Tax Tips For Canadians

[James H. Bushart]

Somehow, I have just always figured tax time in Canada to be little more than someone from your government getting on the radio/television and saying "Okay, folks. It's time to mail in all of your blue money." or something uncomplicated like that...

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Somehow, I have just always figured tax time in Canada to be little more than someone from your government getting on the radio/television and saying "Okay, folks. It's time to mail in all of your blue money." or something uncomplicated like that...

They wish thats what we would do and of course every year I like many others do send them all our left over money .
Unfortunatly I never seem to be able to find any to send them .
Looking at the Bills that came in today they are ***** out of luck again .

Cookie

[Douglas Cossar]

The following is the Canadian and Ontario simplified tax return

Q 1 How much money did you make this year

$

Send it to us by April 30

Your friends Stephen Harper and Dalton McGinty

Cheers

[rrichards2]

Originally Posted by wblakey

My business accounts are not overly complicated, I use Quicken to keep everything organized and H&R for their expertise. Certainly they are not as qualified as CAs might be, but I think that paying a CA to do my accounts would be the same as hiring a professional engineer to do a home inspection.

What does a professional engineer know about inspecting homes?

[wblakey]

What does a professional engineer know? Too much...

The point I am trying to make is that if your business situation, like mine, is fairly simple then paying a CA a couple of thousand dollars is a waste of money.

For the same reason you don't hire a professional engineer to do a home inspection, they are over qualified and too expensive.

[Vern Mitchinson]

Originally Posted by rparker

I have an accountant do mine does not cost me a dime, Married her.

You want to bet on that!
She costs half of everything you earn.
Mind you she can say the same about you.
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[Rob A. Parker]

No your wrong My wife makes a lot more money than I do.College teacher & a certified general accountant. With the number of inspectors in this area it's hard to make aliving at home inspecting

[Roy D. Cooke, Sr]

Originally Posted by rparker

With the number of inspectors in this area it's hard to make aliving at home inspecting

This is from a person who has been doing inspections for a few years.
Strange no matter how often the experienced HI says this some one always tries to say we are wrong and are only trying to keep us ( new wish to be inspectors out of the industry .)
In my area we have about 18+ inspectors and only three are able to make a living at it .
I think we had about 5 leave the industry in the last three years and about 10 start.


Cookie

[Rob A. Parker]

Roy agree I have only put in 4 years as inspector compaired to some but when you take a look at the number of inspectors in my area there are more than enough.14 Nachi members 9 RHI and who knows how many others,but have been told there are over 40 in 1 hour drive of here and most are doing inspections for under $275. Which makes it real hard to get the work never mined raise the price to where it should be. We even have an RHI doing then $310 and kick backs to the agents and these are the ones who are getting most of the work so you either join or loose out on the work. I personaly do not and will not give kick backs to agents so I do the best inspection I can in hope for referals.

[rwand1]

I would like someone to figure out my hydro bill. I am using less energy but paying more. It seems most of the bill is debt retirement and other fees. But I am still using less energy! Arrrrrrrrgh.