How a sole proprietorship and a corporation differ in Canada: tax, liability, cost and what changes in your books when you incorporate.

Goods shipped to the US and most services for US clients are zero-rated at 0% GST/HST. Here are the CRA conditions, the exceptions and the proof to keep.

How the WSIB decides if a subcontractor is a worker or an independent operator, and what the ruling means for your premiums.

Zero-rated and exempt sales both have no GST/HST on the invoice. Only one lets you claim input tax credits. Here is how to tell them apart.

How to report and pay WSIB premiums in Ontario: the two steps, 2026 due dates, what payroll counts and what late reporting costs.

How to get a WSIB clearance certificate in Ontario: who needs one, how long it is valid, what it costs and what blocks it.

How the GST/HST Quick Method works in 2026: who can use it, the remittance rates, a worked Ontario example and when it is a bad fit.

Who has to register for WSIB in Ontario, who does not, what it costs in 2026, and when premiums are due.

Who pays Ontario Employer Health Tax in 2026, how the $1 million exemption works, the rates, and when the return is due.

When your GST/HST return is due by reporting period, the June 15 rule for sole proprietors, and who pays quarterly instalments.

How long to keep receipts for the CRA, what each receipt must show, scanning rules, and what to do if a receipt goes missing.

A bookkeeper keeps your books and routine filings current. An accountant prepares year-end statements and tax returns. Here is who does what in Canada.

Years behind on your books? How catch-up bookkeeping works step by step, how far back to go, CRA late-filing penalties and the Voluntary Disclosures Program.

What the shareholder loan account is, what goes into it, and how the CRA one-year rule and 3% prescribed interest rate apply in 2026.

Selling to another province? Here is which GST/HST rate to charge in 2026 for goods and services, with examples and what to do if you got it wrong.

Input tax credits let a GST/HST registrant recover the tax paid on business purchases. What you can claim, what you cannot, and the receipts you need.

Salary or dividends? How each one works for a Canadian corporation owner: CPP, EI, RRSP room, T4 and T5 slips, and when a mix makes sense.

How to calculate statutory holiday pay in Ontario: the divide-by-20 formula, who qualifies, what to pay staff who work the holiday, and the 2026 dates.

What monthly bookkeeping includes for a Canadian small business: the core services in every plan, the optional add-ons and what you still do yourself.

Our bookkeeping prices are published: pick a plan by transaction volume, add only the modules you need and see your monthly total before you call.