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Payroll Taxes vs. Income Taxes | What’s the Difference Between Payroll and Income Tax?

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Like, literally, I paid my payroll taxes one-day late by accident, the IRS sent me a penalty for over $1,000. In addition, I didn’t know the requirements of income taxes, especially for self-employed individuals. In this post, I’m going to fully explain the difference between payroll taxes and income taxes.

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How to Use Online Banking to File and Pay Your Business Sales Tax, Payroll DAS and Corporate Tax

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Business tax instalment payments (including GST-QST instalments ) This means that instead of entering the data on the forms that are available via my business account at CRA and RQ and then going to your bank to make payment, either online or via mail, it can all be done at one time through one form that serves as both tax filing and payment.

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What is a notice of assessment and How to Handle a request for information

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Some of the information that can be found on a notice of assessment includes: Personal income tax returns (including small business tax returns on a T2125 ): Summary of the income tax return that was filed which includes certain key line items such as total income, deductions and credits , and final tax amount payable or refund.

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Foreign Tax Credit vs Foreign Earned Income Exclusion

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So in this post, we’re going to discuss what the foreign tax credit is, break it down so we can easily understand it, and determine how to qualify for it. What is a Foreign Tax Credit? So technically, it is a non-refundable tax credit for income taxes paid to a foreign government as a result of foreign income tax withholdings.

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Why a Big Tax Refund is Not a Good Thing

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But in today’s post, we’ll actually be explaining why having a huge tax refund or any refund at all is not necessarily a good thing and the reasons might surprise you. What is a Tax Refund? Well, it’s not just free money from the government (though it might feel that way). Other Reasons for Tax Refunds.

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Frequently Asked Questions About GST/HST By Business Owners

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Every business owner must report their net profits on a either their personal tax return if they are unincorporated or a corporation tax return if they are incorporated. In addition to income tax, it is essential to consider whether or not you should register and collect GST/HST and provincial sales taxes.

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20 Essential Tax Facts for Small Business Owners

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Probably the most popular question posed to accountants and tax preparers (especially around this time of year) is “what types of expenses are deductible?”. The short answer is that a business expense is considered to be deductible if it has been incurred with the ultimate purpose of earning income.

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