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CRA small-business filing requirements: your first-year checklist (2026)
After you incorporate in Canada, the CRA expects four things: a corporate income tax return (T2) every year, GST/HST registration once sales cross $30,000, payroll remittances if you pay any salary, and year-end slips (T4/T5). Each has its…
Read the answer →How to pay yourself from your corporation in Canada: salary vs. dividends
Once you incorporate, you pay yourself as salary, dividends, or a blend of both. Salary is deductible to your company and builds CPP and RRSP room but…
Read the answer →The real cost of running payroll on Wave, QuickBooks, and Wagepoint in 2026
Payroll software in Canada looks cheap: $20 to $40 a month plus a few dollars per employee. But that hides the real cost: an accounting tool and a…
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Countet vs. QuickBooks
One system for books and payroll, versus two products with a reconciliation seam between them.
See the comparison →Countet vs. Wave
A free tier with paywalled bank feeds and a separate payroll product, versus one Canadian system with payroll included.
See the comparison →Countet vs. Xero
Xero has no native Canadian payroll, so you bolt on a second vendor. Here's what that actually costs.
See the comparison →Countet vs. a bookkeeper
When software keeps the books current, what does the monthly bookkeeping fee actually buy?
See the comparison →Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Countet, pricing, security, migrating from other tools, and how the books stay current.
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