Canadian self-employed tax
Free Tax Tools for Canadian Self-Employed
Calculators, guides, and frameworks for sole proprietors, freelancers, and incorporated business owners across Canada. Statute-cited. Province-aware. Always free.
Calculators and rate tables across the site default to this jurisdiction.
Featured calculators
- Income Tax CalculatorFederal + provincial tax on self-employment income
- Should I Incorporate?Compare sole proprietor vs CCPC at your income level
- CPP & EI CalculatorCalculate your CPP/CPP2 contributions as self-employed
- Salary vs DividendFind the optimal extraction strategy for your CCPC
- Provincial ComparisonCompare tax across all 13 provinces and 3 territories
- Land Transfer TaxCalculate LTT by province for your property purchase
Where do you fit?
No signup. No newsletter. No funnel. No cookies. No tracking.
We want nothing from you but your life and business to get better. Running a small business is hard. This is our thank you, to you.
We appreciate it's odd. It's the only way we want to build.
Bookmark this site. Come back when you need it. Follow us on social if you'd like updates. That's the whole deal.
All calculators
- Income Tax Calculator, federal + provincial, all 13 jurisdictions
- CPP & EI Calculator, CPP/QPP, CPP2, optional EI, QPIP
- Dividend Tax Calculator, eligible vs non-eligible dividends
- Capital Gains Tax Calculator, 50% inclusion rate
- Corporate Tax, SBD + general rate by province
- Salary vs Dividend, Ltd-director extraction
- Land Transfer Tax, provincial LTT + Toronto MLTT
- RRSP & TFSA Planner, room, deductions, decision
- SR&ED Credits, federal ITC + provincial
- Should I Incorporate?, sole prop vs CCPC by province
- Provincial Tax Comparison, all 13 jurisdictions side by side
- Probate Fees & Death Tax, provincial probate + deemed disposition
Guides
Statute-cited editorial coverage of every major Canadian self-employment topic — filing, GST/HST, incorporation, life events, and provincial differences.
Trade-specific guides
23 trade pages covering typical expense categories, common CRA pitfalls, and the credits that matter for each trade.
About TaxKiln
TaxKiln is part of the Kiln Guides network — statute-cited editorial reference content for Canadian self-employed people and CCPC owners. Updated each tax year, free to use. We don't recommend specific accountants or software. We explain the rules.
More from across the network
Same principles, no cookies, no tracking, no signup. Pick the trade or industry that matches yours:
- PropertyKiln, landlord tax + lettings law
- SiteKiln, trade tools, regs + business
- GigKiln, gig + platform-economy work
- BeautyKiln, beauty businesses + chair renters
Running a small business is hard. We appreciate that. Across all of these, we want nothing from you but your work to get better.