by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Aug 26, 2011 | Corporate Member News
British Columbians recently voted in a tax referendum to return to the goods and sales tax (GST) and the provincial sales tax (PST), thus rejecting the harmonized sales tax (HST). In an announcement on August 26, 2011, Elections B.C. announced that almost 55% of...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Aug 26, 2011 | Corporate Member News
The result of the BC harmonized sales tax (HST) referendum has just been released and calls for the extinguishment of the HST and a return to the Goods & Services Tax (GST) and Provincial Sales Tax (PST). The vote was not especially close, with 54.73% of those who...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Apr 1, 2011 | Corporate Member News
Located in Red Deer, Alberta Game Company has sold their board games throughout Canada and have come to MNP for assistance in determining the correct rate of GST/HST to charge. Game Company has just signed a large contract to sell 1000 of their games to a retailer in...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Mar 28, 2011 | Corporate Member News
In this instance, the owners are asking why they must pay 13% HST on the purchase of their boxes from Ontario. They thought that since they were located in Alberta, that they should only have to pay 5% GST. They also expressed concern about whether they can claim an...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Mar 10, 2011 | Corporate Member News
On July 1, 2010 B.C. and Ontario harmonized their provincial sales taxes with the Goods and Services Tax (GST). B.C. has a harmonized sales tax (HST) of 12% now and Ontario has a HST of 13% on all goods and services that were previously subject to GST. In addition to...