Pats Tax Tips covers various tips for Canadians on how they can fare better with their taxes. http://www.patstax.ca 2012-02-06T08:27:57+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/images/M_images/pat2.jpg text/html 2011-12-12T03:00:00+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/82/52/ Updated with 2012 rates! This applies to you if you have a regular job with a salary over about $48,000 per year. We all have to pay CPP and EI, these are deducted at source by your payroll. Both CPP and EI have a maximum annual amount, and that payroll does not spread out the amount throughout the year. The net effect is your take home pay is less at the start of the year, until you reach your maximums. text/html 2011-04-03T22:13:57+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/81/51/ Don't need a full-time bookkeeper? Not ready to build your own accounting department? Here is the ideal alternative - I'm a freelance bookkeeper and QuickBooks consultant and I provide services for small businesses in a part-time, contractual basis. I'm passionate about providing high quality, cost-effective bookkeeping solutions. text/html 2010-12-11T03:00:00+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/80/52/ Updated with 2011 rates! This applies to you if you have a regular job with a salary over about $40,000 per year. We all have to pay CPP and EI, these are deducted at source by your payroll. Both CPP and EI have a maximum annual amount, and that payroll does not spread out the amount throughout the year. The net effect is your take home pay is less at the start of the year, until you reach your maximums. text/html 2009-11-09T03:00:00+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/79/52/ Updated with 2010 rates! This applies to you if you have a regular job with a salary over about $40,000 per year. We all have to pay CPP and EI, these are deducted at source by your payroll. Both CPP and EI have a maximum annual amount, and that payroll does not spread out the amount throughout the year. The net effect is your take home pay is less at the start of the year, until you reach your maximums. text/html 2009-07-12T22:06:54+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/78/52/ If your spouse doesn't file his/her tax return(s), it could cause you problems both now and in the long term. You have to ask your spouse why they are not filing their taxes, and if you don't get a good answer you need to take steps. text/html 2009-04-19T14:31:04+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/77/51/ I have seen this problem often this year. Self-employed people who end up with a much larger tax owing than they expected. They looked at their previous year's tax return and based on that, they thought it would be just a little more, but they were wrong. text/html 2009-03-04T12:06:46+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/76/52/ RRSP season is over and it's tax time again. Get yourselves ready to file your taxes for this year, and if possible file early. text/html 2008-11-17T03:00:00+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/75/52/ Updated with 2009 rates! This applies to you if you have a regular job with a salary over about $40,000 per year. We all have to pay CPP and EI, these are deducted at source by your payroll. Both CPP and EI have a maximum annual amount, and that payroll does not spread out the amount throughout the year. The net effect is your take home pay is less at the start of the year, until you reach your maximums. text/html 2008-11-10T03:00:00+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/74/ This is my fifth podcast. Today I talk about daycare tax deductions. If you like it, please send me feedback. text/html 2008-11-10T02:11:56+01:00 http://www.patstax.ca http://www.patstax.ca/content/view/73/ This is my fourth podcast. Today I talk some more about RRSP's and the dreaded RRSP loan. If you like it, please send me feedback.