Last updated August 2026. The vehicle is the deduction owners are most confident about and least able to prove. Almost everyone driving for a business knows the trips are deductible. Almost nobody can show, on paper, which trips they were. That gap is where the money goes. The claim is usually honest. The record behind […]
How Canadian owner managers actually get paid, with the 2026 CPP, RRSP and paperwork numbers behind the salary vs dividends decision.
Last updated July 2026. Almost every profitable sole proprietor we meet asks the same question, usually in the same month their accountant hands them a tax bill that made their eyes water. Should I incorporate? The honest answer is that incorporating is not a tax trick. It is a business decision that happens to have […]
A former CRA auditor’s guide to what content creators and influencers can actually deduct in Canada, from vehicles to gear to gifted products.
Every tax season we get the same question, usually from someone who just finished their first profitable year. They slide a folder across the table, half hopeful and half worried, and ask what they can actually write off. The honest answer is this: more than most owners claim, and far less than the internet promises. […]
