The Bookkeep Blog

Running a daycare out of your home means your business and your household share the same walls — and the CRA has specific rules for exactly that situation that don't apply to most other home-based bus...

The sales tax you charge on bookkeeping services depends on two separate questions: which GST/HST rate applies under the federal place-of-supply rules, and whether a province with its own sales tax — ...

Shopify, Amazon, and Etsy each pay out differently, tax differently, and take their cut differently — which means treating them as one interchangeable "online sales" bucket in your books hides more th...

Not right now. BC paused the planned October 1, 2026 expansion of PST to professional services, which included commissions on non-residential real estate, so those commissions stay exempt for now. And...

Not right now. BC paused the planned October 1, 2026 expansion of PST to professional services, which included non-residential property management, so those fees stay exempt for now. And if you pay so...

Not right now. BC has paused the planned October 1, 2026 expansion of PST to professional services, so bookkeeping services stay exempt from PST for now. The Province hasn't set a new date.

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Restaurants and hospitality businesses move a high volume of small transactions every single day, and that volume is exactly what makes generic monthly bookkeeping habits fall short here.

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Content creation is a legitimate business in Canada, and the CRA treats it like one. That means income tax on what you earn, GST/HST obligations once your revenue crosses the threshold, and a set of b...

Written by a Canadian bookkeeper with about 30 years of business and accounting experience and QBO Advanced Certification.

Trades and home service businesses run on jobs, not steady paycheques — and t...