Digital Accounting Compliance in Canada and CRA Rules
Yes, you can keep your books digitally in Canada, and the CRA accepts it on conditions. The main one is that electronic records must stay…
Manitoba bookkeeping: RST, records and returns
Bookkeeping requirements in Manitoba are built around one tax the other Prairie provinces treat differently: the 7% retail sales tax, or RST.…
The Future of Digital Accounting in Canada, What We Know
Nobody can give you a dated forecast for digital accounting in Canada, and we won’t pretend to. What we can do is separate what’s…
How Property Taxes Differ Across Canadian Provinces
Property taxes differ across Canadian provinces in how they are built more than in one headline rate. Each municipality sets its own rate, the…
Business accounting in the Prairies
The accounting considerations for businesses in the Prairies start with sales tax, because the three provinces handle it three different ways.…
How to Tell If Accounting Automation Is Paying Off
You measure accounting automation by comparing a few numbers from before and after: hours spent per task, mistakes caught late, and how fast…
What the Voluntary Disclosures Program covers
The Voluntary Disclosure Program, which the CRA calls the Voluntary Disclosures Program, lets you correct old tax mistakes and keep most of…
How sales tax differs between Canadian provinces
Sales tax by province runs from 5% in Alberta to 15% in the Atlantic HST provinces, and that gap is real money. A $1,000 purchase costs $1,050…
Paperless Accounting in Canada: Rules That Apply
Yes, you can run your books without paper in Canada. The CRA accepts electronic records, but you must keep them readable for six years from…
Bookkeeping for a Sustainable Business in Canada
Sustainable business bookkeeping works like any other bookkeeping: the CRA cares about what you paid, when, and what it was for, not whether…