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<item><title>The family financial plan: for households earning CAD 100,000 or more</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/family-financial-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/family-financial-plan</guid><description>A practical financial plan for Canadian families with good incomes: where the money goes, the order to save in, debt, protection, children and a yearly calendar. With Ontario 2026 tax figures and free tools.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Buying a home in Ontario: the money side, start to finish</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/buying-a-home-in-ontario</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/buying-a-home-in-ontario</guid><description>What it really costs to buy a home in Ontario in 2026: down payment rules, land transfer tax, the first home savings account, the Home Buyers' Plan, the mortgage stress test and the tax after you move in.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Investing and tax in Canada: keep more of what your money earns</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/investing-and-tax-in-canada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/investing-and-tax-in-canada</guid><description>How investment income is taxed in Canada in 2026, which account to use first (TFSA, RRSP, FHSA, RESP), the records that save tax and the reporting rules investors miss. With Ontario tax rates.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Crypto and tax in Canada: what triggers tax and how to report it</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/crypto-tax-in-canada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/crypto-tax-in-canada</guid><description>How the Canada Revenue Agency taxes crypto: which transactions are taxable, capital gain or business income, how to work out adjusted cost base, the records to keep and what to do if you never reported.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Inheritance in Canada: what is taxed, who pays and what to do first</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/inheritance-in-canada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/inheritance-in-canada</guid><description>Canada has no inheritance tax, but an estate can still owe a large bill. How death is taxed, Ontario probate, inheriting a house, an RRSP or assets abroad, and what an executor must do before paying anyone.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Wills and estate planning in Ontario: the tax side nobody explains</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/wills-and-estate-planning-ontario</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/wills-and-estate-planning-ontario</guid><description>What happens without a will in Ontario, the three documents every adult needs, what passes outside the will, and how to plan the tax so that &quot;equal&quot; really is equal. Where the accountant ends and the lawyer begins.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Building wealth that lasts three generations</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/generational-wealth-in-canada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/generational-wealth-in-canada</guid><description>How Canadian families build and pass on wealth: RESPs and the education grant, helping adult children the tax-smart way, income splitting that works, planning for a family business and passing it on.</description><category>Families guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>A business plan a lender will actually fund</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/business-plan-that-gets-funded</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/business-plan-that-gets-funded</guid><description>How to write a business plan that a Canadian bank, investor or partner can say yes to: the one-page story, the three years of numbers, break-even, cash flow, structure, registration and the questions lenders ask.</description><category>Business owners guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Business debt and leverage: when borrowing makes you richer, and when it sinks you</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/business-debt-and-leverage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/business-debt-and-leverage</guid><description>How leverage works for a small business or property investor: the maths, the tests to run before you borrow, the right kind of debt for each use, interest deductibility, personal guarantees and shareholder loans.</description><category>Business owners guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Seven finance moves that grow a small business</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/finance-strategies-for-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/finance-strategies-for-growth</guid><description>Practical finance strategies for Canadian small businesses: monthly numbers, pricing for margin, getting paid faster, budgeting, hiring by the numbers, using the tax system and funding growth without running out of cash.</description><category>Business owners guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Foreign income and assets: what Canada taxes and what you must report</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/foreign-income-and-assets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/guides/foreign-income-and-assets</guid><description>For newcomers to Canada, Canadians working abroad and anyone with property or accounts in another country: residency, world income, the foreign tax credit, Form T1135 and what happens when you arrive or leave.</description><category>Coming to Canada guide</category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to register a business in Ontario in 2026</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-to-register-a-business-in-ontario</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-to-register-a-business-in-ontario</guid><description>Step by step: sole proprietorship name registration (CAD 60) or Ontario incorporation (CAD 300), CRA Business Number, GST/HST and payroll accounts, with costs and timelines.</description><category>Starting up</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Ontario vs federal incorporation: which one in 2026?</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/ontario-vs-federal-incorporation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/ontario-vs-federal-incorporation</guid><description>Ontario (CAD 300) vs federal (CAD 200 online) incorporation compared: name protection, director residency, extra-provincial registration, and which to choose.</description><category>Starting up</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How to register a trademark in Canada in 2026</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-to-register-a-trademark-in-canada</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-to-register-a-trademark-in-canada</guid><description>CIPO trademark registration in 2026: fees (about CAD 491 first class, CAD 149 each extra), the 6 steps, timelines, Nice classes, and who can file for you.</description><category>Trademarks</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Business name, corporation or trademark: what each one protects</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/business-name-vs-corporation-vs-trademark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/business-name-vs-corporation-vs-trademark</guid><description>What a business name registration, an incorporation and a CIPO trademark each protect, what they cost, and the order to do them in.</description><category>Trademarks</category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How much does an accountant cost for a small business in Ontario?</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-much-does-an-accountant-cost-ontario</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-much-does-an-accountant-cost-ontario</guid><description>What a small business accountant costs in Ontario: hourly versus fixed monthly fees, what drives the price, and our published plans from CAD 299 a month.</description><category>Starting up</category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Start a Canadian company checklist</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/start-a-canadian-company-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/start-a-canadian-company-checklist</guid><description>The checklist The Accounting Doc runs on every registration: structure, name, CRA accounts, accounting system and the compliance calendar.</description><category>Starting up</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Do I need to incorporate? Sole proprietorship versus corporation in Ontario</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/should-i-incorporate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/should-i-incorporate</guid><description>When a sole proprietorship is cheaper, when an Ontario or federal corporation makes sense, named versus numbered, and the CRA accounts that follow.</description><category>Starting up</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Can a foreigner own a Canadian company?</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/can-a-foreigner-own-a-canadian-company</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/can-a-foreigner-own-a-canadian-company</guid><description>Non-residents can own a Canadian corporation. Director residency rules, why Ontario is the usual choice, the address requirement and the remote timeline.</description><category>International</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Does a Canadian company give you immigration status, a bank account or Stripe?</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/does-incorporation-give-immigration-status</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/does-incorporation-give-immigration-status</guid><description>A Canadian company does not create residency, immigration status or bank approval. What it does give founders abroad, and how we prepare the application.</description><category>International</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Canadian corporate tax for non-resident owners: what to expect</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/canadian-corporate-tax-for-non-residents</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/canadian-corporate-tax-for-non-residents</guid><description>How a Canadian corporation owned from abroad is taxed: federal and provincial corporate tax, withholding on distributions, treaties and GST/HST.</description><category>International</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Should a realtor open a PREC?</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/should-a-realtor-open-a-prec</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/should-a-realtor-open-a-prec</guid><description>When a personal real estate corporation makes sense for an Ontario realtor, what realtors can deduct, HST on commission income and planning instalments.</description><category>Realtors</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Should a doctor incorporate? Professional corporations for physicians and dentists</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/should-a-doctor-incorporate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/should-a-doctor-incorporate</guid><description>When a medical or dental professional corporation defers tax, how compensation planning works, associate payments and HST on exempt versus taxable revenue.</description><category>Physicians</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>How T5018 works, and the other three numbers contractors get wrong</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-t5018-works-and-job-costing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/how-t5018-works-and-job-costing</guid><description>T5018 subcontractor reporting, HST timing on holdbacks, WIP schedules and employee versus subcontractor classification, explained for Ontario contractors.</description><category>Contractors</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Buying a pharmacy: what numbers matter</title><link>https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/buying-a-pharmacy-what-numbers-matter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://accountingdoc.ca/resources/buying-a-pharmacy-what-numbers-matter</guid><description>The accounting-side review of a pharmacy purchase: normalised earnings, script count value, inventory and working capital adjustments, lender projections.</description><category>Pharmacy</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item>
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