WEBINAR: Income Replacement and Taxes during Covid-19

April 05, 2020 Editor News covid19freelance compensationfreelance taxeswebinar

A free CFG Lunch and Learn webinar is planned for members in good standing on Tuesday, April 14th at 12 noon ET.

A representative from the New School of Finance will bring us up to date on government initiatives for income replacement as well as other protections for the self-employed and others affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

There will also be information about filing your income tax for 2019 and we're leaving ample time for a Q+A session.

If you're a CFG member click here to register.

For more information about to cost and benefits of membership, check out this page on the Canadian Freelance Guild website.

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