Tax notes
Plain-language notes on the rules we actually file under.
Prices, deadlines, and 2026 CRA figures. Local pages for the cities we incorporate in are here too, rewritten so they say something specific.
Personal tax · 2026-10-10 · 5 min
CRA instalments: when you have to pay tax before April
The $3,000 net-tax test, the three methods CRA accepts, and the interest people discover in September.
Investments · 2026-10-09 · 5 min
Capital gains tax in Canada in 2026
The one-half inclusion rate, adjusted cost base, and how a gain stacks on top of Ontario employment income.
Payroll · 2026-10-08 · 5 min
Ontario payroll deductions in 2026: CPP, EI, and tax
2026 CPP, CPP2, and EI ceilings for Ontario employers, plus when a shareholder should be on payroll.
Personal tax · 2026-10-07 · 6 min
Self-employed expenses CRA actually allows
Vehicle, home office, meals, phone, and the records that survive a review of a T2125.
Personal tax · 2026-10-06 · 6 min
Filing your first Canadian tax return as a newcomer
Residency date, world income after you land, SIN, and the benefits that only start once a return is filed.
Corporate tax · 2026-10-05 · 5 min
Corporate tax deadlines in Canada: T2, instalments, and HST
When a Canadian corporation must file its T2 and when the balance is actually due — they are not the same day.
Bookkeeping · 2026-10-04 · 6 min
A bookkeeping checklist for Canadian small businesses
The monthly records CRA expects: bank feeds, HST, payroll, shareholder loans, and the folder that makes a T2 cheaper.
HST · 2026-10-03 · 6 min
The $30,000 HST small-supplier rule in Ontario
When a Canadian small business must register for GST/HST, how the $30,000 test works, and what to do the quarter you cross it.
Investments · 2026-10-02 · 6 min
RRSP or TFSA in 2026: which account should you fund first?
2026 RRSP dollar limit is $33,810 and the TFSA limit is $7,000. How to choose using your Ontario marginal rate.
Incorporation · 2026-10-01 · 7 min
When should you incorporate in Ontario?
A practical test for Ontario entrepreneurs: liability, the small-business tax rate, salary versus dividends, and when a sole prop is still the better choice.
Pricing · 2026-05-23 · 6 min
How much does it cost to file taxes in Ontario?
2026 Ontario tax preparation prices: personal T1s at $90 + HST at Tax Everyday, self-employed returns at $650 + HST, and the corporate package at $2,000 + HST.
Incorporation · 2026-04-17 · 5 min
Incorporation services in Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON
What Stouffville and York Region owners should settle before filing Ontario or federal articles.
Incorporation · 2026-04-14 · 5 min
Incorporation for growing businesses in Halton Hills
Georgetown and Acton owners on the 401 corridor: when liability and the small-business rate start to matter.
Practice · 2026-04-13 · 4 min
How to use a free tax consultation in Vaughan
What to bring to a 15-minute Tax Everyday consult so you leave with a price and a filing plan, not a brochure.
Incorporation · 2026-04-03 · 5 min
Incorporation services in Cambridge, ON
Cambridge and Waterloo Region manufacturers and consultants: federal versus Ontario, and the records that follow the certificate.
Incorporation · 2026-04-01 · 6 min
Business incorporation in Mississauga: a complete guide
Named corporations for Mississauga logistics, professional, and airport-corridor businesses, and the CRA accounts that come next.
Incorporation · 2026-03-14 · 5 min
Online incorporation in Canada, without the paperwork fog
What Tax Everyday files for a named Canadian corporation, what you still have to decide, and what happens after the certificate.
Corporate tax · 2026-03-12 · 5 min
Corporate tax filing in Vaughan
T2 returns for Vaughan corporations. The corporate package is $2,000 + HST and covers the return, statements, and HST support.
Incorporation · 2026-03-08 · 5 min
Business incorporation in Vaughan, ON
How Vaughan and Concord owners incorporate, open the CRA accounts, and avoid treating the company like a personal account.
Small business · 2026-03-03 · 6 min
Sole proprietorship registration and filing in Vaughan
Master Business Licence, the $30,000 HST test, and how a Vaughan sole prop reports income on the T1.
Incorporation · 2026-03-02 · 6 min
How to incorporate a business in Vaughan: the actual steps
Name search, articles, directors, CRA accounts, and the minute book — the sequence Tax Everyday uses.
Incorporation · 2026-02-19 · 5 min
Incorporation services in Toronto
Toronto founders choosing federal or Ontario incorporation, a registered office, and a share structure they can explain to a bank.
Corporate tax · 2025-11-05 · 6 min
How are dividends taxed at the personal level in Canada?
Eligible versus non-eligible dividends, the gross-up, and the dividend tax credit — without the backwards small-business myth.
Personal tax · 2025-11-05 · 5 min
What happens if I don’t file an old personal tax year?
Late-filing penalty, interest, arbitrary assessments, and the benefits that stay off until the return exists.
Personal tax · 2025-11-05 · 6 min
Do I need to file Canadian taxes if I live and work in Dubai?
Canadian tax follows residency, not the passport. How ties, departure, and Canadian-source income work if you work in the UAE.