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Highlights from this Year’s Budgets GST/HST and Registered Pension Plans – Reminder to Account for 2011 GST/HST Liabilities
 
Highlights from this Year’s Budgets

Highlights from this Year’s Budgets

It is spring and with that comes the annual roundup of federal and provincial budgets. From a commodity tax perspective there were only a few changes announced. The significance of the proposed changes to any particular organization varies for the most part depending on industry. See below for a summary of the key commodity tax [...]

Department of Finance announces GST/HST Transitional Rules to Eliminate the BC HST

On February 17, 2012, after months of anticipation following BC’s announcement in August 2011 that the province was eliminating the 12% BC HST, the Department of Finance Canada announced the release of general transitional rules related to the elimination of the BC HST and the reinstatement of the GST and BC provincial sales tax (PST) [...]

GST/HST and Registered Pension Plans – Reminder to Account for 2011 GST/HST Liabilities

GST/HST and Registered Pension Plans – Reminder to Account for 2011 GST/HST Liabilities

As 2011 draws to a close, many organizations must consider a number of year-end adjustments and entries including a number of GST/HST related issues. For those organizations with a December 31st year end, many of the GST/HST entries must be included on their December GST/HST return. Included in the list of GST/HST compliance issues are [...]

Are we required to pay GST/HST on goods purchased in Canada but intended for export?

24 April 2012

Q/ We are opening a new plant in the United States (U.S.) and are currently procuring several pieces of equipment for use in the U.S. plant.  We are purchasing some of the equipment from Canadian GST-registered suppliers for delivery to our plant in Ontario, with the intention to ship the newly purchased equipment in bulk [...]

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When can a non-resident GST-registered supplier recover GST paid at the border on imported goods?

24 April 2012

Q/ US Co is registered for GST/HST.  US Co sells goods to Canada Co, using the Incoterms 2010 shipping term EX Works (Cleveland, Ohio).   Canada Co carries on a commercial activity in Canada.  US Co acts as importer of record on the importation of the goods into Canada, and as a result, pays the GST [...]

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What are the GST and RITC restrictions on meals and entertainment expenses?

24 April 2012

Q/ We took a group of clients to a hockey game in Toronto last month. Our accountant just told us that the expense is subject to both the federal 50% meals and entertainment restriction and the requirement to recapture the provincial component of the HST.  We are having trouble figuring out how to properly account [...]

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Former Ministry Tax Auditor, Jo Ann Moriarity, joins Definitive as a Retail Sales Tax Expert

Former Ministry Tax Auditor, Jo Ann Moriarity, joins Definitive as a Retail Sales Tax Expert

17 April 2012

Toronto, April 17 2012 /CNW/ – Definitive Consulting Services (Definitive), Canada’s preeminent sales tax solutions provider, is pleased to announce that Jo Ann Moriarity, CGA, a former Tax Auditor with the Ontario Ministry of Finance, has joined the firm. With over 28 years of experience as a Tax Auditor and Manager with the Ministry of [...]

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GST/HST/QST Remittance on 2011 Taxable Benefits – Reminder to Account for Sales Tax Liabilities

GST/HST/QST Remittance on 2011 Taxable Benefits – Reminder to Account for Sales Tax Liabilities

17 January 2012

2011 has come and gone, however for most organizations, the reporting and compliance obligations related to the 2011 calendar year have just begun. One area that is easily overlooked with all the other commitments is an employer’s obligations to remit GST/HST on taxable benefits. The requirement is often complicated by the fact that the responsibility [...]

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Next Pathway’s Clara Angotti recognized as one of Canada’s most powerful women for 2011

01 December 2011

TORONTO, December 1 /CNW/ – Clara Angotti, President and Founder of Next Pathway Inc., has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2011 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100TM Award by the Women’s Executive Network. She received her award in the “Entrepreneur” category. The Women’s Executive Network awards recognize the highest achieving female leaders in [...]

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