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Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

August 30, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Payroll, Source Deductions and Reporting

The three most viewed articles in this week HRinfodesk newsletter deals with upcoming income tax changes, loss of reputation and performing work that is proscribed…

damage awards, Department of Finance, Economic Action Plan 2012-A Plan for Jobs, employment law, Growth and Long-Term Prosperity, income tax changes, insensitive termination, Loss of reputation, medical restrictions

Rules to reinstate BC sales tax regime proposed

May 2, 2012 Adam Gorley Payroll, Pensions and Benefits

In case you missed it, in February, the federal Department of Finance announced its “Transitional rules relating to the elimination of the harmonized sales tax in British Columbia.” BC is aiming to revert from the unpopular harmonized sales tax to separate provincial and federal sales taxes by April 1, 2013.

BC, British Columbia, Canada Revenue Agency, CRA, Department of Finance, Goods and Services Tax, GST, harmonized sales tax, HST, HST elimination, provincial sales tax, PST

Researching budget changes

March 30, 2012 Alan McEwen Human Resources, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

The day after the federal budget, it might be useful to share some thoughts about researching this budget, as well as related provincial budgets, for changes that might affect payroll source deduction and reporting.

2012 federal budget, budget research, Department of Finance, federal budget, Notices of ways and means motions, payroll source deductions, provincial budget, T4127