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@ZoombooksApp Worth running both numbers every year. The better method can change as your expenses change.

Quarterly GST/HST filers: your Q3 return is due Oct 31, a Saturday, so the practical deadline is Mon Nov 2. Quick 5-point checklist before you file. DM 'books' for a free books health check. #GSTHST #SmallBusiness #Canada

Most small business owners don't have a profit problem. They have a "finding out 3 months late" problem. If you can't answer "what did we make last month?" in 10 seconds, your books run your business. What number do you wish you could see instantly?

ess Week ends: invoices recorded, business and personal apart, GST/HST reconciled, receipts filed, month closed. How many can you tick off? DM "books" for a free books health check.

@canadabusiness For small exporters, tracking duties and GST/HST separately in the books makes year-end and any support application much easier.

@canadabusiness Useful for small owners. One tip before any support application: have your last 12 months of books reconciled, since most programs ask for clean financials.

3 signs your books are behind: 1) You can't say what last month's profit was 2) GST filing is a last-minute scramble 3) Business and personal spending are mixed in one account Two or more? It's fixable. DM "books" for a free books health check.

@CFIB Good news on interchange, but the fine print matters. Worth owners checking their processor statements line by line, since fees are easy to miss when books are behind.

Quick GST check before month-end: 1) Are all your sales and purchase invoices in the books? 2) Is business spending separate from personal? 3) Do you know your input tax credit total? Any "no" is this week's homework.

@PurposeDPromo Good tip. The same goes off-line: matching business name and address across your bank, CRA account and invoices saves a lot of cleanup later.

@BoardofTrade Interesting angle. Interprovincial trade could be a real opening for small BC businesses that have mostly looked south until now.

@TrufinityPHC Congrats on the growth. Adding a field performance manager is a big step for a trades business. Hope you find the right person.

@theJoshLoh @theChrisDo Polishing the doc instead of having the messy conversation. Every founder has done it. Thanks for naming it so honestly, from a fellow Vancouver team.

@KimGCMoody Always a useful read. The tax comment is usually the one small-business owners should pay closest attention to.

@CFIB Agreed. Every new compliance layer lands hardest on firms without an HR or finance team. Worth weighing that before adding more.

@BoardofTrade @scotiabank Looking forward to this. Would love to hear how the panel thinks small and mid-sized firms in the region should plan for 2027 with tariffs and rates still in flux.

@GlenKorstrom Rising costs and admin load tend to hit at the same time. Vancouver owners tell us the back-office hours (GST filings, payroll remittances, chasing receipts) quietly eat into the time they need for everything else on this list. Good to see it getting airtime.

@VancouverSun For tariff-hit businesses, cost changes land on invoices weeks before they show up in the books. Moving to a monthly close instead of quarterly is one of the cheapest ways to spot margin squeeze early and reprice in time.