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Because filing taxes shouldn't be a stressful, confusing nightmare

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    How to 10x Your Tax Refund (Without Breaking the Law)

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  • Getting a giant refund? Don’t want to be smart and invest it but short on ideas for what to do with it? We’re here to help.

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    Five Gloriously Silly Things To Do With Your Tax Refund

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Finance for Humans

Five Tax Enigmas That Confuse Basically Everyone

We had a hunch that a lot of new crypto traders in Canada didn’t know how to file capital gains tax, so we added a tool to do it for them — and it works for nearly every major crypto app or exchange.

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Confused About Crypto and Taxes? Wealthsimple Tax Does It for You

Are you new to trading? Well, surprise! You have to pay taxes on all the stocks you sold last year. How nervous should you be about that? Not very — if you do a few simple things.

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Oh Wait, Do I Need to Pay Taxes on My Stock Trades? A Guide

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A Freelancer’s Guide to Saving Like a Corporate Lifer

Social media is great for doom scrolling and feeling FOMO. But it’s absolutely lousy if you want to know crypto tax laws in Canada.

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You Don’t Have to Pay Taxes on Crypto! And Other NOT TRUE Tax Myths

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Seven Ways to Get Ready (Financially) for Your First Kid

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Five Tax Traps — And How, If You Start Now, You Can Avoid Them

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The Perfect Guide to Every Little Tax Question You Have

In this battle of the tax-sheltered accounts (and who doesn’t love to see a good fight between tax shelters?), we tell you when you should put your money in an RRSP, when you should pick a TFSA, and when you should do both (if you can!).

Finance for Humans

RRSP vs TFSA: What’s the Better Choice?

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Meet Wealthsimple Tax

And six other things you need to know to do this tax season right.

Finance for Humans

You May (Still) Have to Pay Taxes on COVID-19 Benefits

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Tax Tips: How to Do Tax Season Right

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Here Are the Eight Tax Tips You Need

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I Get Free Tax-Loss Harvesting! Awesome! Wait. What is That?

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What's the Smartest Thing You Can Do With Your Tax Refund?

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The Deadline for RESPs is Coming! It's About More Than Free Money

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Don’t Forget: You Only Have One Month to Lower Your 2018 Tax Bill

Finance for Humans

What is Wealthsimple and How Does it Actually Work?

It might seem like this is a crazy year to start doing your own taxes. But, for most people, it’s actually the perfect time. To illustrate how easy-breezy it is, we made this quick guide to using Wealthsimple Tax.

Finance for Humans

Is This the Year to Try Wealthsimple Tax? (Um, Probably. Yes)

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How to Be Smart with Your Tax Refund (and Still Buy Stupidly Expensive Things)

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