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Tax Filings Canada provides low-cost, fixed-fee bonus and commission payroll across Canada: payroll runs, CPP/EI withholdings, T4 slips and records of employment, built for employers from their first hire to multi-province teams, with payment only after your work is complete.
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| Factor | Tax Filings Canada | Typical Firm |
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| Pricing model | Fixed, flat fee | Hourly / unpredictable |
| Payment | Pay after service | Upfront retainer |
| Price match | Yes, on written quotes | Rarely |
| CRA audit support | Included | Billed extra |
| Typical turnaround | 3-5 business days | 2-4 weeks |
Remitter frequency follows average monthly withholding — new employers generally remit monthly by the 15th of the following month. Our bonus and commission payroll engagement is priced as a low-cost flat fee, so the cost is known before the work starts.
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One rule does more work than the rest combined, so it goes first. Employers withhold CPP, EI and income tax and remit on a schedule set by their average monthly withholding. Late remittance carries a penalty of 3% to 10%, rising to 20% for a repeat failure with gross negligence in the same year. Payroll penalties compound quietly. An employer that drifts one cycle late each quarter can owe more in penalties than in the tax it was late paying.
From there, the file turns on a second question, and the rule behind it reads as follows. Salary or a bonus accrued at year-end but not paid within 180 days of the corporation’s year-end is denied as a deduction until the year it is actually paid, under subsection 78(4). An accrual booked to reduce a tax bill and then left unpaid moves the deduction rather than creating one. The documentation side matters just as much. Each employer withholds CPP and EI up to the annual maximum on its own account. An employee who changes employers mid-year, including a move between two related payroll accounts, is over-deducted, and the excess comes back only through the personal return.
If the rules above feel like they might interact in your situation, that instinct is usually right. Sorting out how is the core of what a tax services provider does on a bonus and commission payroll engagement. The smoothest files are the ones where the client arrives with these records already assembled.
The last note is about how we work rather than the rules: every engagement comes with a fixed fee agreed up front, a review with you before filing, and payment after — not before — the service.
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The ledger at a growing tech team with stock options in Ottawa, Ontario could not support its own filings because of T4s that did not agree to the payroll register or the general ledger. Rebuilding it surfaced $3,000 in unclaimed input tax.
5 years of returns were outstanding at a home-care agency in Hamilton, Ontario, on top of T4 slips filed weeks after the deadline with no relief request made on the per-slip penalty. Filing on real numbers removed $125,000 of assessed tax.
Foreign holdings at a charity with part-time program staff in Halifax, Nova Scotia had crossed the reporting threshold unnoticed. Disclosure was brought current and $100,000 recovered.
A remuneration review at a clinic paying its associates as contractors in London, Ontario found remittances still going out monthly after the business had moved to the accelerated threshold and saved $55,000 across the corporate and personal returns.
A landscaping company with seasonal staff in Brampton, Ontario was carrying $96,000 of penalties and interest from a bonus accrued to bring the year-end tax bill down and still unpaid more than a year later. A relief application cancelled it.
A retail chain across two provinces in Kitchener, Ontario had outgrown its structure, with long-term contractors who met every test for employment the visible cost. The reorganisation completed tax-deferred and saves $50,000 a year.
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Bonus and Commission Payroll starts at a fixed fee quoted before any work begins. The quote is locked at the outset and does not change mid-engagement, and you pay only after you have reviewed and approved the deliverable. Compare every plan on our transparent pricing page.
At minimum: prior-year returns and notices of assessment, your bank and credit-card statements for the fiscal period, payroll records if you have employees, and GST/HST filings. We send a checklist tailored to your situation after the free 15-minute call.
Most engagements are completed within 3 to 5 business days once your documents are complete. Catch-up work covering multiple years takes longer, and we tell you the realistic timeline before you commit rather than after.
We respond on your behalf at no extra charge for any return we prepared. Every figure we file is supported by documentation retained in your file, which is what turns a CRA review from a crisis into correspondence. See how our CRA audit representation works.
Yes. Late filing penalties compound at 5% of the balance owing plus 1% per month, so the cost of waiting is real. We prioritise catch-up work and, where eligible, file under the CRA's Voluntary Disclosures Program to reduce penalties.
Yes. We are a cloud-based practice serving every province and territory, so your location does not change the price or the service. Browse our coverage across Canada to find your city.
We work across construction, healthcare, e-commerce, professional services, restaurants, real estate, transportation, technology and non-profits, each with its own deduction profile and CRA scrutiny patterns. See all industries we serve.
Software applies the rules you already know about. An experienced tax accountant finds the ones you do not: capital cost allowance timing, the small business deduction threshold, shareholder loan repayment rules, and TOSI exposure on family dividends. The fee is usually smaller than the deductions it surfaces.
Our bonus and commission payroll services include complete filing, compliance management, and strategic advice customized to Canadian tax laws.
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Taxable benefits including employer-paid parking, personal use of a company vehicle and most gift cards must be reported on the T4 and carry CPP and, in some cases, EI. We flag this early with every client it touches, because finding it out at filing time leaves you far fewer options than finding it out now.
The honest starting point is this: Each employer withholds CPP and EI up to the annual maximum on its own account. An employee who changes employers mid-year, including a move between two related payroll accounts, is over-deducted, and the excess comes back only through the personal return. Everything else we would tell you is tailoring, and tailoring requires seeing your file.
The questions Canadians actually search on this topic, answered plainly. Browse every question in the Canadian tax answers directory.
A TD1 Personal Tax Credits Return tells your employer which personal credits to build into your income tax withholding, so the right amount comes off each pay. You normally complete a federal TD1 and a provincial or territorial TD1 when you start a job. File a fresh pair whenever your situation changes, for instance a new dependant, tuition, or a second employer, where you should not claim the basic personal amount twice.
Your employer projects your pay over the full year, applies the federal brackets to that annualised figure, subtracts the credits you claimed on your TD1 forms, and withholds a proportional share each pay period. The same is done for your province, so one deduction line reflects both. Employers use the CRA payroll deductions calculator or its published tables. Where large deductions mean too much is being withheld, Form T1213 can reduce it; processing takes several weeks, so the request should go in during the autumn before the year it is meant to apply to.
Your refund is the tax already withheld or paid by instalments minus the tax you actually owe after credits and deductions, so the amount depends entirely on your own numbers - there is no standard figure. Timing is more predictable: the CRA aims to process an online return in about two weeks, and up to 16 weeks for a non-resident return. Direct deposit is faster than a cheque, and amounts owing to government can be offset.
No. Age creates no exemption. Income tax is withheld from a young worker’s pay in the usual way, though many earn less than the basic personal amount and recover the withheld tax by filing a return. EI premiums apply at any age. CPP contributions begin with the month after the worker turns 18, so no CPP comes off before then. Filing anyway is worth it, because earned income builds RRSP room for later.
If you are incorporated, you can take salary, dividends, or a mix of both. Salary is deductible to the corporation, builds RRSP room and CPP entitlement, and requires payroll registration and regular remittances. Dividends need no payroll but come out of after-tax corporate income and create no RRSP room. Sole proprietors and partners simply draw money and pay tax on the business profit. The right mix depends on your cash needs and the corporation's tax position, so model both.
It is the rule that makes an online platform, rather than the small seller using it, collect and remit sales tax on a sale. Canada's version sits in the GST/HST rules for digital platforms and short-term accommodation: the platform registers and charges GST at 5%, or the applicable HST or QST, and the seller may not charge it again on those sales. Whether it applies turns on your own registration status, so check the CRA's digital economy guidance.
The CRA does use text and email for limited purposes: one-time passcodes when you sign in, and notifications telling you that mail is waiting in your account. It does not text you a refund offer, a payment demand or a link asking for banking details, a SIN or a card number. Never tap a link in an unexpected message; open canada.ca yourself and sign in to My Account to see whether anything is actually outstanding.
Ottawa is in Ontario, so sales tax is 13% HST, the federal GST harmonised with the provincial part, charged on most goods and services in 2025 and 2026. There is no separate city sales tax. Some items are zero-rated or exempt, such as basic groceries, and a few carry a point-of-sale rebate of the provincial part. Ottawa property tax is a different tax, set by the city on your assessed value.
Lenders, landlords and immigration or benefit programs generally mean a document from the CRA that confirms your reported income and filing history. The CRA issues nothing under that exact name, so what you supply instead is a proof of income statement, printable from My Account, or the notice of assessment for the year in question. A representative authorised on your account, using form AUT-01, can obtain the same documents on your behalf if you cannot.
For the 2025 tax year the self-employed filing deadline is 15 June 2026, but any balance owing was still due 30 April 2026. Interest runs on unpaid amounts from the day after the payment deadline even though the return itself is not late, so estimate and pay by the April date and file by June. The later filing date covers you and your spouse if either of you carried on a business. Instalments may also apply through the year.
Usually not. Shelf and menu prices are quoted before sales tax, and GST or HST is added at the till, so you pay more than the sticker shows. Rates differ by province: GST is 5% for 2025 and 2026, Ontario HST is 13%, and Nova Scotia HST is 14% from 1 April 2025. Fuel at the pump is one common exception, advertised with tax already included. Your receipt sets out the tax charged.
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Ex Big 4 — Ernst & Young, Deloitte · International & cross-border tax specialist · CPA Canada (In-Depth Tax Program) · Chartered accountant, ICAI & MIA
Udit Gupta has over 15 years of experience helping corporations and business owners with corporate structuring, corporate tax filing, bookkeeping, payroll, GST/HST, cross-border tax and CRA representation. Big 4 trained at Ernst & Young and Deloitte, and qualified as a chartered accountant in India and again in Malaysia, he founded his accounting practice in 2014 to serve entrepreneurs, startups and non-resident business owners across Canada. View full member bio.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India — member 521458 · Malaysian Institute of Accountants — member CA 44667 · Ex Big 4: Ernst & Young, Deloitte · CPA Canada (In-Depth Tax Program), completed 19 Dec 2023 · In-Depth GST/HST Part I, 12 Jul 2022 · Part II, 5 Jul 2023
Editorial policy. Every page is researched against primary sources — the Income Tax Act, CRA publications and CPA Canada guidance — and every rate or threshold is stated with the tax year it applies to.
