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Discover our most popular topics for Canadian solopreneurs and small business owners. From income tax and GST/HST to QuickBooks tutorials and managing your business finances, these guides are designed to help you move from financial uncertainty to financial confidence.

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📑Canadian Income Tax

Guidance on filing and planning your Canadian taxes, from T1 and T2 returns to instalments

📊Managing Business Finances

From cash flow to pricing and metrics — learn to manage your business finances with confidence.

🏢 Canadian Business Structure

Should you incorporate? Stay informed on sole proprietorships, corporations, and registrations.

💰 GST/HST & QST

Understand how to register, file, and maximize input tax credits while avoiding common mistakes.

🧾 Guides and Tutorials

Practical accounting processes like reconciliations, journal entries, and reporting.

📝 Deductions & Expenses

Learn which expenses are deductible and how to track them for maximum tax savings.

Quebec Taxes & Business

QST, Revenu Québec filings, Quebec payroll, and provincial rules every entrepreneur should know.

👤 Paying Yourself

Salary vs dividends, management fees, and how to pay yourself from your corporation or small business.

💻 QuickBooks Online & Tools

Tutorials, guides and time-saving tips for using QuickBooks Online effectively.

🏦 Money & Personal Finance

Personal finance strategies for entrepreneurs, from RRSPs to saving for taxes.


18 Accounting Terms that every new business owner should know.

18 Accounting Terms that every new business owner should know.

When starting a new business, you will be subjected to a variety of financial jargon. This can come from your bank, Revenue Canada or Revenue Quebec, suppliers, customers and various other business partners. If you are unfamiliar with this terminology, these requests which are often quite straightforward, can become stressful if you are not exactly sure what they mean. It is important, therefore, to arm yourself with at least a basic vocabulary of the most common financial and accounting terminology that will give you a better understanding of your business and therefore be well equipped to answer any questions that come your way.

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