VANCOUVER — After weeks of hot political debate, public protest and industry lobbying, a crack appeared in the provincial government's implementation of the hugely unpopular harmonized sales tax Thursday with a change to how it will apply to new housing.
“We heard the concerns from consumers and industry,” Finance Minister Colin Hansen said in announcing that government will ...
Posted by Aleya Bhaloo
on November 19, 2009
HST is coming and, as of yet, we still don’t have a full break down of what we can expect. So far the government has been somewhat aloof with respect to filling us in. Some speculate that they are still putting it all together. Many interest groups are currently lobbying the government to allow for exceptions to the Harmonized sales tax or to exempt their products all together. ...
Posted by Barry Connerty
on November 19, 2009
The B.C. government's pending July 1st 2010 harmonized tax plan is adding fuel to the already hot market as Buyers try and purchase homes before the new tax kicks in. read full article in Globe and Mail here
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Posted by Kerry Stimpson
on October 23, 2009
We will keep you posted to News relating to the BC HST
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HST General Transitional Rules
General rules are provided here to help guide businesses and consumers in a smooth changeover to the proposed Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in July 2010. The HST Transition Rules specify technical details about paying the HST in the ...
Posted by Michael LaPrairie
on October 22, 2009