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Taxes and books, in plain English.

Written for incorporated Ontario trades — the rules that actually apply to you, without the accountant-speak.

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Your next 12 months of CRA deadlines

Three questions — year-end, HST frequency, payroll — and you get every date that applies to you, downloadable straight into your calendar with a week's warning on each.

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6 min read

HST for Ontario contractors, without the mystery

When you must register, what to charge, what you get back, and the set-aside habit that keeps the filing painless.

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4 min read

T5018: the slip every GC forgets until June

Who has to file, which payments count, when it's due, and why the CRA cares so much about construction subcontractors.

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5 min read

The tax calendar for an incorporated Ontario trade

Every date the CRA expects something from your corporation — and the one most owners get backwards.

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5 min read

Trucks, tools, and what you can actually deduct

The mileage log the CRA will ask for, how equipment writes off over time, and the receipts that survive an audit.

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4 min read

What clean books are actually for

Financing, CRA reviews, pricing your work, and selling the business one day — the returns on bookkeeping nobody mentions.

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