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Old 09-16-2009, 06:35 PM
abidis abidis is offline
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Default Business name OR number registeration

Hi everyone,

I have landed in Canada as a PR in April, 2009 and am now planning to start my medical / health writing business in Ontario. I need clarification on couple of things and any personal experience or advice in this regard would be of utmost value and shall be highly appreciated.

I- Besides registering my "business name" (e.g. ABC company) from service Ontario website, do I also need to have a "business number" from CRA (federal government)? If yes, what should be done first; business name registeration or BN?

2- To get BN from CRA, they also ask you to enroll in one of the programs like
RT - GST/HST
RP - payroll deductions
RC - corporate income tax
RM - import/export

Now, I have not filed any tax return yet and would be the only employee. What category should I enroll in?

Thanks

Syed Abidi
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