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These notes are written the way a tax specialist would explain Internal Controls Design across a desk: no theory, just the points that decide real files.
One rule does more work than the rest combined, so it goes first. Planning has to be in place before the transaction. The salary-versus-dividend mix, the timing of a capital purchase and the choice of year-end all change the outcome, but only prospectively. Almost every planning opportunity we see missed was available and simply not taken in time; very few are recoverable after year-end.
The second point is quieter but costs more when missed. Interest is deductible where the borrowed money is used to earn income from a business or property, and the test is what the money actually funded. The paper trail linking each borrowing to its use is what supports the deduction when the loan and the spending sit years apart. Calendars matter more than most people expect in internal controls design, and this is the rule that proves it: Amounts received for services not yet performed are included in income when received, with a reserve available only where the statutory conditions are met. A cash balance built out of customer prepayments can carry a tax liability inside it, which is why deferred revenue is not a financing source.
What this means for you depends entirely on facts we have not seen yet — which is the honest answer, and the reason a tax specialist starts every internal controls design engagement with questions rather than conclusions. Think of this list as the raw material a tax specialist works from on internal controls design.
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4 years of filings at a manufacturer planning a plant expansion in Moncton, New Brunswick had never claimed the incentives the work qualified for. The review recovered $98,000.
Scaling exposed revenue up 40% year over year and a bank balance that kept falling at a family business planning succession in Ottawa, Ontario. The back office was rebuilt to match, freeing $56,000.
A professional practice adding partners in Kitchener, Ontario was profitable and permanently short of cash, with a monthly report that stopped at the income statement, with no balance sheet and no cash view behind the gap. Restructuring the tax cycle freed $25,500.
A business whose margin varies by service line in Calgary, Alberta had already been penalised over a borrowing drawn for an unrelated personal purchase with the interest claimed against the business. A relief application cancelled $99,000 of that penalty.
The structure at a subscription business tracking churn in London, Ontario no longer fitted the business, and a healthy bank balance made up almost entirely of deposits for work not yet performed showed it. Rebuilding it saves $51,000 a year.
A company hiring its first finance staff in Kelowna, British Columbia was preparing to sell, but a shareholder loan balance that would have been picked up as income on closing disqualified the shares. Purification sheltered $400,000 under the exemption.
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Internal Controls Design 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.
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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.
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We get this one a lot, and the answer is more concrete than people expect. Interest is deductible where the borrowed money is used to earn income from a business or property, and the test is what the money actually funded. The paper trail linking each borrowing to its use is what supports the deduction when the loan and the spending sit years apart. Bring your documents and we will show you where it lands in your numbers.
Here is what the rules actually say, stripped of the folklore: Planning has to be in place before the transaction. The salary-versus-dividend mix, the timing of a capital purchase and the choice of year-end all change the outcome, but only prospectively. Almost every planning opportunity we see missed was available and simply not taken in time; very few are recoverable after year-end. Our role as your tax advisor is to apply that cleanly to your situation rather than to a hypothetical one.
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Income tax is tax charged on the income you earn in a year, levied by both the federal government and your province or territory. Rates are graduated, so successive slices of taxable income are taxed at higher rates, and credits such as the basic personal amount reduce the tax calculated. Employment income is taxed through payroll withholding and settled on your T1 return. Quebec residents also file a separate provincial return with Revenu Quebec.
A tax deduction is an amount subtracted from your income before tax is worked out, so it reduces the income being taxed rather than the tax bill directly. Its worth depends on your marginal rate: the higher the rate, the more the deduction saves. Common examples are RRSP contributions, child care costs, union dues, moving expenses and business expenses. Credits work the other way, reducing the tax calculated on that income.
Work out the tax you actually owe for the year, then compare it with what has already been paid. Total your income, subtract deductions to reach taxable income, apply the federal and provincial brackets, take off your credits, and set the result against the tax withheld on your T4 and other slips plus any instalments. If more was withheld than you owe, the difference is your refund. Tax software approved for NETFILE runs the same arithmetic once your slips are entered.
Multiply the pre-tax price by the combined rate for the province where the supply is made, then add that amount to the price. If the price already includes tax, divide the total by one plus the rate to get the pre-tax amount, and the difference is the tax. The rate depends on the province of supply rather than where your business sits, so verify the current rate for that province and confirm the item is not zero-rated or exempt.
Yes. A personal T1 can be prepared and filed by the taxpayer through CRA-certified software, and a straightforward year of employment slips and a few credits is manageable. Corporate filing is harder: a T2 has to reconcile to financial statements, and for tax years beginning after 2023 electronic filing is mandatory for essentially every corporation regardless of gross revenue. Self-employment, rental property, investments sold during the year, a move between provinces and foreign income are where self-filed returns most often go wrong.
Every current and past federal form, plus the full income tax and benefit package for your province, sits on the CRA pages at canada.ca, free to download and print. Signed-in users can also see the slips filed under their SIN, such as T4 and T5 information, inside CRA My Account. The CRA will mail a printed package on request by phone. Certified tax software fills the forms for you, so most filers never open a blank one.
Line 23600 is net income. Start from total income on line 15000, then subtract the deductions listed above it: registered pension and RRSP contributions, union and professional dues, child care costs, moving expenses, support payments, employment expenses and similar claims. Net income drives most income-tested credits and benefits, so an error there changes benefit entitlement as well as tax. Tax software totals the line automatically from the slips and claims you enter, but check the deduction list yourself.
Income tax, consumption tax and property tax. Income tax applies to what individuals, corporations and trusts earn and is the largest source of federal and provincial revenue. Consumption tax is charged on what you buy: GST at 5%, HST in five provinces, and PST, RST or QST in others. Property tax is charged by municipalities on assessed real estate value. Payroll contributions to CPP and EI sit alongside these and work much like a tax on earnings.
Usually yes. Termination pay and pay in lieu of notice sit on your T4 with the rest of your employment income. A retiring allowance is reported separately, either in its own box on the T4 or on a T4A depending on how the employer runs it, with eligible and non-eligible portions shown apart. Legal fees you recovered may appear too. Compare the slips with your settlement letter and file the slip figures, not your own estimate.
You do not file the return again. Once the original has been assessed, request a change: use Change my return in CRA My Account, use ReFILE through your tax software, or mail a completed T1-ADJ with copies of the supporting slips and receipts. Wait for the notice of assessment first, because a change sent earlier can collide with the original processing. CRA's Change my return page sets out how far back you may go and which years are eligible.
The participating provinces that use the HST are Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Quebec charges the federal GST plus its own QST, administered by Revenu Quebec. British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba charge the federal tax plus a separate provincial sales tax. Alberta and the territories charge the federal tax only. The tax you bill follows the place of supply, not the province your business operates from.
A Quebec paycheque carries more lines than one elsewhere in Canada: federal income tax, Quebec provincial tax remitted to Revenu Quebec, Quebec Pension Plan contributions in place of CPP, Quebec Parental Insurance Plan premiums, and EI at the reduced rate that applies because QPIP covers maternity and parental benefits. The amounts follow your gross pay, pay frequency and the credits claimed on the federal TD1 and the Quebec source deductions return. Use the CRA and Revenu Quebec calculators together.
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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.
