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details on opening a small corporation in ontario
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the canada revenue agency does indeed put out just the guide you want. it's at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/e/pub/tg/rc4070/rc4070-e.html - you should always take a good look at urls to make sure they're really from the government and not from some for-profit firm that will charge you to fill out forms for free services. it covers ways to structure your business (probably a sole proprietor in your case), collecting and submitting gst or hst, sending in payroll remittances (if you pay yourself a t4 salary), and income tax including what you can deduct. it's a great place to start and you can use it as a source of keywords if you want to search for more details.
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