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Minimizing Your Tax Liability

February 11, 2014 Written by Alison Rowe

We were very honored to be asked to speak to this wonderful group of small business owners last night at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall. We were asked to present on how to minimize the tax liability that comes from disposing of income property or investment property. The crowd was very gracious and asked many informed questions… Peter wa [...]

New Health and Safety Regulation

January 27, 2014 Written by Alison Rowe

New Occupational Health and Safety Regulation This information was taken directly from the Live Safe! Work Smart! Newsletter – January 2014 Edition. If you want to subscribe yourself please click here. Ontario has introduced a new training regulation to keep workers safe on the job. The Occupational Health and Safety Awareness and Tr [...]

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Year End Tasks – T4 Preparation

December 5, 2013 Written by Alison Rowe

Well, it’s getting to be that time of year again… time to wrap up your books for the new calendar year! This means your bookkeeper will be issuing your company T4’s and in order to do that quickly and efficiently here are some quick items to have your employees verify with you: 1. SIN numbers Nothing can derail a personR [...]

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Excel Tips & Tricks

November 28, 2013 Written by Alison Rowe

Our Snowman… I hope everyone was able to dig out from the snowstorm yesterday. Myself, I live in the country with a very long driveway that I depend upon a local farmer to clear for me. He was busy keeping his commercial clients cleared out so I was effectively snowed in with my three kids… In between making snowmen and gingerbr [...]

Small Business Pride

November 21, 2013 Written by Alison Rowe

This is the decal they sent me! Good Monday Morning everyone! I came into the office today to find an envelope on my desk with the address hand-written… something that is not commonly done anymore but still affects me with the sender’s consideration. The letter was from my friends at VistaPrint who I have used on occasion and ins [...]

Bookkeepers vs. Accountants

November 3, 2013 Written by Alison Rowe

“One of these things is not like the other…” We hear this question all the time: “Do I need a bookkeeper, or an accountant?” The answer is… yes. Bookkeepers and Accountants are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, and many of their skills and abilities do overlap, but there are some key difference [...]

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