Learn more about SKUs Make sure you know what SKU means and what it can do for your activity. SKU (pronounced ‘skew’) means Stock Keeping Unit. This is a special number, internal and unique to your company, which identifies all your product features (colour, size, etc.). It allows you to keep track of your inventory […]

Learn how you can help your clients apply for assistance in paying their MSP premiums. Both regular and temporary assistance are available to taxpayers who qualify based on their adjusted net income. Taxpayers can also apply retroactively for refunds if they've made any overpayments of past premiums.

Learn about the eligibility and application requirements for Québec's Business Assistance - Immigrant Investor Program. This program facilitates foreign investment grants that don't have to be repaid. Applicants must work with approved financial intermediaries to qualify and apply for the program.

Keep your small business clients from running afoul of the CRA by instructing them on how to fill out receipts properly. Any receipts missing the required GST/HST registration number are likely to be disallowed as credits if the business undergoes a CRA audit, which could be financially disastrous for your client.

Learn about the various tax consequences that affect your small business clients and their employees when they offer medical benefits in addition to universal health coverage. Read about the factors that go into choosing which medical benefits to offer, along with the tax consequences for other insurance benefits.

Learn about changes for the current tax year from the CRA, including enhanced notifications, a new mobile app, changes in authorization procedures, and changes to credits involving medical expenses, education credits, and children's tax credits. Knowing about CRA changes helps you offer top service to your clients.

Learn about the establishment of the Societies Act in British Columbia, which changed the way nonprofits must file documents with the province, among other things. Your nonprofit clients could lose their nonprofit status if they don't make the transition before the pending deadline in November 2018.

Learn all about the First Nations Tax and how it's applied, including the products it must be charged on and the First Nations that require it. Charging, collecting, and reporting FNT is similar to the processes involved with GST/HST collection and returns, with some important differences.