The rules, in plain English —
with the figures you can check.
Deadlines, penalties, thresholds and trust rules for Canadian businesses, written by the team that deals with them every day. Every figure links to its source at the CRA or the Law Society — not to another blog.
How to choose an accountant in Ottawa
The questions that actually separate firms — pricing model, who does the work, software costs — and the honest answers to compare against.
Read the guideCorporate taxT2 corporate tax deadlines, explained
Six months to file, two or three to pay — and why the payment deadline is the one that catches incorporated owners off guard.
Read the guidePenaltiesWhat filing late actually costs
The CRA's late-filing penalty, the repeat-offender rate, and the one move that stops the penalty even when you cannot pay.
Read the guideGST/HSTThe $30,000 GST/HST threshold
When you stop being a small supplier, the two ways of crossing the line — and why registering early is often the better trade.
Read the guidePayrollPayroll remittances and their due dates
Source deductions are trust money, not a payable. The remitter schedules, the 15th-of-the-month rule, and what happens when it slips.
Read the guideLaw firmsTrust accounting under LSO By-Law 9
The monthly three-way reconciliation, the 25-day window, and the records a spot audit expects to find — from a LEAP Legal certified team.
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