Tax & Bookkeeping Resources for Canadian Small Business
You shouldn't need to hire someone just to understand what CRA expects from you. So we wrote it down. These guides cover the actual rules — no sales pitch, no fluff, just what the law says in plain language. Start with the bookkeeping guide, or check out our accounting services and industries we work with.
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Long reads that walk you through the rules. Each one covers a single topic from start to finish — bookkeeping, tax prep, payroll, or HST/GST.
Bookkeeping Canada
What bookkeeping actually looks like for a Canadian small business — when you need it, which software works, HST, payroll, year-end, CRA recordkeeping rules, and the mistakes that cost owners the most.
Read the guide →Tax Preparation Canada
How tax prep works in Canada — T1 personal, T2 corporate, self-employed filings, CRA deadlines, deductions you can actually claim, and the mistakes that cost filers the most.
Read the guide →Payroll Canada
Everything you need to know about running payroll in Canada — CRA registration, CPP, EI, income tax, PD7A remittances, T4s, ROE, WSIB, EHT, and the mistakes that cost employers the most.
Read the guide →HST/GST Canada
HST and GST in Canada, explained plainly — the $30,000 registration threshold, place-of-supply rules, input tax credits, Quick Method, filing frequencies, back-filings, and the mistakes that trigger CRA reviews.
Read the guide →Blog
Quick reads that go deeper on our Instagram reel topics. CRA rules, tax traps, and the questions business owners keep asking us.
Blog hub
All our posts in one place — shareholder loans, CRA interest, and other topics we get asked about constantly.
Browse the blog →Shareholder Loans in Canada: The 15-Month Rule Explained
Subsection 15(2), the repayment window, shareholder benefit exposure, and how to structure your draws so CRA doesn't come knocking.
Read the post →CRA Interest and Penalties for Businesses: What Actually Happens
Prescribed rates, daily compounding, penalty vs. interest, and why an overdue HST balance and an overdue income tax balance aren't the same problem.
Read the post →Downloads & tools
We're building downloadable checklists and templates — year-end close, T4 and T5018 worksheets, HST reconciliation, CRA recordkeeping. They're not ready yet. But if there's something specific you'd find useful, let us know and we'll bump it up the list.
Why reference content, not sales pages
Most accounting websites make you sit through a sales pitch before you get any real information. We think that's backwards. You should be able to read a page, understand what CRA expects, and walk away with actual answers — even if you never hire us.
When a guide topic lines up with something we do, we'll link to the service page. Otherwise, we stay out of the way. That's the same approach we take with every file in the firm. If you're curious about the thinking behind it, see why we work this way or read more about us.