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A short-video library to understand your tax situation before you sign anything. Filmed between files, not in a studio. You pick the topic, I give you the clean version.

06 videos4 topicsRefreshed monthly
Pick a topicEveryday taxDeductions & expensesBusting mythsChoosing a CPA
01 · Everyday tax

Everyday tax

The real rules everyone should know before April 30.

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    1:30Everyday tax

    Tips and taxes: the truth nobody tells you

    If you work in Quebec restaurants, your tips are not invisible cash. Revenu Québec applies the 8% rule on your sales whether you report them or not. Here's how it actually works, what happens when you under-report, and the only clean way to handle it.

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    0:20Everyday tax

    Taxes and optimization: what every entrepreneur needs to know

    Running a business in Quebec and wondering if you're overpaying? In 20 seconds, I show you the three most common tax mistakes entrepreneurs make and what a real optimization plan actually changes on your bill.

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02 · Deductions & expenses

Deductions & expenses

What flies, what doesn't, and what TikTok finance gurus get wrong.

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    2:40Deductions & expenses

    Real tax write-offs (and the ones that will cost you)

    "Tax write-off": the magic phrase everyone throws around without knowing what it really means. A deduction is not free money. I show you the difference between a legit deductible expense, a personal expense in disguise, and the kind of mistake that triggers an audit.

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03 · Busting myths

Busting myths

Bad advice, lazy assumptions, and ChatGPT pretending it's a CPA.

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    1:50Busting myths

    The worst tax advice I've ever heard

    "Just run everything through your corp." The kind of advice that floats around TikTok and ends in a CRA review three years later. I share the exact version I heard, why it's dangerous, and what a real CPA would say instead.

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    1:20Busting myths

    No, ChatGPT is not doing your taxes

    Heard it in a consultation: "I asked ChatGPT how to optimize my situation." Here's why a language model hallucinates your tax plan, doesn't know Quebec-specific rules, and will never answer to CRA on your behalf.

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04 · Choosing a CPA

Choosing a CPA

When you actually need one, how to find the right fit, and what a CPA really does for you.

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    2:10Choosing a CPA

    DIY taxes vs hiring a CPA: how to decide

    Single T4, no investments, no side gigs? Just file it yourself. But the moment you touch self-employment, rental property, stocks, or a side business, the question stops being "how much does a CPA cost" and becomes "how much is it costing me not to have one." Here's how to decide.

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