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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.

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What Happened to Quebec Property Tax Refund?/ Preparing the RL31 and the solidarity tax credit
UPDATE: Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2015 landlords are required to provide tenants with an RL 31 slip which indicates the name of the tenant, the number of tenants at a particular address as well as the address of the tenant. Each individual listed on the lease must be issued an RL 31. Deadline for filing the form is February 28th following the year of residence and is only issued to tenants living at a particular dwelling December 31, 2019. The forms can be filed online through Revenue Quebec and is a fairly straightforward process. Failure to file the form by the landlord can result in a penalty. The form is then required to be used by the tenant to claim the portion of the solidarity tax credit relating to residence.
For Quebec taxpayers who have been trying to locate their RL-4 slips, the slip that your landlord usually provides, or the part on the tax forms or software where you would enter your property taxes (Schedule B), be advised that as of 2011, that this is no longer a specific tax credit. Prior to 2011, both property owners and renters could claim a portion of property taxes paid. This reduced income taxes payable for taxpayers whose total family income was under approximately $50k