Hiring Your First Employee? Watch Out!

Make sure you take all the necessary steps to do this correctly! The LAST thing you want is labour standards entanglements. Here's what you must think about ahead of this big step for your business. Get Payroll Set Up Contact...

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How to Calculate Statutory Holiday Pay in Alberta and British Columbia

Calculating statutory holiday pay is tricky. We'll describe it here. Calculating it in different provinces is tricky too; labour laws are a provincial jurisdiction. This means rules change. Examples will contrast Alberta and British Columbia (BC). Note: This article describes...

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Correctly Claiming Personally-Owned Vehicle Expenses

When a shareholder uses his or her own vehicle in the course of business in Canada, deductions from company revenue can be claimed. But you have to know the rules of the taxation road to avoid a collision with...

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Proper Bookkeeping of Meal Expenses

Meals are a common part of business. You take a client to dinner or lunch to say thank for their business. Or you buy a couple of pizzas to say thanks to your employees for some great effort getting...

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