Family Tax Cut

For people who follow tax updates this is old news, but I wanted to share something important for the 99% of you who are going to be scrambling to file your taxes in the weeks to follow. Families with one wage earner have been clamouring for income splitting for years now, and the Canadian government […]

3 Reasons You Should Have Filed Your Taxes on Time

For many of us in North America, April 15th (US) and April 30 (Canada) represented the end of tax season. Throughout the streets, you could hear the joyous laughter of those getting a refund, and the gnashing of teeth for those who suddenly realized the government was about to get their Christmas bonus. But what […]

Tax Season is Dead…Long Live Tax Season

Well, we’ve finally made it to May 1st. In Canada, yesterday was the deadline for filing your tax returns. For bookkeepers and accoutants in Canada, this is as close to the feeling of the 1st day of summer vacation that we get. No, I’m not taking today off, reading a book by the beach. Actually […]

Are you ready for tax season?

Yes, it’s April already. I honestly can’t believe how quickly tax season snuck up on me this year. For all bookkeepers, this is our “playoff season”. I’m positive I’ll be sporting a terrible playoff beard by the time it’s all done. Before things get completely insane, I wanted to send out a quick post to […]

Tax Thursdays Are Back at Freshbooks

Yes, no matter how much you fight it, it’s that time of year again. It’s time to start thinking about your tax return.  The folks over at Freshbooks have begun their Tax Thursdays series on the blog again. Actually, I believe it started last week. Yesterday they put up my post called 5 Steps to […]