Does the Home Renovation Tax Credit apply to Landscaping and Landscape Upgrades?

In a recent conversation with a Chartered Accountant contact of mine, who heads up the taxation department for a major multi-national software company with a major presence here in Vancouver, I asked the question “will homeowners be able to claim landscaping services or landscaping upgrades under the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC)?” In response she sent me an excerpt from a recent...

Paying yourself as an employee as well as an owner

In a recent conversation with a small startup landscaper I was told by him that he had recently left the employ of another firm where he was paid $17 per hour. I asked him how things were going as a new entrepeneur. He said it was hard, but that he was glad to be in control of his work and that he was proud to be developing his own business. He also said that he was happy to be earning more...