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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Notes on finance, governance and growth from the partners at RN Canada.
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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What BC Businesses Need to Do Before COVID Wage and Rent Subsidies End in October 2021
The federal wage and rent subsidies that carried thousands of BC employers through the pandemic are about to s...
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Building a 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast for Your BC Business Post-Lockdown
How much cash will your business actually have in its account on a Friday morning thirteen weeks from now? If...
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CRHP vs CEWS: Which Subsidy Should Your BC Business Claim as You Rehire?
As British Columbia reopens and you bring staff back, you now have a genuine choice to make every claim period...
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