Payroll Remitter Types and Due Dates
Payroll remitter types: when your source deductions are due If you run payroll, you withhold income tax, CPP and EI from your employees’ pay and send it to the CRA on a schedule. When they are due depends on your remitter type. Miss the date on an amount over...
The Productivity Mega Deduction, Explained
The Productivity Mega Deduction: what the proposal means for your business Published October 1, 2026. This is a federal proposal. We will update this post if the rules change. On September 15, 2026, the federal government proposed the Productivity Mega Deduction. It...
Do You Need a GST Number to Sell on Etsy or Amazon in Canada?
Etsy and Amazon both show tax at checkout, which is why so many Canadian sellers treat the registration question as settled. For a seller who lives in Canada it is not settled. The rules that let a marketplace account for the tax are written for non-residents, and...
The Real Cost of Buying an Expensive Car in BC: PST, Luxury Tax and GST
In British Columbia the sticker price on an expensive car is not the price. Three separate taxes stack on top of it, in an order that is not obvious, and the total climbs faster than the price does. A $130,000 vehicle costs $163,275 to drive away. The short answerBC...