As you know, if you have a balance owing on your income tax, payment is usually due today (April 30th). But it's Sunday, so you actually have a day's grace ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum, small business people are talking about: How can I market my business on a budget? Can I operate my business through a second personal chequing account? How ... Read More

How long does the Canada Revenue Agency have to decide to audit my business taxes after I file them?

Home and garden shows. Industry shows. Craft fairs. Farmers' markets. Trade fairs. It's definitely trade show season! And whether you have a trade show circuit that you run regularly or ... Read More

My business made no money this year. Can I still claim business expenses??

Wasting money on brochures and business cards is a mistake for start up businesses, says Cherilyn Lester, as "you will spend far more producing them than they will produce for ... Read More

How long do business records have to be kept?

The aim of World Intellectual Property Day, April 26th, is "to raise awareness of the role of intellectual property in our daily lives, and to celebrate the contribution made by ... Read More

How long do I have to pay whatever Canadian income tax is due?

Trying this and that isn't going to accomplish the goal of increasing your sales. Your marketing efforts need coordination to be effective - and that's what a marketing plan does ... Read More

What happens if I can't pay the Canadian income tax that I owe?

Employee recruitment is becoming increasingly difficult for small businesses. In fact, there were approximately 233,000 positions in small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses unfilled for at least four months in 2005, ... Read More

I have a job as well as a part-time business. How do I report this on my income tax form?

So you have an idea to start a small business but you don't know if it will work or not and don't want to invest time and money in the ... Read More

How long do I have to keep my business records?

In the Small Business Canada Forum, small business people are talking about: Is this a good joint venture idea? If I incorporate federally, do I have to incorporate provincially too? Do I have ... Read More

What specific income tax deductions are there for Canadian home-based businesses?

The purpose of Earth Day (April 22nd), to mobilize people, governments, and corporations to take responsibility for a clean and healthy environment, remains the same since the first Earth Day ... Read More

What happens if I can't pay the Canadian income tax that I owe?

Administrative Professionals’ Day, a day to show the administrative professionals in your life how much you appreciate them, has been celebrated since 1952, but the job description has sure ... Read More

Is business promotion a legitimate income tax deduction?

Traffic generation or Web site conversion strategies? Which should you focus on to grow your online business? Kevin Gold explains the difference and how to use both to increase your ... Read More

Can I claim business expenses that I incurred before my business started on my income tax?

Do you have to move things out of the way before you can sit down and work? Are there so many papers on your desk that they’re spilling onto the ... Read More

How do I handle income from other countries on my income tax form?

Here are some of the most common (and enduring) myths about starting a small business. If you're thinking of starting a small business, these are things you have to know ... Read More

What happens if I don't file my Canadian income tax on time?

I have several businesses. How do I handle this on my income tax form?

In the Small Business Canada Forum, small business people are talking about: Does incorporating "give away" my business loss? How can I find a partner or investor? Are bank statements good enough ... Read More

Can I claim business expenses that I no longer have the receipts for?

If you haven't, vote in the latest poll which asks, "What motivated you to take the plunge and devote yourself to your own business full-time?" Already voted? Go directly to the ... Read More

You have the advantage when it comes to earning customer loyalty, says Small Business Information Guide Darrell Zahorsky in Can Customer Loyalty Be Bought?. As a small business, "your ... Read More

What Capital Cost Allowance class are computers and computer equipment in?

For those of you still working on your income taxes, these two articles outlining the rules for claiming various business expenses will be useful: Maximize Your Business Income Tax Deductions - ... Read More

Know that you want to start a business but don't already have a definitiive idea in mind about what you want to do? Before you start casting about for ideas, ... Read More

“If I am selling taxable goods and/or services through a Web site to people in other provinces, do I have to charge and remit other provinces' sales taxes?” is one ... Read More

The major Telcos and cable companies want to start charging more for faster Internet access to content, in effect creating a two-tier system. Telecom companies might charge more to deliver ... Read More

In the Small Business Canada Forum, small business people are talking about: Help! It's 4 years later and we've never done taxes. Are bank statements okay as receipts? What is a fiscal ... Read More

The problem with a lot of time management advice is that it doesn't tell you how to actually manage time; it just tells you how to track time. You'll never ... Read More

I just got an email letting me know that eBay University was coming soon to a city near me - reminding me of what a huge phenomenon eBay has become. ... Read More

One of the odd things about income tax is that businesses have longer to file their income tax than they do to pay. If you have a balance owing on ... Read More

It’s my guess that a lot of small business owners started their businesses as part-time ventures that they hoped would develop into full-time businesses. It’s a sensible way of testing ... Read More

Chris writes in the Forum: "I currently have a small design/print business that I run part-time and I'm looking to open it full-time. What I'm wondering from any of you ... Read More

Turning your professional services into a product and offering a package for a flat fee can make marketing professional services much easier, says C.J. Hayden – and more lucrative than ... Read More

Want to start a business but worry that you're not enough of an entrepreneur to be successful or wonder what particular skills and resources a person needs to make a ... Read More

Mark Holmes writes: "One of the things I have noticed in Canada is the lack of a "Canadian Owned" branding system. There doesn't seem to be any concerted effort to push ... Read More