Canadian Small-Business Tax Guides & Resources
Plain-English answers from a CPA to the questions incorporated owners actually ask — 48+ guides, calculators and CRA deadlines, organized by topic. No sign-up, no catch.
Starting & Structuring Your Business
Whether to incorporate, how to set up, and how to structure for tax and protection.
Should I Incorporate?
Estimate the tax you could defer by incorporating your business in BC.
GuideSole Proprietor vs. Corporation
The honest comparison — and the point where incorporating starts to pay off.
ArticleIncorporate or Stay a Sole Proprietor in BC?
The BC breakeven and what actually changes when you incorporate.
ArticleJust Incorporated? Your Checklist
The accounts, filings and deadlines to set up right away.
ArticleChoosing Your Corporate Year-End
How to pick a fiscal year-end that helps your tax planning.
ArticleHolding Companies: When They Make Sense
When a holdco adds protection and deferral — and when it doesn’t.
ArticleHow to Dissolve a Corporation
Winding up cleanly without leaving CRA loose ends.
Corporate Tax (T2) & the CRA
Deadlines, instalments, the small-business rate, audits and staying onside with CRA.
2026 CRA Tax Deadlines
Every corporate and personal filing date, with a deadline tool.
ArticleT2 Deadlines & Late-Filing Penalties
When your T2 is due and what late filing actually costs.
ArticleCorporate Tax Instalments
Whether you owe instalments and how to size them.
ArticleSmall Business Deduction & the $50K Rule
How passive income can grind your small-business rate.
ArticleAssociated Corporations & the SBD
Sharing one $500K limit across related companies.
ArticleCapital Cost Allowance (CCA)
Depreciating equipment, vehicles and buildings for tax.
ArticlePersonal Services Business Risk
The PSB trap that can cost incorporated contractors dearly.
ArticleLifetime Capital Gains Exemption
Selling your shares up to ~$1M tax-free, if you qualify.
ArticleCRA Audit Triggers
What raises flags — and how to keep clean records.
ArticleCRA My Business Account Setup
Step-by-step access to your CRA business portal.
ArticleHow Long to Keep Records
CRA’s six-year rule and the exceptions.
ArticleVoluntary Disclosures Program
Fixing past returns before CRA finds them.
ArticleOut-of-Province CPA for Corporate Tax
Why your CPA doesn’t need to be in your province.
Paying Yourself
Salary, dividends, shareholder loans and getting money out of your corporation tax-efficiently.
Salary vs. Dividends Calculator
Model the two ways to pay yourself and compare the tax.
ArticleSalary vs Dividends 2026
CPP, RRSP room and integration for the 2026 year.
ArticleEligible vs Non-Eligible Dividends
Why the dividend type changes your personal tax bill.
ArticleLeave Cash In, or Pay It Out?
When to keep profit in the corp vs take it personally.
ArticleShareholder Loans
Taking money out without triggering a surprise tax bill.
ArticleCPP for Incorporated Owners
Whether to pay yourself salary and fund CPP.
ArticleTOSI: Dividends to Family
When paying family dividends works — and when it backfires.
GST/HST & Sales Tax
Registering, filing, the Quick Method, input tax credits and what’s taxable.
GST/HST Calculator
Add or strip sales tax for any province in one tap.
ArticleGST/HST Registration
When you must register and how to do it.
ArticleGST/HST Quick Method
Whether the Quick Method actually saves you money.
ArticleGST/HST Instalments
Instalment rules for annual filers.
ArticleInput Tax Credits (ITCs)
Claiming back the GST/HST you pay on expenses.
ArticleZero-Rated vs Exempt Supplies
The difference that decides whether you charge tax.
Payroll, Slips & Workers
Source deductions, remittances, T4/T5 slips and classifying your workers.
Payroll Remittances & RP Account
Withholding and remitting source deductions on time.
ArticleT4, T4A & T5 Slip Deadlines
Which slip to file, and the penalties for late ones.
ArticleT5018 Subcontractor Reporting
Construction’s subcontractor reporting requirement.
ArticleEmployee vs Contractor
CRA’s test for classifying your workers correctly.
Deductions & Expenses
The write-offs owners miss — home office, vehicle, meals and health costs.
Home-Office Expenses
What incorporated owners can actually claim.
ArticleVehicle & Mileage Deductions
Logbooks, per-km rates and business-use math.
ArticleMeals & Entertainment 50% Rule
What’s deductible, and the exceptions to the 50%.
ArticleCompany Car Taxable Benefit
The standby charge and when a company car costs more.
ArticleHealth Spending Accounts
Turning medical costs into a business deduction.
Bookkeeping, Advisory & Choosing a CPA
Clean books, year-end prep, fractional CFO help and what a CPA should cost.
7 Bookkeeping Mistakes
Common errors that cost owners money and time.
ArticleYear-End Tax Checklist
What to gather and decide before your year-end.
ArticleWhat Is a Fractional CFO?
When part-time senior finance help pays off.
ArticleHow to Switch Accountants
Changing CPAs mid-year, painlessly.
ArticleWhat an Accountant Costs in BC
2026 fee ranges for tax, books and advisory.
ArticleVirtual Accountant Cost
What remote CPA service costs across Canada.
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