Canada Manitoba increases Provincial Sales Tax VAT to 8%
The Canadian province of Manitoba last week announced a 1% rise in the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) to 8% from 1 July 2013. Like a number of Canadian provinces, Manitoba still charges PST plus the...
View ArticleCanada Ontario Harmonised Sales Tax rise proposed
The Canadian province of Ontario has proposed a rise in its Harmonised Sales Tax (HST), which Is a combination of the federal Canadian GST and local PST. The current Ontario HST rate is 13%, which is...
View ArticleCanadian GST compliance changes
The new Canadian budget for 2014, published this month, included a range of changes to the Canadian GST (Goods and Services Tax) and HST (Harmonised Sales Tax) regime. You can read more about the...
View ArticleCanada reviews GST on foreign e-retailers
Canada is joining Australia and Japan in considering subjecting non-resident online retailers to Canadian Goods & Services Tax. The Canadian authorities have opened a public consultation on the...
View ArticleCanada Nova Scotia drops Harmonized Sales Tax increase
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has dropped its plans to reduce its sales tax, Harmonised Sales Tax, from 15% to 14% as planned on 1 July 2014 Canada harmonized sales At 15%, Nova Scotia has the...
View ArticleCanada reviews GST on foreign B2C digital services
The 2014 Canadian Federal Budget has indicated that the government is considering levying Canadian GST on purchases by consumers of digital / electronic goods from foreign internet sites such as Amazon...
View ArticleCanada Newfoundland raises HST to 15% 2016
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is to increase its Harmonized Sales Tax (‘HST’) rate from 13% to 15% on 1 January 2016. Canadian HST is made up of local Provincial Sales Tax...
View ArticleCanadian PM rules out B2C digital services tax
The Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has ruled out a B2C digital services tax if his Conservative Party wins reelection in the autumn. Canadian GST is currently 5%, with an additional...
View ArticleCanada 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...
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 Newfoundland raises HST to 15% 2016
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is to increase its Harmonized Sales Tax (‘HST’) rate from 13% to 15% on 1 January 2016. Canadian HST is made up of local Provincial Sales Tax (PST)...
View ArticleCanadian PM rules out B2C digital services tax
The Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, has ruled out a B2C digital services tax if his Conservative Party wins reelection in the autumn. Canadian GST is currently 5%, with an additional...
View ArticleCanada 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...
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