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HST for Goods and Services in British Columbia

HST in British Columbia – General Comments HST is not a new tax that will make goods and services 12% more expensive. HST replaces the GST and the PST. Effective July 1, 2010, GST and PST no longer exist in the province of British Columbia and both have been replaced by the HST For example, if you purchased a pair

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How Vancouverites Can Avoid a Tax Audit

Whether you are an individual taxpayer or a corporate taxpayer, a call from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) will surge your anxiety. Most calls from the CRA are benign. Usually, they’re calling to inquire about an outstanding return or a figure your professional accountant has put in the wrong box. But according to CRA, for the 2007 and 2008 fiscal years,

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To Incorporate or Not, Vancouver?

Many small business owners are aware of the considerable tax benefits afforded to incorporated businesses in terms of very low corporate tax rates, but incorporating too early is a common tax planning blunder these days. Of course, there are many legal considerations to incorporating a business such as limiting liabilities. Even then, it is a legal debate whether incorporation will

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