If you’re living in, or moving to, Британская Колумбия или Онтарио, Ð’Ñ‹ должны знать о новом Согласованная налог с продаж, or HST.

This new tax is scheduled to take effect in B.C. и Онтарио июля 1, 2010. Скорость будет 12 percent in B.C. и 13 percent in O.N.

Most purchases in Canada are subject to both a five percent federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) and an additional Provincial Sales Tax (PST) из 7-8 процентов, depending on the province.

The HST is essentially a combination of the GST and PST. И в B.C. и Онтарио, some items that were previously exempt from PST will now be subject to the HST.

Например, в B.C., consumers previously paid only the federal GST of five percent on restaurant meals, basic cable TV service, local residential telephone service, over-the-counter medications, and movie tickets. Начиная с июля, these items will now be subject to the new 12 percent HST вместо.

В Онтарио, products and services such as electricity and and home heating, Internet access services, home renovations, Номера в отеле, and gasoline среди тех, subject to the new 13 percent HST.

The Глобус & Почта имеет a useful article about the HST and what it will cost residents of these two provinces.

For a complete list of how the HST will affect B.C. residents, перейти на B.C. government’s “What’s Taxable and What’s Not” list.

Ð’ Онтарио, see the government’s “What’s Taxable Under the HST and What’s Not?” страница.

Several provinces in Atlantic Canada — Новая Шотландия, Нью-Брансуик, и Ньюфаундленд и Лабрадор — previously replaced the GST/PST combination with an HST. HST в Нью-Брансуик и Ньюфаундленд и Лабрадор является 13 процентов, в то время как Nova Scotia’s HST will become the highest in Canada июля 1, 2010 когда скорость возрастает от 13 в 15 процентов.

Confused еще? Затем перейдите к Альберта, which has no provincial sales tax or HST.

For general information about the GST and HST, have a look through the Canada Revenue Agency’s GST/HST information pages.

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