Tag Archives: HST
HST Rebates & Exemptions
We’ve all heard and pondered on the negative effects of the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). As we’re nearing July 1, 2010, when it is scheduled to kick in, we thought you might want to hear some positive effects to make the transition a bit easier. Rebates are available and some purchases are even tax … Read More
Home Depot Charges BC Tax (PST) on Exempt Items
Via CBC News Home Depot admits that it has been charging customers across B.C. seven per cent provincial sales tax on numerous tax-exempt items for at least a year and a half. The company’s mistake came to light after Tosh Suzuki, a Home Depot customer from Delta, B.C., checked his receipts and found he’d been … Read More
Top Two Reasons Why You Should Not Wait to Renovate
We do not wish to pressure you into a renovation you are not prepared for but we thought you should know about upcoming changes that may affect how much your home will cost you after July 2010. Our top two reasons for renovating before July 1, 2010: 1. HST will be in effect as of … Read More
Are you an HST supporter?
An article by Fiona Anderson in the Vancouver Sun’s Business section reports the following organizations are throwing their support behind the harmonized sales tax (HST): BC Chamber of Commerce BC Construction Association BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association Business Council of BC Coast Forest Products Association Council of Forest Industries Institute of Chartered Accountants … Read More
Taxing News: HST Passed!
While we were all vacationing or working away to pump some life into our economy, it seems the Liberal government also kept themselves quite busy this summer! On July 23, the federal & provincial finance ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). They teeter-tottered on the idea at first but … Read More
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