A bookkeeper is someone who is hired to handle the recording of a company’s financial transactions.  He manages the company’s books of original entries – which is called the Journal, and the books of final entries – otherwise known as the ledger.



He plays a crucial role in making sure that a company’s financial records are kept up to date, and making sure that all transactions are accounted for correctly.

He also plays other important roles, and his duties include the following:

Assists in Payroll Preparation.

A bookkeeper makes sure that employees’ payroll is prepared and the corresponding taxes, and government mandated benefits are tracked accordingly.  He makes sure that correct tax exemptions are given to each employee, this is so that no major tax adjustments will be necessary during the year-end preparation of employees’ withholding...

Residency is the determining factor.  Are you ordinarly resident meaning you have residential ties as in dwelling places,dwelling place of your spouse or dependants.

Secondary ties are personal property in Canada(such as furniture,clothing),social ties(membership in Canadian recreational organizations),a drivers license from a province in Canada, or a Canadian passport.

Are any of these answers your answer to why you don’t have a Will?

There is no definitive statistics In Canada that I could find, but there is the collaboration  of research that states that many Canadians do not have Will.

Why?

I don’t have enough money to worry about it. I am single. I don’t have any children. I don’t like to think about my death. Writing a will is time consuming, expensive and complicated. I am too busy building my business or working trying to make a living. I don’t want to deal with a lawyer. I don’t have money to get a Will drawn up. Why have a Will here are several good reasons why:

Avoid, or at least reduce, estate taxes. Don’t leave your children to the care of the government, name a legal guardian for any children you have. Don’t leave your family who are mourning for you in a mess handling your estate.  Appoint an executor to handle your estate and/or resolve any disputes over your estate. You...