Side-hustle decision tool

Price the hours, costs and paperwork before chasing a headline.

Use your own trial-period numbers. This planner does not rank jobs, promise income or send your revenue, hours, costs or activity choice anywhere.

Reviewed August 14, 2026 · CRA guidance and your facts control

1. Calculate the return from a real trial period

Use one consistent period—a week, month or project—for every amount and hour.

Different activities can have different income, GST/HST, licensing and record requirements.
Include tips and non-cash consideration only after verifying its tax treatment.
Use your records; this planner does not decide deductibility or calculate vehicle allocation.
Personal and capital costs need separate treatment.
Include quoting, messages, pickup, travel, bookkeeping and unpaid rework.
Use a rate from your own tax plan or adviser; Bremo supplies no assumed rate.
Net before tax reserve
Net per entered hour
Entered tax reserve
After entered reserve

Estimate boundary: This arithmetic does not determine employment status, deductibility, GST/HST, income tax, CPP, licensing, insurance, profitability, eligibility or future demand. A generated plan is not a customer, subscriber, paid conversion, revenue or profit event.

2. Check the obligations your headline income hides

3. Use the current CRA boundary—not copied rankings

Report business income

CRA directs self-employed people to report business or professional income and expenses, commonly using Form T2125.

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Keep supporting records

CRA says to keep daily income and expense records and supporting transaction evidence, with separate records for each business.

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Check GST/HST timing

The current small-supplier test distinguishes exceeding $30,000 in one calendar quarter from exceeding it across four consecutive quarters. Exceptions can apply.

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Commercial rideshare exception

CRA says self-employed commercial passenger rideshare drivers must register for GST/HST regardless of taxable-supply revenue.

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Platform reporting

Certain platform operators collect, verify and report seller identification and activity information to CRA under the digital-platform rules.

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Common T2125 expenses

CRA describes common current expenses and distinguishes personal expenses, capital property and input tax credits.

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