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There is no way around the opening fact, so it may as well come first. Subsection 78(4) applies to salary or a bonus accrued at year-end but not paid within 180 days of the corporation’s year-end. The deduction is denied until the year it is actually paid. An accrual booked to reduce a tax bill and then left unpaid moves the deduction rather than creating one.
There is a second layer to this. 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. Ask what a reviewer will want to see, and the answer sits in this rule: Source deductions are held in trust for the Crown from the moment they are withheld, which is why directors can be personally liable for unremitted amounts under section 227.1. Unlike most corporate debts, this one can follow the directors personally after the company is gone.
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A charity with part-time program staff in Moncton, New Brunswick was overpaying instalments. The cause was long-term contractors who met every test for employment. Rebasing them returned $99,000 to the business.
A charity with part-time program staff in Moncton, New Brunswick was paying instalments calculated on a prior year. That year no longer reflected the business. Long-term contractors who met every test for employment was tying up $99,000 of cash. We rebased the instalments on the current-year estimate rather than the prior-year default. Alongside that, we reviewed each contractor against the CRA’s control and integration tests and converted those who met the employment tests. We priced the transition before it was forced by a ruling. $99,000 of cash stayed in the business, the penalty cycle ended, and the instalment position is reviewed each quarter against actual results.
A 9-week rebuild at a clinic paying its associates as contractors in Guelph, Ontario got the filing in with 21 days to spare. That avoided $12,000 in penalties.
A clinic paying its associates as contractors in Guelph, Ontario was weeks away from the deadline for British Columbia employer health tax filing. Behind that sat an employee over-deducted for CPP and EI after being moved between two related payroll accounts mid-year. The exposure if the date slipped was around $12,000. We moved the account to the correct remitter frequency and caught up the arrears. We filed a taxpayer relief request that cancelled the bulk of the penalty. The filing went in complete rather than provisional, so there was no amended return to follow. Filed with 21 days to spare. $12,000 in late-filing penalties avoided, and the working papers are ready for the following year.
The structure at a landscaping company with seasonal staff in Calgary, Alberta no longer fitted the business. T4s that did not agree to the payroll register or the general ledger showed it. Rebuilding it saves $46,000 a year.
The structure at a landscaping company with seasonal staff in Calgary, Alberta dated from years earlier. It had been set up for a business that no longer existed. T4s that did not agree to the payroll register or the general ledger had become expensive. We wrote each pay code against its income tax, CPP and EI treatment. That way, a new benefit could not reach the payroll without a decision on how it was withheld. The reorganisation used the rollover provisions rather than a taxable transfer, so no tax fell due on the restructuring itself. $46,000 of annual saving, achieved on a tax-deferred basis. The minute book, elections and valuations are all in the file.
A retail chain across two provinces in Edmonton, Alberta was preparing to sell. However, passive assets sitting inside the operating company, disqualifying the shares disqualified the shares. Purification sheltered $505,000 under the exemption.
A retail chain across two provinces in Edmonton, Alberta had an offer on the table and 18 months to close. The shares did not qualify for the capital gains exemption. Passive assets sitting inside the operating company, disqualifying the shares was part of the reason. We purified the corporation so the shares met the qualifying tests. We filed the outstanding slips and summary and requested relief on the per-slip penalty with the reasons documented in writing. All of it was done well ahead of the closing date. The sale closed on schedule with $505,000 sheltered by the lifetime capital gains exemption across the shareholders.
A restaurant with heavy seasonal turnover in Hamilton, Ontario faced a $20,500 proposed reassessment. It came after a bonus accrued to bring the year-end tax bill down and still unpaid more than a year later. We rebuilt the documentation and the adjustment was withdrawn in full.
A restaurant with heavy seasonal turnover in Hamilton, Ontario received a proposal letter opening a review of British Columbia employer health tax filing. The CRA had identified a bonus accrued to bring the year-end tax bill down and still unpaid more than a year later. It proposed an adjustment of $20,500, with 30 days to respond. We treated the response as an evidence exercise rather than an argument. We corrected the CPP and EI withholding for the balance of the year. We set the employee up to recover the over-deduction on the personal return. We then indexed every supporting document against the specific line the auditor had questioned. The proposed adjustment was withdrawn in full — all $20,500 of it. The file closed in 4 weeks with no change to the assessed amounts and no penalty.
An employer providing company vehicles in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was filing correctly and still overpaying. The reason was company vehicles used personally with no logbook and no taxable benefit reported. Restructuring the position cut $27,000 from the annual bill.
An employer providing company vehicles in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was compliant but paying more than it needed to. The prior year had been filed correctly. It still left company vehicles used personally with no logbook and no taxable benefit reported on the table. We modelled the current position against the alternatives before changing anything. Then we paid the accrued bonus inside the 180-day window and kept the deduction in the year it was accrued. The change saved $27,000 in the first year and repeats annually. Nothing about the filings became more aggressive. The position is simply the one the rules already allowed.
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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.
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It depends less on opinion than owners assume. A worker’s status as employee or contractor turns on control, ownership of tools, chance of profit and risk of loss. It does not turn on what the contract calls them. Once you know that, the practical question becomes timing and documentation — both of which we handle inside the engagement.
Here is what the rules actually say, stripped of the folklore: Taxable benefits including employer-paid parking, personal use of a company vehicle and most gift cards must be reported on the T4. They carry CPP and, in some cases, EI. Our role as your tax advisor is to apply that cleanly to your situation rather than to a hypothetical one.
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Start with the basic personal amount, which is already printed on the form, then add only the credits you genuinely expect to claim, such as tuition you will pay this year, an eligible dependant, the age amount or an amount transferred from a spouse. Total them, sign and date, and give the form to your employer rather than the CRA. With two jobs, claim the amounts at one only. You can also ask for extra tax to be withheld.
Three different calculations go by that name. For sales tax, multiply the price by the harmonised rate that applies to the province of supply. For income tax, apply the federal brackets and then the Ontario brackets to taxable income and subtract your credits. For payroll, the CRA payroll deductions calculator handles income tax withholding along with CPP and EI for each pay period. Look up the rates and brackets published for the year you are calculating, since they change annually.
Yes. Tips and gratuities are taxable income whether they come from customers directly, are pooled, or are paid out through the employer. Tips your employer controls and distributes run through payroll, so tax, CPP and EI are withheld and they show on your T4. Cash tips handed to you directly are not on any slip, but you still report them as other employment income and keep a running record. You can elect to have direct tips count as pensionable CPP earnings.
They tell an employer or pension payer how much tax to hold back from each payment. You list the credits you expect to claim for the year on one federal return and one for your province, payroll converts that total into a claim code, and the deduction follows. The federal amount everyone starts from is the basic personal amount, $16,452 for 2026, tapering once net income is high. Claim with one employer only if you have several jobs.
Usually yes. A cash allowance for clothing is employment income and goes on the T4, because the employee decides how to spend it. The exception is distinctive protective clothing or a uniform the employer provides, or reimburses on receipts, that is required for the job and is not suitable for everyday wear; that is not taxable. Reimbursing ordinary business attire is taxable. Check the CRA's employers' guide to taxable benefits and allowances for your category.
Use CRA My Account for personal tax, or My Business Account for a corporation, payroll or GST/HST number. Register with your social insurance number, date of birth and an amount from a recent return, or sign in through a participating bank. You can then view notices of assessment, slips the CRA holds, RRSP and TFSA room, balances owing and benefit payments. Multi-factor authentication is required, so set up your sign-in method before you need the information.
Most municipalities let you spread the bill over several instalments or a pre-authorized monthly withdrawal instead of two lump sums, and many lenders will collect it with the mortgage payment and remit it for you. Several provinces and municipalities also run deferral programs for seniors, people with disabilities, or lower-income owners, with the deferred amount plus interest repaid when the property is sold. Contact the municipal tax office before a payment is missed.
Land transfer tax is a one-off charge on buying real estate, set by the province and, in Toronto, by the city as well, and paid once when the transfer is registered. Property tax is an annual charge set by your municipality on the assessed value of property you already own, and it pays for local services. Different level of government, different trigger: one is a purchase tax, the other a recurring bill.
There is no general rebate cheque. The closest thing is refundable credits, and you only get them by filing. The GST/HST credit, the Canada child benefit, the Canada workers benefit and provincial credits are all calculated from your assessed return. One-off relief payments are announced from time to time, so check the CRA's benefits and credits page for what applies to the current year. Filing on time keeps payments from being interrupted.
Yes, property tax is subtracted in getting to net operating income. NOI takes gross rental revenue less vacancy and the operating costs of running the property, including property tax, insurance, utilities, management, and repairs. It stops before mortgage principal and interest, capital expenditures and income tax. NOI is a lending and valuation measure, not a tax figure: taxable rental income also deducts mortgage interest and follows the CRA's rules on current versus capital costs.
There is no set number of months. Property tax is handled as a closing adjustment: your lawyer prorates the year's tax to the closing date, so you reimburse the seller for any paid period falling after closing, or take a credit for tax the seller has left unpaid. Where the lender collects tax with the mortgage payment, it may also want an opening cushion. The statement of adjustments shows the exact amount for your deal.
Usually not. Unbottled water supplied through a municipal system, and basic municipal services such as sewer and wastewater, are relieved from GST/HST, so those lines on the bill carry no tax. Bottled water, water sold in small containers, and taxable extras such as certain repair, connection or installation work are treated differently. What appears on the bill varies by municipality, so read its tax line and check the CRA's GST/HST guidance for municipalities.
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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. He is Big 4 trained, at Ernst & Young and Deloitte, and qualified as a chartered accountant in India and again in Malaysia. In 2014 he founded his accounting practice 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.
Sources. CRA — Businesses · Income Tax Act (Justice Laws Website)
