Monthly Archives: March 2009

Claiming Business Income And Expenses

Yesterday we discussed starting a home business as a sole proprietorship. Today we'll go through how to claim your income and expenses come tax time. All business income and expenses are claimed on a T2125 form. You enter your income into "Part 1 - Business Income". Since you ...

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Starting A Home Business

Starting a part-time home business can be a great way to supplement your regular income and provide you with some tax opportunities. A home business could be almost anything that gives you an expectation of earning income. Most ideas would fall under either selling a product or service. Your business could be ...

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Friday Links

The Financial Blogger gives us 3 reasons why you should not do market timing. Thicken My Wallet asks if dividend decreases signal the beginning of the end? The Canadian Tax Blogger made a guest post on Million Dollar Journey on the Smith Manoeuvre and filing income tax. Financial Highway explains 

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How To Setup and Rebalance TD e-Series Funds

There is a bit of effort you need to put in to invest in TD e-Series Funds, but it is worth it. First of all, you need to apply using the pdf available on the TD Canada Trust website. The Account Application is pretty straightforward. You'll need to provide information ...

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TD e-Series Funds

TD e-Series Funds may be the simplest way for someone to invest in a diversified portfolio with low Management Expense Ratios (MERs). Below are the four funds that you can use to build a rather complete portfolio and would work well for regular contributions into an RRSP or RESP. TD ...

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