Being A Smart Canadian
We all love when we win free goodies at the stores. But do you know that in Ontario, they also come tax-free? With the new Harmonized Sales Tax (HST), replacing the federal General Services Tax (GST) and the Provincial Services Tax (PST) which were levied separately, there is some confusion about what are taxed. Yes, [...]
The new Harmonised Sales Tax, also known as the HST, will be coming to effect in Ontario July 1st 2010. This means for certain products and services we will be paying 8% more from that day. The biggest question is how it will affect families and businesses. According to Government of Ontario 83% of the [...]
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