as long as you are licenesed, yes of course you can. ask yourself. will you have the time to adequatley serve the needs of your clients and do whats best for them???

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I work as a part- time telemarketer earning 10 cad/ hr 4hr per day, mon - friday. i joined a company since nov 1 2008. i was getting the cheque bi-weekly. for cheque i received in nov 2008, there was no any deduction on the cheque. in dec, they didn't pay me coz they said they will pay my dec 2008 cheque and jan 2009 together at end of jan. on jan 23, they pay me the cheque for dec 2008. but they said i won't get money for the work i did in jan 2009 because they use the money to pay my cpp , ei. they never give me documentation of cpp ei deduction. and i did not have any benefit from the company at all.

You don't say what province you live in. You should contact the Ministry of Labour for your province, who will basically tell you you are entitled to a REGULAR paycheck as well as a statement of deductions. You can then file a complaint with the Ministry. Here's the link for Ontario. Google "Employee rights labour [your province name]" for the others.

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I just worked part time last year, made less than $2000, and made about $1100 off farm produce. i paid into ei and cpp and had income tax deductions. i know my income tax should be super easy and i don't want to pay an accountant for it. my t4 has my employment income (which goes on line 101), employer's cpp (line 308), emplyer's ei premiums (line 312) and income tax deducted (line 437). that's it. so it should be really easy, right? i see a place to put it on the federal tax (schedule 1) part, but do i put it anywhere on the first part of income tax return? i didn't pay ei or cpp on my farm income though, does that make a difference? i don't have t4s for my farm income.

Re: additional details. CRA will calculate CPP on your farm income, and adjust your refund if necessary. EI is not payable because this is self-employment income.

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We have a written agreement with working hours, pay and length of term. when we came to a working agreement and we negotiated a salary, it was agreed that she would claim her pay on her income tax return and pay all necessary taxes etc. i am not sure how she can be an employee when she sets her own hours and just provides a service to us on a part time basis (25 hrs. per week).

Does she babysit for other people too? Then she is probably self-employed. If she is under 18, CPP shouldn't be deducted, even if she is an employee.

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If he is working, he will be claiming that on his taxes.

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Does the answer change if we have one more part time employee?when should i pay my employee? thank you

If you're the sole stockholder, you can pay yourself in dividend distributions: 1) you report stock dividends on schedual c (1040 form) 2) you can receive property dividends (anything the corp owns) and pay a dividend rate on it's value If you're an employee, you can pay yourself a salary comparable to your industry. If you pay yourself too much, the IRS can call the excess a dividend instead of wages (not very likely, but it can happen). If you want a salary, you'll have to get an employer ID number from the IRS and use it to withhold the proper taxes: fica and medicare federal withholding futa suta workers' compensation If you hire an employee, you follow the same steps as if you were giving yourself a salary. (You have to go through these steps because you're incorporated. Your business is a seperate legal entity, technically, as if it were another citizen.)

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I recently started working as a clerk for my self-employed boss. when i received my first paycheque, i noticed that there was no cpp and ei deduction. when i ask my boss, he said not to worry that i don't need to pay either of the above. i am a little worried because when tax filing time comes and i have nothing to show for these two categories. will i be made to pay during tax filing season or should i listen to my boss ......o_o thanks in advance :d p.s. i am 19 years old.

You should be paying both. Your boss is wrong, and he is breaking the law by not deducting and paying. Use this calculator, and it will list the amount you should be paying. Note that income tax seems to vary by a tiny amount depending on the tax table cutoffs used, but it'll be close. If your boss doesn't deduct CPP and EI, put the amount shown by the calculator for payment next April.

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I'm in british columbia now working for myself for the first time and i don't know where to start. all the government websites aren't that clear and they keep passing me sround on the phone. can someone please help! i'll be making less than $30,000 annually so i wont need a business number. but do i need to contribute towards cpp and ei? how can i do so? also, do i file my income tax as a personal or business?? thank you!

If you're not getting a business number, you would have to file a personal T1 return, and complete form T2124 to report your income and expenses. Self-employed people are currently not allowed to contribute to the EI fund. So if your business activity tanks, you're sorta stuck. On the other hand, CPP premiums are mandatory. When completing your tax return, complete a copy of Schedule 8 and file it with your return.

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I work as a nanny in montreal, quebec (just got here from other country). if i make $ 15,600 this year, how much will i owe in taxes considering cpp and ei if hypothetically speaking i declare autonomy in 2011? that said, i recently started working for a person who suggested that i fill now as self-employed for both parts benefit, but i am predicting that i will pay more taxes when i fill next year than if i had done it as employed? and also she might end up with a big penalty so id like to avoid trouble. i am concerned by now because im filling this tax year righteous before its too late. common-law partner with one dependent. thank you for your time!

You're working in Quebec, so it's QPP and the Quebec EI rates EI is 1.36% of your earnings QPP is 4.95% of your earnings after $3,500, so 4.95% of 13,100 The marginal rates at that level are 16% provincially and 15% federally, after you've hit about the $10K mark. So about 30% of the top $5,000. However, look at the last link from taxtips.ca. It includes all the deductions and credits -- you should get a refund. You probably do not want to be self-employed. If your employer sets your hours, and you work primarily out of their home, then you are considered an employee. If you were to be self employed, you would not qualify for EI, and you'd have to pay twice the CPP. They're probably suggesting you file self-employed because it's less paperwork for them. Sean

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They are deducting cpp and ei but nothing else. we are in ontario. one works for swiss chalet and the other one works at a&w. they are both full time employees. ontario canada

Whether or not it is illegal for the employer to not deduct CIT has already been mentioned; the main point is whether they will be assessed as owing tax at the end of the year. If their income less deductions is over the $9600 personal limit, they will start being taxed at 15% of their income. If they make more than $38000 they rate on anything over that is 22%. The exact brackets are listed at the government's website (http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/individuals/faq/taxrates-e.html) and in the tax guides available at Post Offices which will be available along with tax return forms. If this amount is not being deducted from their checks and the employer is not correcting a possible error (i.e. they filled that they were tax exempt when accepting the job), your children should put aside at least the equivalent of possible taxes in a savings account. In this case, they will ideally be making up to 4% interest on the money as savings until they fill out their tax return, where they will be assessed the remainder of their taxes owing. As a side note, remember that they should also be entering a reasonable amount in the "gratuities and tips" field of their return if they are in a tipped serving position. Since tips at quite a few restaurants will equal or exceed the low wage paid servers, the government does check that this income is reported.

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I just recently found out that even though i am treated as an employee from my accountant through the company i work for, i am treated as self-employed everywhere else. after doing a little research i found out that in my situation, i am technically considered to be self-employed. argh! now to my question.. deductions have been taken out of every check just like every other employee. income tax, cpp and ei are taken out. if i am self-employed afaik i cannot even receive ei benefits if i tried. if this is the case then why am i paying it? why have i paid it this whole time? even though my assements are up to date, is there anything i can about this now? any advice is appreciated.

You have to apply to HRDC for a ruling as to whether you are eligible for EI if you become unemployed. If you truly are self employed, you should not be paying any EI, although you SHOULD be paying both portions (employer as well as employee) of the CPP. The fact your employer pays you as an employee will normally be the defining issue, but again, you should contact HRDC. On Sparky's answer: people who pay into EI for their entire lives yet never claim should thank their lucky stars. It is insurance, you never want to use it, but if you do, it is there. Just like home insurance, do people complain that they never had a fire, and so that money was 'lost'?