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Business vs. Hobby: How the CRA Tells the Difference cra self-employed Sep 04, 2026

 

A side project that starts making money raises a real question: is this a business now, with all the reporting obligations that come with it, or is it still just a hobby that happens to bring in a ...

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Business Number Registration: What It Is and When You Need One cra self-employed Sep 03, 2026

 

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

A Business Number, sometimes called a CRA Business Number or simply a BN, 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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