Canada’s meeting place for freelance writers and creators

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Shannon Lee Simmons

From the moment the clock ticked midnight on December 31st your financial affairs, for the most part, of 2021, came to an end.

All the receipts and bills and invoices you've been throwing into the big shoebox (or however you track your finances) are basically done for the year and it's time to start the preparation to make your peace with the CRA.

Learn how to navigate the tax return minefield with Shannon Lee Simmons, founder of the New School of Finance. She'll do a deep dive on eligible deductions from your income, G/HST returns, income from foreign sources and yes, what to do if indeed you end up taking that shoebox full of receipts to a tax professional.

Tax Time for Freelancers

  • Online: Thursday, March 3rd
  • 1pm to 2pm Eastern Time
  • $5 for members
  • $15 for non-members (CMG Freelance Members and SATW-Canada members check with your associations for a discount code)
This session is structured with lots of room for questions, and your chances of getting them answered are increased if you send them to CFG Organizer Don Genova in advance.

You can register for this webinar right here.

Learn more about the cost and benefits of membership in the CFG on this webpage.

The link to the Zoom webinar will be sent to you via email about an hour before the start time.

Please check your spam or junk folders if you can't find the email, and contact organizer@canadianfreelanceguild.ca if you haven't received the link 10 minutes before the scheduled start time

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