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Free calculators for the Canadian bookkeeping questions that have a definite answer, each with the rule it came from and a link to the authority. No sign-up, nothing stored.

Sales tax

GST/HST, PST and QST decisions: what to charge, when to register, and how to file.

Sales tax

What GST/HST do I charge?

Pick where your customer is and what you are selling, and get the rate that applies plus the reason: place of supply, not just a rate table.

Sales tax

Do I have to register for GST/HST yet?

Track revenue against the $30,000 small-supplier threshold and see which test you crossed, when registration starts, and from which supply you charge.

Sales tax

How often do I have to file GST/HST?

Your reporting period is assigned from annual taxable supplies: and you can often elect to file more frequently than the CRA assigns. See which band you are in.

Sales tax

Check a GST/HST, QST or PST number

Validate the format of a Canadian sales-tax registration number before you rely on it for an input tax credit.

Payroll

Employer-side obligations the CRA's own calculator leaves out: remitter category, due dates, and the real cost of an employee.

Payroll

When is my payroll remittance due?

Find your CRA remitter category from your average monthly withholding amount, and get the due dates it produces: including the business-day rule.

Payroll

What does an employee actually cost?

Employer CPP, CPP2 and EI plus the provincial health tax the CRA's calculator leaves out, for the province you actually employ in.

Payroll

Employer health tax by province

Only five provinces charge one, and the thresholds differ enormously. See whether you owe it and how much.

Vehicle & expenses

Automobile allowances, taxable benefits and the capital cost ceilings that go with them.

Vehicle & expenses

Tax-free vehicle allowance

The CRA per-kilometre rate you can reimburse without creating a taxable benefit, including the higher territorial rate.

Vehicle & expenses

Automobile taxable benefit

Standby charge and operating benefit for an employer-provided vehicle, plus the capital cost and lease ceilings that cap what you can deduct.

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