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Personal & Self-Employed

Personal tax that fits how you actually earn

A T1 return is simple until your life is not. A trade, commission, a side gig, working from home, a new baby, a move. Irfan has prepared personal returns for owner-operators and their families for more than twenty years. The job is the same every time: report it right, and find everything you are owed.

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Different work, different tax

Your work changes your return

The slips and the struggles are not the same for everyone. Here is where it differs, and where money is usually left behind.

Self-employed & contractors

A T4A, or no slip at all. No tax is withheld, so you usually owe rather than get back. We report your income on a T2125, claim the vehicle, home office, and supplies you actually pay for, handle GST/HST once you pass $30,000, and keep you ahead of the June 15 deadline.

Commission & sales

If you earn commission as a contractor, your income usually comes on a T4A and goes on a T2125, where you claim the vehicle, home office, and client costs you cover yourself. Getting those expenses right is often the line between a refund and a balance owing.

Drivers: rideshare, taxi & trucking

Uber and Lyft, delivery, taxi, or long-haul trucking. This is self-employment, reported on a T2125, with mileage, fuel, and part of the vehicle deducted. Rideshare and taxi drivers must register for HST from the first fare, and truckers can claim meals and lodging on a TL2.

Working from home

The deduction everyone asks about. If your employer requires it and signs a T2200, you claim a share of your rent, utilities, and internet on a T777. We work out the part that actually qualifies, so it holds up.

A job plus a side gig

A T4 and a T4A, or wages plus cash on the side. Two kinds of income on one return, each with its own rules. We make sure nothing is missed, and nothing is counted twice.

Families & life changes

A new baby, child care, tuition, heavy medical bills, a separation, a move for work, or the death of a family member and the final return that follows. Life events change both your return and your benefits, and we handle the hard ones with care.

Where refunds hide

The credits people leave behind

Most lost refunds are deductions that were simply never claimed. We go looking for these on every return, and check the last few years too.

RRSP contributions
Often under-claimed, or the timing is wrong.
Medical expenses
Yours and your family's, pooled and claimed the smart way.
Charitable donations
Carried forward or combined with a spouse for more.
Tuition and student credits
Including amounts a student transfers to a parent.
Child care expenses
The receipts most families forget to total up.
Union and professional dues
Membership and certification costs that qualify.
Moving expenses
When you moved at least 40 km closer to work or school.
Home office
The work-from-home share, done so it survives a review.
Disability tax credit
For you or a dependant, often missed for years.
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Who delivers this

Irfan prepares your personal return.

He has seen most situations before, from a first job to a complicated year with a business, a rental, and a move. You talk to him directly, he asks the questions that surface what you can claim, and he walks you through the return before it is filed.

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How we work

From your slips to filed

You always see your return, and understand it, before anything goes to the CRA.

01
A first call

You tell us what the business does and what you need. We tell you plainly whether we are the right fit. No charge, no pressure.

02
We gather your documents

We send a short list of what we need and collect it by email or e-signature. If your books are behind, we help you catch up first.

03
We prepare and review with you

We prepare your return or your books, then walk you through what it says before anything is filed. You always see it first.

04
We file and stay reachable

We file on time and keep your documents on hand. When a CRA letter arrives or a question comes up, you call us, not a queue.

Questions clients actually ask

Personal tax, answered plainly

Can I deduct my home office?
If your employer requires you to work from home and signs a T2200, yes: a reasonable share of your rent, utilities, and internet is deductible. We work out the part that genuinely qualifies so it holds up if the CRA asks.
I have a T4 and a T4A. How does that work?
Both go on one T1 return. The T4 is employment income; a T4A is usually self-employment, which we report on a T2125 and claim expenses against. We make sure each is treated correctly.
I have a side business. When is it due?
If you or your spouse have self-employment income, the filing deadline is June 15, but any tax owing is still due April 30. We plan backwards from both so interest does not start.
Do you coordinate with my corporation?
Yes. If you are incorporated, we line up your personal return with your T2 so that how you pay yourself, salary or dividends, is taxed once and worked out for your situation.
I have not filed in a few years. Can you help?
Yes, we do this often. We file your back years and, where you missed a credit on an earlier return, we can request an adjustment so you get it back.
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Whatever your work looks like, we will tell you plainly what you can claim and what you are owed. No charge for the first call.

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