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Canadian company (BC) doing business in the US

Canadian company (BC) doing business in the US

Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by .

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Tweet Question Hi Phil I own a BC corporation and I’m starting to do some business in California. I sell online goods to residents of California and I plan on expanding the business to other states on the west coast and perhaps the east coast if things go well. Can you tell me if I [...]

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Should I incorporate my BC company?

Should I incorporate my BC company?

Posted on 31. Jan, 2011 by .

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Tweet Question Hi I run a successful online marketing business in Vancouver that I have been involved with since 2002. I’m getting a lot of conflicting advice on whether or not I should incorporate by business. Let me give you some facts and perhaps you can point me in the right direction: I make about [...]

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5 Years of past due Canadian tax returns.

5 Years of past due Canadian tax returns.

Posted on 12. Dec, 2010 by .

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Tweet Question Hi, I hope you can help. I’ve neglected to file my Canadian taxes for the last 5 years (please no lecture thanks….I know I’ve been bad)… I’m self employed and I’m finally caught up with all my bookkeeping records. I’ll be taxable in 2007 to 2009 and not taxable in prior years. To [...]

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Reduce the amount of tax withholdings from you paycheque

Reduce the amount of tax withholdings from you paycheque

Posted on 14. Nov, 2010 by .

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Tweet Question Dear Phil, I stumbled upon your website while searching internet for information on tax payments. My income tax is being deducted from each paycheck. My spouse is self employed and pays taxes once a year. Because of the nature of her business (real estate) she can go for months without income and then [...]

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