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Posts Tagged ‘HST’

Québec and Ontario sales taxes on group employee benefits

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Employee benefits are subject to provincial sales in both Ontario and Québec, at 8 and 9 percent respectively. These sales taxes only apply to coverage provided through group plans so, for example, term life insurance provided to just one individual is not subject to tax. These taxes are separate from the normal HST, GST or QST that apply in these provinces. These taxes apply to both employee and employer payments of premiums for the coverage or benefits supplied.

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Tags: employee and employer payments of premiums, employee benefits, employee group benefits, employment law, GST, HST, insurance premiums, ontario, province of employment, provincial sales tax, QST, Quebec, residence, retiree benefits, sales taxes, self-insured benefits
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And now an update on HST transitions!

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

If you’ve been following the story of Quebec’s efforts to harmonize its sales tax (the QST) with the federal Goods and Services Tax, you probably know that it took a bit longer than expected, besides the 19 previous years of semi-harmonization during which nothing really happened. The federal government and the province originally set a deadline of September 15 to reach a deal, but they subsequently extended the period, and as of Friday, the deed is done—kind of.

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Tags: British Columbia, Goods and Services Tax, GST, harmonization, harmonized sales tax, HST, QST, Quebec, Quebec Sales Tax, tax administration
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Moving forward on the HST

Monday, October 4th, 2010

We last discussed British Columbia’s and Ontario’s transition to harmonized sales taxes in March, and now they’re here. In fact, as you well know, they’ve been here for more than two months, and not everyone is happy about it. British Columbians in particular are angry, and have called for a referendum on the issue, which will take place next September. Ontarians have once again shown their stoic side as the government tells them what’s best. While many have complained, no one has made a significant attempt to repeal the tax.

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Tags: British Columbia, harmonized sales tax, HST, HST implementation, HST review, implementing the HST, Inside Internal Control, not-for-profit organizations, not-for-profit policypro, NPPP, ontario
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Provincial fund to help not-for-profit organizations with infrastructure costs

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

If you work in the not-for-profit sector, chances are that your organization performs some sort of community service, quite possibly helping disadvantaged persons or designated groups, such as visible minorities, Aboriginals, persons with disabilities or addictions, or women. For this reason alone, not-for-profit organizations are essential to the well-being of our communities and cities. But you already knew that.

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Tags: Aboriginals, Community Capital Fund, community service, designated groups, disabled persons, harmonized sales tax, HST, not-for-profit funding, not-for-profit organizations, not-for-profit policypro, NPPP, ontario, Partnership Project, Trillium Foundation, visible minorities, women
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Happy Canada Day everyone! And look out for all the laws coming into force today

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

First, we at First Reference would like to wish everybody a happy and safe Canada Day! Second, several laws in various jurisdictions are coming into force today. They are…

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Tags: CRA, employment law, employment standards, health and safety, HST, July 1 2010, occupational health and safety, Payroll, Public Holiday, taxes
Posted in Employment Standards, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Internal Controls, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting, Union Relations | Make a Comment »

RST vendor compensation tax tip

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

This morning, the First Reference accountant brought me an item that she thinks will be of interest to Ontario businesses: an Ontario Ministry of Revenue tax tip dealing with the transitional rules for retail sales tax vendor compensation.

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Tags: harmonized sales tax, HST, ontario, retail sales tax, tax
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Hope for the HST

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Regardless of your opinion about the new Harmonized Sales Taxes in Ontario and British Columbia, they’re here now and they’re probably here to stay—at least for the foreseeable future. So what do you do with that if you’re unhappy about the new taxes? Do you continue to scream and shout? Or do you try and figure out how you can make the most of the situation?

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Tags: accounting, British Columbia, business inputs, CGA, GST, harmonized sales tax, HST, ontario, PST, tax
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The cynical blather about HST

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

You’d think that in tough economic times, political parties might get together to support public policy that is fiscally progressive, good for business and (if the experience of Atlantic Canada is anything to go by) not such a bad deal for consumers. But you’d be wrong.

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Tags: GST, HST, Internal Controls, taxation
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