Serhii Suhal
Serhii Suhal is the founder of CapeFrame, software that helps small trucking companies turn rate confirmations and PODs into invoices. Each guide lists the sources it relies on, including official ones such as CRA, Revenu Québec and provincial regulations, and shows when it was last checked.
Guides by Serhii Suhal
GST and HST on freight
Which rate a carrier charges in each province, with examples.
Read the guideZero-rated freight
When cross-border freight gets 0%, when you need a shipper's declaration, and how it differs from exempt.
Read the guideInterlining and GST/HST
Why owner-operators usually charge 0% to the carrier they haul for, and what still gets taxed.
Read the guideQST on freight
When a carrier charges QST, and how GST and HST apply on every route in and out of Quebec.
Read the guideHow to invoice a broker
What goes on the invoice, which documents to send, and the mismatches that delay payment.
Read the guideWhen a broker doesn't pay
The steps to take, who else may owe you, and Ontario's trust rule for load brokers.
Read the guideTONU, detention and lumper fees
What each charge means, how to get it on the rate con, and how GST/HST applies in Canada.
Read the guideWhat is a rate confirmation
What a rate con looks like, how it differs from a bill of lading, and what to check before you sign.
Read the guideBill of lading vs proof of delivery
How the two documents differ, when a signed BOL works as a POD, and what brokers expect.
Read the guideBill of lading requirements
What Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, BC and Manitoba require, and which province's rules apply.
Read the guideStop retyping rate cons.
Forward a rate confirmation and get the invoice draft, with the tax suggested from the route. You approve every amount.