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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

Not too many freelancers are thinking about taxes in December, but it’s actually the perfect time to start putting your financial matters in order for 2022 and your 2021 tax return.CFG Organizer Don Genova and Shannon Lee Simmons from the New School of Finance covered a lot of ground in a recent webinar about freelance taxes, everything from…
***UPDATED NOV. 22/2021*** Today’s webinar has been postponed due to presenter illness and has been rescheduled for next Tuesday at 12:30pm ET. We apologize for any inconvenience.If you are unable to make the new date/time please email Don Genova at organizer@canadianfreelanceguild.ca to cancel your registration and/or request a refund. Current…
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Freelancer tax questions? Register for the next Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG) Webinar:Wednesday, February 10th  – 9 a.m. PT(10 a.m. MT/11 a.m. CT/12 a.m. ET/1 p.m. AT/1:30 p.m. NT)Marginal tax rate? Foreign income? Eligible expenses? Is COVID relief taxable? What’s different in 2020? New exemptions?Join CFG and Shannon Lee Simmons, founder…
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…
It's tax season, freelancers, and that means it's time to dig out that pile of receipts and tax slips and get them organized. If that idea fills you with dread, the New School of Finance has a free course that might help.The Toronto-based fee-only financial planning firm's Tax Prep Party is a short tutorial filled with good, basic information to…
It’s nearly April, freelancers. Which means it's time to start thinking about preparing your tax return.A few weeks ago, CMG Freelance ran a tax tips webinar for our members with Toronto tax specialist Sunny Widerman. To help get you into the tax filing mindset, here are a few of Widerman's top tips from that webinar.First of all, Widerman…
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200"] Sunny Widerman of Personal Tax Advisors[/caption]Tax season is approaching, freelancers. If that thought makes you sweat, we've got an upcoming webinar for members that's sure to take some of the stress out of the bookkeeping side of your business.CMG Freelance and CWA Associate Members are invited…
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