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Important but not exciting: the Ontario Business Return

By Jules Hawkins on July 29, 2024

This is another of our famous “public service announcement” posts. If you are an owner of an Ontario-incorporated company, you probably need to know…

Part 2 – Maybe Not a Capital Idea After All

By Jules Hawkins on May 6, 2024

Welcome back. I assume you’ve already read Part 1, published last week. (CLICK HERE if you haven’t) The big question: What do I do…

Maybe Not a Capital Idea After All.

By Jules Hawkins on May 2, 2024

PART 1 of 2 Many of our regular readers are aware that the recent budget proposed to increase the “capital gains* inclusion rate” from…

Maximize Your Benefits: Key Government Incentives Ending in 2023

By Jules Hawkins on November 20, 2023

At Hawkins & Co., we’ve been in discussions with many of our clients regarding these critical updates, and the time has come to share…

Mastering the Art of Paying Your Taxes

By Danielle Ramsten on July 27, 2023

Now it’s not a topic that elicits excitement but is undeniably important: paying our CRA bills. While it’s tempting to avoid this task because…

CRA Penalties & Interest – how to avoid them

By Jules Hawkins on June 27, 2023

This is a very exciting blog, about CRA penalties, interest, and how to avoid them. Nothing that’s new, but – in this era of…

Some tips on tips…

By Jules Hawkins on October 28, 2022

As you know, customers in restaurants, bars, hotels etc. will often leave tips, which are for the benefit of those who have served them….

Beyond Beans – Part 2

By Jules Hawkins on August 29, 2022

We have one key goal in mind for our clients: to improve business owners’ lives. As I’ve said earlier (Beyond Beans Blog Post), we…

So You Want to Buy a Building

By Allison Hawkins on June 9, 2021

You’ve had your business for a while and you’re paying rent to a landlord. Rent and occupancy costs are likely one of your highest…

COVID: Second wave – and more updates to government support

By Jules Hawkins on November 24, 2020

We hope you remain safe. Clearly, we’re all concerned with the resurgence in COVID cases, that have required our governments to tighten controls again….