Beating the Labour Shortage: Retention and Total-Compensation Strategies for BC Employers
How much does it actually cost you when a good employee walks out the door? In the tight British Columbia labo...
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Notes on finance, governance and growth from the partners at RN Canada.
Managing Inventory and Supply-Chain Costs When Prices and Rates Are Both Rising
What does a pallet of stock actually cost you to hold for a year? In the summer of 2022, that question is no l...
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Inflation Hit 8.1%: How BC Businesses Can Protect Margins Without Losing Customers
Canada's inflation rate reached 8.1% year over year in June 2022 — the fastest pace since 1983 — and the press...
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New BC PST Rules for Online Marketplaces Take Effect July 1, 2022
If your British Columbia business sells through Amazon, Etsy, a regional platform, or any third-party online m...
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BC Minimum Wage Rises to $15.65 on June 1, 2022: Managing Your Labour Costs
On June 1, 2022, British Columbia's general minimum wage rises from $15.20 to $15.65 an hour — a 2.8% increase...
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Does the New Underused Housing Tax Apply to Your BC Corporation?
If your British Columbia corporation owns any residential property — a rental house, a condo held in a holdco,...
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Interest Rates Are Rising: What the Bank of Canada's March 2022 Hike Means for Your BC Business
After two years pinned at 0.25%, the Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate to 0.50% on March 2, 2022 — the...
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Corporate Tax Season 2022: Getting Your BC Company's 2021 T2 Right
What does a "clean" 2021 corporate return actually look like for a British Columbia company that spe...
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The 7 Financial KPIs Every Established BC Business Should Track in 2022
Most established BC businesses have plenty of financial data and very little financial insight. The bookkeepin...
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T4 and T5 Season Is Coming: How BC Employers Should Close Out 2021 Payroll
The end of the calendar year is not the end of your payroll obligations — it is the start of the most error-pr...
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Year-End Tax Planning for BC Corporations: Moves to Make Before December 31, 2021
If your BC corporation has a December 31 year-end, the decisions you make in the next eight weeks will shape y...
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Getting GST and BC PST Filing Right: A Compliance Calendar for BC Businesses
Sales tax is the money you collect on the government's behalf, not your own — and treating it as your own is o...
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