{"id":33297,"date":"2026-08-18T09:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T09:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aqtn.ca\/questions\/?p=33297"},"modified":"2026-08-17T19:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:40:03","slug":"aqtn-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aqtn.ca\/questions\/association-quebec-aqtn-other-posts\/aqtn-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting question – massage therapist in a clinic (spa) – Two models Massage Therapy in Quebec: Does a $100 Insurance Receipt Mean $100 of Taxable Income?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thank you for your question. Your situation is quite common for massage therapists working in clinics and spas in Quebec, but there is an important distinction to make between the amount appearing on an insurance receipt and the income that you actually earn as a self-employed practitioner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Please note that the information below is general information and should not be considered individualized tax, accounting, or legal advice. Your accountant or Revenu Qu\u00e9bec\/CRA can confirm how your particular contractual arrangement should be reported.<\/p>\n

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Your example<\/h3>\n
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You described the following situation:<\/strong>
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  • <\/i> The client pays $100 for the massage.<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> The payment is collected by the clinic or spa.<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> You perform the massage and issue, or are identified on, an insurance receipt for $100 using your name and practitioner\/registration number.<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> Under your agreement with the clinic, you receive 50% of the treatment price.<\/li>\n
  • <\/i> The clinic therefore pays you $50 and retains the other $50.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
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    The important point is that the fact that an insurance receipt shows $100 under your name does not, by itself, necessarily mean that you personally received $100 of taxable business income<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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    The tax treatment depends on the actual business and contractual relationship between you and the clinic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    TWO POSSIBLE ACCOUNTING MODELS<\/h2>\n

    There are generally two ways an arrangement like this can be structured.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    1. The clinic collects the client’s money and pays you for your services<\/h3>\n

    Under this model, the clinic is responsible for collecting the $100 from the client. You have an agreement with the clinic under which you receive $50 for providing the massage treatment.<\/p>\n

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    In that case, the transaction may essentially look like this:<\/strong>
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    Client \u2192 Clinic: $100<\/strong><\/td>\nClinic \u2192 Massage therapist: $50<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

    Your business income from the clinic would generally correspond to the amount the clinic actually pays you for your professional services.<\/p>\n

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    For example<\/strong>, if the clinic paid you $30,000 over the course of the year, your records would normally reflect the amounts you actually received from the clinic for your services, subject of course to the particular contractual and accounting arrangement.<\/p>\n

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    Depending on the circumstances and applicable reporting requirements, the clinic may also provide tax documentation<\/strong>, such as a T4A, showing the fees for services it paid to you during the year. This type of arrangement is common in the massage-therapy and spa industry. A massage therapist can remain an independent\/self-employed practitioner<\/strong> while having a contractual relationship with a clinic or spa. Having a contract with a clinic does not, by itself, make the therapist an employee.<\/p>\n

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    The question of whether someone is legally an employee or self-employed<\/strong> depends on the actual working relationship and not simply on the terminology used in the contract.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    2. The $100 is actually your professional revenue and the clinic retains a commission or fee<\/h3>\n

    There is another possible structure.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    The clinic could be collecting the $100 on your behalf, with the entire $100 legally constituting your professional revenue. The clinic then retains $50 as a commission, rental charge, administrative fee or other contractual expense.<\/p>\n

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    Under that model, the accounting could instead look approximately like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Gross professional revenue: $100<\/strong><\/td>\nClinic commission\/expense: $50<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Remaining amount: $50<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

    In this situation, you could potentially have $100 of gross business revenue and a $50 deductible business expense, rather than simply $50 of gross revenue.<\/p>\n

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    The economic result may appear similar\u2014you ultimately retain $50\u2014but the accounting presentation is different.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    What about the $100 insurance receipt?<\/h2>\n
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    This is where an important distinction needs to be made.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    An insurance receipt serves, among other things, to identify the treatment provided, the amount charged and the qualified practitioner who actually rendered the professional service.<\/p>\n

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    Consequently, seeing your name and practitioner number on a $100 insurance receipt should not automatically be interpreted to mean that $100 was deposited into your bank account or constituted $100 of your personal income.<\/p>\n

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    In many Quebec clinics and spas, the business collects payment from the client while the massage therapist who actually performed the treatment is identified on the insurance receipt. The therapist is then compensated according to the percentage or amount established in the agreement with the clinic.<\/p>\n

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    The insurance receipt and the accounting records therefore serve different purposes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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    What should you verify with the clinic?<\/h2>\n
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    Before beginning the arrangement, we recommend asking the clinic to clarify in writing how the financial relationship is structured.<\/p>\n

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    In particular, determine whether:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • <\/i> The clinic considers the $100 client payment to be the clinic’s revenue and then pays you $50 for your professional services; or<\/li>\n
    • <\/i> The clinic considers the $100 to be your professional revenue, collects it on your behalf and then retains $50 as its commission or fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n

      You should also ask what year-end documentation the clinic provides to its independent practitioners and whether it provides a T4A or another statement showing the total amounts paid to you during the year.<\/p>\n

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      Your own records\u2014including deposits, payment statements, invoices, clinic statements and any applicable tax slips\u2014should be consistent with the contractual arrangement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      Independent practitioner versus employee<\/h2>\n
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      There is one additional issue worth mentioning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      Massage therapists working in clinics and spas are very frequently engaged as self-employed\/independent practitioners rather than employees<\/strong>. They may have a detailed contract with the spa governing compensation, schedules, use of facilities, professional responsibilities, receipts and other matters.<\/p>\n

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      However, simply calling someone an “independent contractor”<\/strong> in a contract does not conclusively determine their tax or employment status.<\/p>\n

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      CRA and Revenu Qu\u00e9be<\/strong>c can consider the actual relationship between the parties\u2014for example, the degree of control exercised by the clinic, ownership of tools and equipment, financial risk, opportunity for profit and the practitioner’s level of independence.<\/p>\n

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      Therefore, if there is any uncertainty regarding your status, that is a separate question that should also be verified.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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      \"Independent<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

       <\/p>\n

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      In summary<\/h2>\n
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      We would not automatically conclude that you must declare $100 of income simply because a $100 insurance receipt bears your name and registration number.<\/p>\n

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      If the clinic receives the client’s $100 as its own revenue and subsequently pays you $50 for your services as an independent practitioner, the amount paid to you by the clinic may represent your professional revenue.<\/p>\n

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      If, however, the clinic is collecting the $100 on your behalf and retaining $50 as a commission or other expense, the appropriate accounting may instead be $100 of gross professional revenue followed by a $50 business expense.<\/p>\n

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      The determining factor is therefore the actual contractual and accounting relationship with the clinic\u2014not simply the amount printed on the insurance receipt.<\/p>\n

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      We recommend keeping copies of your contract and payment statements and asking the clinic how it records these transactions and what year-end tax documentation it provides. For confirmation of the correct treatment on your personal tax return, particularly in your first year under this arrangement, we recommend showing the contract and a sample payment statement to an accountant or contacting Revenu Qu\u00e9bec\/CRA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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      \"aqtn\"<\/p>\n

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      I hope this helps clarify the distinction and gives you a better idea of what to ask the clinic before proceeding.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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