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  • Financial Statements: Your Essential Tool for BC Business Resilience

    As BC small businesses face economic headwinds, understanding your financials is more vital than ever. Here’s a streamlined guide to help you interpret key financial statements, calculate profitability, and build trusted credibility with lenders and investors.

  • Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)

    Beginning April 27, 2020, applications will be open for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS).Most businesses may apply using My Business AccountIf you represent a business, you may apply using Rep

    COVID-19 Update
  • How to Create Your My Business Account

    My Business Account is a secure portal that lets you view your business income tax and benefit information as well as manage your tax affairs online.Register now for CRA’s My Business Account if you a

    COVID-19 Update
  • Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

    Last updated: April 23, 2020As of Monday April 6th, you can sign-up and apply for your CERB support via your CRA My Account. Learn how to create your My Account.If you choose for direct deposit, you c

    COVID-19 Update
  • Canada's COVID-19 Economic Response Plan - Summarized

    During the recent outbreak of the COVID-19, we all have made many changes to our daily routines. With schools, childcare, and non-essential businesses closing, along with the social distancing require

    COVID-19 Update
  • How to Create Your My Account

    In order to apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), individuals must have their My Account set-up with CRA in order to access the application.My Account is a secure portal that lets yo

    COVID-19 Update
  • Revised 2020 Corporate and Personal Tax Deadlines

    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CRA has announced revised tax filing and payment deadlines.Personal Tax DeadlinesPERSONAL TAX RETURNS (EXCLUDING SELF-EMPLOYED)If you and/or your spouse do not earn self-

    COVID-19 Update
  • 2020 Corporate and Personal Tax Deadlines

    HAPPY NEW YEAR! The professional accounting nerds that we are, we’re here already planning for your 2020 corporate and personal tax needs. To get started, a friendly reminder of the most common tax de

  • Seven changes to Canadian tax

    From the totally personal to the all-business, Bruce Ball, vice-president of Taxation for CPA Canada, reveals seven of the biggest announced moves—for this year and beyond.In 2017, Canadians saw subst

  • Great tips for creating a great ad.

    In partnership with Xero, M. Saini CPA Inc. promotes the following tips to create a great, successful ad. We used these hot tips in creating our own ads for this Tax Season. View fullsize

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  • T1 Efiling - CRA Opens February 20th

    Hi Valued Clients,For those of you diligent, prepared, and responsible personal tax clients, unfortunately, we cannot Efile your tax returns until CRA opens the system on February 20th.Don't worry tho

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  • Issue of the week: Employee or a Contractor

    As part of the M. Saini CPA Inc. blogging experience, I will be writing/communicating, an "issue of the week" segment. Based on feedback, this segment may discontinue over the busy tax season months,

    Issue of the week
  • Pledge 1%

    Published by Mike Saini, President of M. Saini CPA Inc.M. Saini CPA Inc. has taken The Pledge!Through our participation in Pledge 1%, M. Saini CPA Inc. has pledged to annually donate 1% of net proceed

  • Kelowna's entrepreneurial spirit

    Kelowna’s entrepreneurial spirit: why are we entrepreneurs?posted November 26, 2016 by Kathryn HelmoreKelowna is kind of a big deal when it comes to being entrepreneurial. Don’t believe us? We were re

  • How are stock options taxed?

    Published by Josh Zweig via LiveCAWhen cash reserves are low but growth potential is high, startups may decide to issue stock options, sometimes in lieu of higher salaries. Yet before moving ahead wit

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