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Thanksgiving and what you need to know about statutory holiday pay

Did you know that that Thanksgiving was once called Turkey Day and was celebrated by First Nations as a feast prior to the European settlers?

Thanksgiving was proclaimed a national holiday in 1879.  Parliament called it “a day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed.”

It is celebrated on the 2nd Monday in October.

I always look forward to the turkey dinner, pumpkin pie and the gathering for friends and family. It’s a celebration of the harvest – and back to school!

What you need to know about statutory holiday pay

As a statutory holiday, there are a few things you need to know in terms of your payroll accounting.

Employees are eligible for statutory holiday pay if they have worked

  • full time for the past 30 days
  • part time for 15 days in the last 30

Alternately, they can work the holiday and receive another day off with pay.There are different rules if your employees are paid by commission – you can find further information here:

Or you can pay them their regular salary and give them the holiday day off.

As an employer, if you require your employees to work on the holiday, you will need to pay them time and ½ for the first 12 hours, double time for over 12 hours.

There are different rules if your employees are paid by commission – you can find further information here:

Employment Standards: British Columbia Statutory Holidays

Legislation: Statutory Holidays I can help. See my bookkeeping services.

Would you like more time off to spend with your family and less time doing your books?

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HAPPY LABOUR DAY! Canada

Celebrating Canada’s Labour Day

In 1872 Over 10,000 Printer’s Revolted in a 9-hour march in the streets of Toronto to established a maxim work week.

Eventually, Sir John A. MacDonald Prime Minister of Canada in 1872, had to repeal the laws in favor of the organize unions.

The Printer’s strike help to form the annual Labour Day Celebrations across Canada – adopted in 1894 by the government of Prime Minister John Thompson – as we see today!

 

Labour Day?

Many people have the day off to celebration this day, before the kids go back to school. You can take in the many events around the lower mainland or join in your family gatherings.

Many businesses will hire employees to work on this day, they will require to give the employees holiday pay or another day off.

If you, don’t have a Human Resource Department?

You can contact us to look after your payroll or advice on payroll.

For more information – or to get your tax return done for you – contact Ina.

Enjoy! Supper Hot Long Weekend.

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Celebrating Historical Moments BC Day 2018

Happy British Columbia Day!

We are wishing you

all the best

on this August long weekend.

If you are lucky to have the day off on 6 August 2018, you and your family can visit the many historical sites.

Historical Moments of BC?

You can take in the historical sites, or take the time to reflect on your goals for your personal and/or careers.

To cool off with a splash in one of many water parks, swimming pools, or take a stroll along the sea walls such as Stanly Park, Lonsdale Quay, New West Quay or Steveston Park.

The Summer Of 2018 is a blessing with the hot summer days.

It is the time of change as August is here – many autumn colours – fall is near.

If we work hard focusing on our dreams. It’s possible – through determination, strong will, and resilience – to develop our careers and build our businesses.

When I think about it is time for back to school, college to reflect on the many opportunities available to all British Columbia’s.

Let’s us celebrate the many historical moments!

I’ve often thought of the history of the many province’s and territories to learn more about our country.

Bring your tax return by the end of October 2018 – get caught up on filing your tax returns.

Learn more about my Tax Returns service – or contact me for a free consultation

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NEED TO LEARN! More about bookkeeping.

Why not use our hands on bookkeeping services, if you are…?

Not understanding all the bookkeeping processes, you require for your company.

We help you to understand bookkeeping?

Bookkeeping is one of the simplest, easiest and most inexpensive to outsource – costly if not done properly!

When you buy product from vendors?

The goods purchased are listed on a packing slip showing the goods received on this delivery.   A copy of the packing slip and delivery slip is given to the bookkeeper to be matched with the vendor bill for billing which updates accounts payable.   It is important to verify the cost on the goods purchases for resale to customers pricing and perform monthly inventory counts.

Then the bookkeeper will update the inventory, vendor accounts payable and look at unpaid bills – perform a cheque run.

Your customer requests for product.

A customer order is entered items are picketed (picketing ticket) to complete the order a packing slip is shipped with the order.  When you create a customer invoice it has the sale price for accounting, it moves the items on the packing slip from inventory into Cost Of Goods Sold (COGS) and updates the accounts receivables all unpaid customer payments.

When a payment is received  from you customer this payment is applied against the outstanding customer invoices and deposit are made.

The bookkeeper helps with, applying customer payments, bank deposits, purchases, and account terms and/or credit limits.

Take the stress away from managing your payroll?

Doing the payroll for you, so that you no longer need to worry when you are behind on Government payments?   It is important that your bookkeeper is current with all the rules, regulations and standards for payments to your employees.

We take care of the workers compensation, sub-contractor forms if you are hiring contractors or consultants.

Get help with year end?

When you outsource the bookkeeping to us we do the bookkeeping for your company.   We have a certain way of processing the bookkeeping, by using our knowledge of best bookkeeping practice the paperwork is double checked for accurate financial reports.

All depending on the previous bookkeeping entries require fixing or making adjusting entries on current and prior years bookkeeping – it takes about 6 months or more to do this for you.

Let you know how the process works by looking at the paperwork and asking questions – daily or monthly if applicable.

Contact Ina for a free consultation.

 

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Happy Birthday Canada!

While Canada is celebrating another birthday day on 1 July 2018.

We can feel lucky to be living in Canada “The land of the strong and free” our opportunities where come true.

 

You can define your dreams?

We defines our success varies from person to person.

For me, I see how lucky we are to live in the “True North Strong and Free!”

We have bestowed upon us the good fortune and freedom to live in Canada.

This blessing allows us to work hard focusing on our dreams through determination, strong will, and resilience – to develop our careers and build our businesses.

We can be proud of living in this country that founded by the people who make this a beautiful place to live in.

Let’s keep Canada the place where our dreams come true.

Let’s Be Proud to be a Canadian!

I’ve often thought about Canadian Lucky Penny.  In the month of July bring your tax returns to us get a free lucky penny.  *limited first 50 new clients.

You can enter the free “Canada Day Trivia” draw featured in the Burnaby Now page 30 now or New Westminster Record page 45

Learn more about my Tax Returns service – or contact me for a free consultation.

 

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