Canada Newfoundland ditches HST rate rise
The Canadian Province of Newfoundland has confirmed that it will now not raise its Harmonised Sales Tax (HST) rate from 13% to 15% on 1 January 2016. The change in the consumption tax rise plan was...
View ArticleCanada New Brunswick raises HST to 15%
The Canadian Province of New Brunswick is to increase its Harmonized Sales Tax from 13% to 15% from 1 July 2016. HST is a combination of Canadian federal Goods and Services Tax, currently 5%, plus the...
View ArticleCanada New Brunswick 15% HST update
The Canadian province New Brunswick has published implementation guidance for the 1 July 2016 rise in Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) from 13% to 15%. The guidance covers some of the following issues: The...
View ArticleCanada Prince Edward Island HST rise to 15%
The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island is to raise its Harmonized Sales Tax rate from 14% to 15%. The new 15% rate will apply from 1 October 2016. HST is a blend of the federal Goods &...
View ArticleCanada Newfoundland 15% HST July 2016
The Canadian Newfoundland and Labrador province is to raise its Harmonised Sales Tax (HST) from 13% to 15% from 1 July 2016. The measure was including in the 2016 budget. HST is made up of 5% federal...
View ArticleCanada sales tax hikes 2016
The following three Canadian provinces will raise their Harmonized Sales Tax rates to 15% as follows: Newfoundland and Labrador from 13% to 15% on 1 July 2016; New Brunswick from 13% to 15% on 1 July...
View ArticleCanada GST drop-shipment changes
Canada is to change the GST exemption rules for non-resident drop shippers. Presently, non-resident drop shippers acquiring goods in Canada for sale to local customer will be charged GST by their...
View ArticleCanada 15% HST rise Prince Edward Island
The Provence of Prince Edward Island will increase its Harmonized Sales Tax rate from 14% to 15% on 1 October 2016. HST is made up of the local Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the national Good...
View ArticleCanada 5% GST on car-sharing
Yesterday’s Canadian budget proposed extending GST to all private car-sharing services. The measure will require drivers working through Uber or similar services to register and charge 5% GST on any...
View ArticleCanada Saskatchewan raises PST to 6%
The Canadian province of Saskatchewan is to raise its Provincial Sales Tax from 5% to 6%. PST is added to the federal Goods and Services Tax of 5% to levy a total of 11% combined indirect tax on most...
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