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Cake day: August 5th, 2023

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  • Hi hi. Engineer here that has moonlit in the past using incorporated entities.

    First, I agree with the other commenter that your existing wage appears low. Better market understanding would be good here.

    Second, a good ‘rule of thumb’ for your indirect expenses (rrsp, cpp, ei, insurance) is 35% on top of a full time salary. So, if your salary today is 78, your indirect expenses (which your employer currently bears) takes that up to 105.3k. Add your incorporation costs, annual filings (including unaudited statements), and setup costs (IT equipment, payroll, etc.) that’s going to take you to 110/115. Don’t forget that you will be over HST reporting minimums so you will need to register, collect, and remit GST / provincial sales tax.

    A guaranteed 150 for 12 months seems to make financial sense, just consider whether you can build a pipeline of later work (with your enhanced skillset) during that time.

    Hope that helps.