by Doug Stansbury | Aug 15, 2019 | On Target - Blog, Small Business
On September 1, 2019, new rules will be coming into force for businesses that sell to Quebec consumers. Under the old rules, only businesses with permanent establishments in Quebec were required to register for and collect the QST. Now, most businesses that sell...
by Doug Stansbury | Jul 19, 2019 | On Target - Blog, Small Business
THE IMPORTANCE OF NETWORKING & PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS I thought I would take a break from writing about tax and accounting issues, and use this opportunity to talk about growing your business. Most of us who run small to medium sized businesses are always looking...
by Doug Stansbury | May 8, 2019 | On Target - Blog, Personal Income, Tax Assessment
Over the past few years, the use of automated technology in assessing tax returns has increased dramatically as the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) works to leverage technological advances with the dual goal of increasing efficiencies and catching unreported income. On...
by Doug Stansbury | Feb 7, 2019 | On Target - Blog, Tax Planning
Looking back on my past posts, I realized it has been five years since I put out my last “Top 10 Tax Tips”. Some advice has not changed in that time (and is repeated below) while other tax tips have come and gone. The trend over the past few years has been a reduction...
by Doug Stansbury | Aug 2, 2018 | On Target - Blog, Small Business, Tax Planning
Most small business owners that I talk to are aware of the capital gains exemption for Small Business Corporations, but very few know the details of how it works and fewer still are actively planning to take advantage of it. When entrepreneurs are just starting out,...