Surprise! 2011 Tax Season is Upon Us!

So we made it through the holiday season and just when we thought we could breathe a sigh of relief and get back into a nice normal routine – Surprise!! It is tax time again – or close to it.
As employers are busy getting T-4’s prepared to send out to all their staff [...]

Have Kids? New Tax Credits!

Now that we are all well entrenched in our back to school routine, many extra-curricular activities have resumed. It seems that once your children start school our schedules get busier and much more chaotic but it is so worthwhile – teaching our children new skills, socialization, community involvement, exposure to new things. Whether [...]

First Week Done! How Did You Survive?

There are some of us that look forward to the first day of school. Counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until the kids went back to school – whether it was primary school or university! It starts with the cooler weather – you start rummaging in drawers, cupboards and closets to dig [...]

Happy Birthday Canada!!

Happy Birthday wishes to my wonderful Country! I love Canada! It is such an amazingly beautiful country – whether you love the city life or love the country life, or a little bit of both – you will find something that will simply take your breath away in its beauty. I love the [...]

WE MADE IT!!!

It is finally past! We made it through another year of tax season! How did you do?
Were you overwhelmed? Were you concerned if you took advantage of all your tax credits correctly? Did you miss out on some receipts?
Or was it a walk in the park? Did you breeze right through [...]

Conquer Your Taxes!

With barely over two weeks to go, it is time to kick things into high gear! If you have not already filed your tax return – Stop Procrastinating! Time is quickly running out and the time to act is now! At this point in time you should have received all the receipts and T-forms [...]

Just Over 30 Days and Counting!

I know none of you want to even think about it – but it is reality and we all eventually have to face the fact that our taxes have to be filed! The deadline is sneaking up on us and is a mere just 32 days away!
I have started to process a few tax [...]

2010 Personal Income Tax Checklist

I have found many people are unsure what documents they need to gather together for their taxes – whether they are preparing it themselves or getting things together to take it to an accountant or tax professional.
So I have created a handy checklist that you may find useful to help you get organized.
2010 Personal Income [...]

Getting Ready To File Your 2010 Tax Return?

When we weren’t looking – it has snuck upon us yet again!  I would like to say I saw my first Robin today or that my tulips and daffodils have started to sprout.  For that matter I would love to say that I see grass in my front yard rather than the tremendous amount of snow [...]

Netiquette for Business Sake!

Hi there,
My name is Michelle Murray – Owner of Virtually There – Administrative & Executive Services.  I’ve been asked to blog from time to time on various aspects of social media that can be used in your day to day business interactions.  Information pertaining to “netiquette,” page retention, Facebook, Twitter, blogging and other areas of [...]