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Report it for the year you earned it, on the return covering that year; there is no minimum below which business income can be left off. A sole proprietor reports on a T2125 filed with the T1: for the 2025 tax year the self-employed filing deadline was 15 June 2026, but any balance owing was still due 30 April 2026. A corporation files a T2 within six months of its fiscal year end.

If you babysit on your own account you are self-employed: report the gross amounts on a T2125 filed with your T1, then deduct reasonable costs such as supplies, activity fees and a share of home expenses where you care for children in your own home. Keep a record of who paid you and when, even if no parent issues a receipt. If a family hires you as their employee and gives you a T4, report it as employment income instead.

No. Canada has no income tax exemption based on disability status. Relief comes through the disability tax credit, which reduces tax payable for someone with a severe and prolonged impairment once a medical practitioner certifies the impairment and the CRA approves the claim. Unused credit can often be transferred to a supporting spouse or parent, and approval also opens access to other programs. Check the CRA's disability tax credit pages for the current amounts and the certification steps.

Usually yes. Digital services, subscriptions and downloads sold to Canadian customers are taxable supplies, so GST/HST applies at the customer’s provincial rate — 5% GST alone in Alberta, or 13% in Ontario, for instance. Non-resident vendors and platforms selling to Canadian consumers generally have to register and charge tax under the simplified regime. If you sell online, the rate follows where your customer is, not where you are. Some provinces add their own sales tax.

No. Capital is the owner's stake in the business, so it sits in equity, not liabilities. On a balance sheet, assets equal liabilities plus equity, and the capital account belongs on the equity side alongside retained earnings. Money the owner lends the business is different, because the business owes it back, and that is a liability. Keeping owner capital, owner loans and drawings in separate accounts prevents a messy reconciliation at year end.

Yes. Income is taxable regardless of how you are paid, so cash from side jobs, tips, trades, renovations or online sales belongs on your return, usually as self-employment income on a T2125 with the related expenses deducted. Keep a simple log of amounts and dates, because the burden of proof is yours. Unreported cash found in an audit brings tax, penalties and interest; the Voluntary Disclosures Program can reduce that if you come forward first.

Use your marginal rate for decisions about the next dollar: an RRSP contribution, a bonus, extra self-employed work, or realising a capital gain. It is the combined federal and provincial rate on income in your top bracket. Use your effective, or average, rate to understand your overall burden, which is total tax divided by total income. Federal brackets for 2026 start at 14% and rise through 20.5%, 26% and 29% to 33%.

Tourism tax and hospitality tax are loose labels for the levies added to accommodation and travel spending in Canada: a municipal accommodation tax, a destination marketing fee set by a hotel association, or a provincial accommodation levy. None is a federal tax, so the rate and the name depend on where you stay. GST/HST applies to the accommodation as well. Charges labelled a marketing fee may be voluntary rather than a tax, so ask the property.

Total income before deductions sits on line 15000 of the T1. It adds together employment income, self-employment, pensions, investment income and other sources. Net income on line 23600 comes after deductions such as RRSP contributions and union dues, and taxable income on line 26000 is lower again. A lender asking for gross income usually wants line 15000, while benefit and credit tests are almost always run on net income.

A corporation files its own T2 return and pays tax on its profit. For 2026 a Canadian-controlled private corporation pays the federal small business rate of 9% on the first $500,000 of active business income carried on in Canada and the federal general net rate is 15%, with each province adding its own rate on top. A sole proprietorship or partnership is not taxed separately: the profit goes on the owner's T1 and is taxed at personal rates, with instalments and CPP on that income.

Land transfer tax is not a deductible expense. On a home you live in it simply adds to what the property cost you. On a rental or business property it is a capital outlay added to the adjusted cost base, so it reduces the capital gain when you sell rather than being claimed against rent in the year of purchase. Legal fees on the purchase are treated the same way.

Most taxable benefits are pensionable, so CPP contributions apply to them alongside regular wages. Whether EI premiums apply depends on the form the benefit takes: a taxable benefit paid in cash, such as an allowance, is generally insurable, while a non-cash benefit such as employer-paid parking or a gift in kind is pensionable but not insurable. Add the value to the employee's earnings for that pay period before running the deduction calculation.