The CRA is on the Case
Even though Canada’s residential real estate market is making strong strides, the Canadian Revenue Agency is staying on top of the situation by observing real estate sales closely. With increased [...]
The CRA never rests and neither should you!
Why are we talking about this now? After all, we’ve filed our returns already, and it’s been several months since the deadline. The trouble is, the Canada Revenue Agency never relaxes. As we [...]
What you should know about personal income tax for 2009 and 2010
Read on to discover the things you'll need to know for your personal income tax return for 2009. In addition, there are some changes for 2010 which you can learn about today to save when your [...]
What is exempt from HST?
A number of items have been made exempt from HST by the Ontario government in an effort to reduce the effect on consumers. This will obviously affect companies that deal in these products and services.
HST legislation passes
In what is sure to have wide-ranging effects, the Ontario government has passed legislation to harmonize GST and PST to create the new HST. This will likely have some big repercussions on [...]
Ontario government announces additional HST exemptions
The Ontario government has announced new HST exemptions, specifically affecting certain food and beverage sales, print newspapers, and children and feminine hygiene products. To read more about [...]
Some transitional rules for HST
Last week, Ontario government released transitional rules for HST, so businesses can start planning for the impending merger of GST and RST/PST. Remember businesses that collect HST also claim [...]
Find out how HST will affect your business!
HST is coming and not everything is known about how it will be implemented. The CRA itself is not entirely clear on it. Let us learn how it will affect your business. Sign up with our newsletter [...]
HST is coming! Are you ready ?
An initial brief write up on the ‘Single Sales Tax’ refer to as HST – a combination of GST and RST (PST) will start July 1, 2010 for the Province of Ontario.
