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T5 Slips Explained: Reporting Dividends to Yourself incorporation Oct 09, 2026

If you pay yourself dividends from your corporation, a T5 slip is how CRA finds out. It's the dividend equivalent of a T4 — the corporation issues it, you receive it, and the n

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Shareholder Loan Rules in Canada: The One-Year Deadline incorporation Oct 07, 2026

Taking money out of your corporation without setting up payroll or declaring a dividend feels simple in the moment — it's your business, your money. CRA doesn't see i

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Should I Incorporate My Canadian Small Business? (2026 Guide) incorporation self-employed Aug 04, 2026

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

If you're asking "should I incorporate," you're probably past the point where...

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