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Spend less time on your business and more time doing business!
Spend less time on your business and more time doing business!
Richard Thomas earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta, majoring in accounting, and acquired his Certified General Accountant designation in 2002. He has spent 18 years in public practice accounting, working way up from junior accounting technician to accounting manager.
Richard started RBT Accounting Services to help those who are just starting their own businesses with their bookkeeping and tax needs. Working with many small and medium business owners over the years, Richard found that the biggest obstacle in starting a business is the planning for GST/PST, payroll deductions, business taxes, and dealing with all of the paperwork involved. He has helped many owners dig themselves out of a hole with the Canada Revenue Agency and is ready to help new owners avoid that issue by being the knowledgeable expert who helps them on their way.
Keeping track of the money flowing into and out of your business is important and time consuming, especially if there are a lot of small transactions. RBT Accounting Services will help you to keep things organized so that receivables are being collected and bills are being paid in a timely manner.
Sales taxes are confusing. Do you have to charge GST? Are you required to collect PST? What are your filing deadlines? RBT Accounting Services will help figure all this for you and ensure returns are filed properly and on time, and that you have the knowledge you need to keep your clients informed and your accounts up to date.
Your employees are the heart of your business. RBT Accounting Services will help ensure that they are paid accurately and that the source deductions are remitted on time. RBT Accounting Services will also prepare and file the T4 Return.
Whether you are a sole proprietor or a small owner managed corporation, keeping your taxes up to date is important. RBT Accounting Services will prepare your required tax returns and ensure they are filed on time.
Canadians are dealing with the reality of needing to support younger generations in these turbulent times. Mark Mercier writes at advisor.ca that “96% of Canadians with Millennial children provide them with financial support into adulthood, with nearly half (48%) still subsidizing children between the ages of 30 and 35. This dynamic is not limited to parents alone — 59% of retirees report helping their non-student adult children with day-to-day expenses and major purchases and 54% of grandparents provide monthly financial support to their adult children, highlighting a broad societal reliance on older generations.” Over the next few weeks, I will...
Lest We Forget: Wear your poppy to honor those who have served, or who still serve, in the Canadian military. Remembrance Day ceremonies all over Canada on Nov. 11 include a moment of silence at 11 a.m. and a wreath-laying ceremony to remember Canada’s fallen soldiers. #community #nelsonbc #rbtaccountingservices
Thursday Thoughts Wow! Nelson’s Canadian Tiny Homes now meets national building codes for electrical, plumbing, and framing. They even meet energy efficiency codes with HRV heating systems and on-demand hot water for the bathroom, kitchen and washing machine. That means that whether it is on wheels or on a foundation, you can get a mortgage and house insurance for the tiny houses, and live in them full-time in many BC towns and cities. Take a look below: #community #nelsonbc #kootenaybusiness #smallbusiness #rbtaccountingservices #communitysupport #supportlocalbusinesses #kootenay #westkootenays #kootenays
Tax Tip Tuesday Do you know that you could claim both the Canada Training Credit (CTC) and the tuition tax credit on your income tax forms if you are a student aged 26 – 65? Check out the information in Students and Income Tax 2024 (it’s been extended to the end of 2025): https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/cra-arc/formspubs/pub/p105/p105-24e.pdf #nelsonbc #community #rbtaccountingservices #communitysupport #moneysavingtips
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| Tuesday | 10:00 AM — 4:00 PM |
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