Guides

How long do you need to keep receipts in Canada?

The six-year rule, counted correctly. It's not six years from the receipt date. Plus: whether photos of receipts are acceptable to the CRA, why card statements aren't enough, and what happens in an audit without receipts.

Why do receipts fade, and how do you keep them readable?

Thermal receipts are printed with heat, not ink, and the image literally un-reacts over time. What speeds it up (sunlight, hot cars, tape, plastic sleeves, sanitizer), how long receipts really last, and what actually preserves them.

A receipt system for sole proprietors that actually sticks

Which receipts you actually need (home office, vehicle logbook, 50% meals, phone), why DIY systems collapse by April, and a four-rule system built around one habit: capture at the counter.