taxpayer Bill of Rights

When is Voluntary Disclosure the Right Move?

Can CRA Forms be Electronically Signed?

Canadian Prescribed Interest Rates - Shareholder and Spousal Loans

Canadian Home Based Business And Tax Q&A


5. Growing Your Business: I'm expanding and hiring people - what changes?

A. Sales Tax

Canadian Sales Tax Guide TOC: PST GST HST in Canada

How To Register For GST HST In Canada

CRA GST Invoicing Rules

Understanding Input Tax Credits

An Examination of Canadian Sales Tax Rates: Exploring Reporting Options

Place of Supply Rules

Careful Before You Cancel Your GST HST Account

Basics of PST in BC

Provincial Sales Tax Rates In BC

How To Register For PST In BC | A Guide For Small Business Owners

Tracing The History Of Canada's Transition To HST in 2010


B. Payroll Tax

Canadian Payroll Manual

Hiring and Paying Your First Employee

How to Determine the Province of Employment - POE for Remote Workers

T4 Slips and Annual Reporting

Budgeting For Payroll Tax Rates

How to Pay Employees with Cash

Canadian Employment and Labour Standards | Minimum Wage Rates

Why You Need An Employment Contract - Labour Laws and Terminating an Employee in Canada 

Overview of Employee Taxable Benefits and Allowances

Employee Cell Phones and CRA

Is An Auto Allowance A Taxable Benefit?


C. Advanced Topics

CRA Subcontracting Reporting Requirements

Should You Hire A Personal Services Business?

Canadian Controlled Private Corporations | The Bookkeeper's Notes on CCPC

Maintaining The Corporate Minute Book - legal requirement

Reviewing Common T2 Schedules

Compliance Around Company Owned Vehicles


6. Resources & Support

What's New (Blog)

Most Popular Blogs of 2024

Small Business Bookkeeping Basics (Bookkeeping summaries and links to sister site)

About Me

Privacy Policy

Site Table of Contents

Sitemap (this page)


Current Events and Updates

 Upcoming Change To The Capital Gains Inclusion Rates

 CRA SimpleFile Service

 Simplified Non-Business Travel Rates - Not for Business Use


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