calculators for small business/self employed owners
A variety of calculators to help small business and self employed freelancers. Best read in conjunction with the blog posts to which they relate.
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Break Even Calculator
Find out how many units of a product you need to sell with this calculator.
Related Blog Post: The importance of understanding your breakeven point
Pricing your Services calculator:
This calculator helps you determine how much you need to charge on an hourly basis for your services to be equivalent to a full time salary. It takes into consideration salary and benefits that you would earn as an employee and costs to run your business to come up with an hourly rate.
Related Blog Post: How to Price your Small Business Services
CPP (Canada Pension Plan) Calculator For Self Employed and Unincorporated Small Business Owners
Calculate your total contributions to the Canada Pension Plan as a business owner i.e. non salaried employee
Related Blog Post: Understanding CPP as a Self Employed or Small Business Owner
QPP (Quebec Pension Plan) Calculator For Self Employed and Unincorporated Small Business Owners
Calculate your total contributions to the Quebec Pension Plan as a business owner i.e. non salaried employee. Note you pay the QPP instead of the CPP if you are a resident of Quebec.
Related Blog Post: Understanding QPP as a Self Employed or Small Business Owner
T5 Dividend Calculator
Calculate your total non eligible dividend amounts that you need to prepare your T5 dividend slips
Related Blog Post: How to complete the T5 slip
Gross Margin Calculator
This calculator helps you determine your gross margin percentage which can be used to analyze improvements against previous periods or compared to competitors.
Related Blog Post: Financial analysis for your business
GST Quick Method Calculator
Calculate the GST using the quick method for service based businesses and see how much you save.
Related Blog Post: Should you opt for the Quick Method of Reporting GST