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Notes on tax, bookkeeping and the finance function, written to be used.

Short articles on the questions clients ask most. Each describes the rule as it stands, what it means for a small business or an individual, and what to do about it. Rates and thresholds change; each article says when it was written.

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October 14, 20265 min read

Year-end tax planning for incorporated professionals

Salary or dividends, the small business deduction, and the handful of decisions that have to be made before December 31 rather than after.

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September 16, 20265 min read

When bookkeeping is no longer enough

The signs that a business has outgrown its bookkeeper, what a fractional controller actually does, and how the arrangement works in practice.

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August 19, 20264 min read

HST registration: the $30,000 threshold, explained

How the small supplier rule works across calendar quarters, when registration becomes mandatory, and why registering early is sometimes the better choice.

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