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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.
Know Your Small Business Tax Deadlines In 2025
As we approach the new year, it is time to start thinking about a subject near and dear to your heart i.e. taxes (insert appropriate emoji).
Below are the deadlines that all small businesses need to know for 2025.
Know Your Small Business Tax Deadlines For 2024
As we approach the new year, it will be time soon to start working on everyone’s favourite activity i.e. getting your tax stuff in order :) . Below are the deadlines that all small businesses need to know for 2024.
Download our free Canada unincorporated business tax deadline calendar for 2024 (both Federal and Quebec).
Know Your Small Business Tax Deadlines For 2023
Somehow we are almost one month into 2023 (!) and it is time for business owners (and individuals) to start thinking about one of their favourite subjects i.e. taxes. I have compiled a list of the deadlines that all of you should know and also updated my annual business tax deadline calendar.
Sign up to download our free Canada unincorporated business tax deadline calendar for 2023 or Quebec unincorporated small business tax deadline calendar 2023.
Know Your Small Business Tax Deadlines For 2022
With the beginning of a new year upon us, tax submission deadlines for individuals and businesses are starting to loom. Every small business owner must adhere to these deadlines or risk facing penalties for late filing of returns plus interest on any overdue balances. Knowing these deadlines can help you ensure that you don’t simply waste your hard earned money and run afoul of CRA and RQ. I have compiled a list of deadlines for all unincorporated small business owners which includes sole proprietors and self employed individuals.
Note that the usual deadline for sales tax (GST/HST and QST) payments and income tax returns is April 30th. However, since this falls on a Saturday, the deadline is pushed to Monday, May 2nd, 2022.
Small Business Tax Filing Deadlines for 2019 (UPDATED)
As the year end approaches, small businesses should be aware of the deadlines, imposed by Revenue Canada and Revenue Quebec, for their various tax obligations. Ensuring that these are done on a timely basis can result in significant savings , that can be put to better use in the business , by avoiding interest and penalties. It also helps to prevent aggressive notices from revenue agencies and reduces the red flags that tend to accompany habitually late filers. Below are the deadlines that businesses should be aware of: