GST/HST Break

Until February 15, 2025, no GST/HST will
be charged on certain qualifying items:
• Food
• Beverages
• Restaurants, catering, and other food or
drink establishments
• Children’s clothing and footwear
• Children’s diapers
• Children’s car seats
• Children’s toys
• Jigsaw puzzles
• Video game consoles, controllers and
physical video games
• Physical books
• Printed newspapers
• Christmas and similar decoration

Register a federal corporation in a province or territory

Provincial and territorial legislation requires you to register your federal corporation in each province and territory in which it will conduct business. The registration requirements are different for each province and territory, but conducting business typically includes: having an address, a post office box or a phone number in a province or territory, or offering… Continue reading Register a federal corporation in a province or territory

Rise of electric vehicles raises tax concerns

FEATURES | FROM PIVOT MAGAZINE Rise of electric vehicles raises tax concerns 1.17.2022 | PETER SHAWN TAYLOR As EVs are poised to take over the roadways in the decades ahead, what will become of the gas tax? A Facebook IconFacebook A Twitter IconTwitter A Linkedin IconLinkedin An Email IconEmail A closeup of a cracked pothole… Continue reading Rise of electric vehicles raises tax concerns

How to make sure a charitable fundraiser is within tax rules

If you’re planning a fundraising event where tax receipts will be given, there are many complexities to be aware of. From the Canadian Revenue Agency’s (CRA) perspective, for example, fundraising events, just like charitable status, must align with an intricate set of rules that the third-party fundraiser and the charity they work with must follow.… Continue reading How to make sure a charitable fundraiser is within tax rules

Changing your rental or business
property to a principal residence

When you change your rental or business property to a principal residence, you can elect to postpone reporting the disposition of your property until you actually sell it. However, you cannot make this election if you, your spouse or common-law partner, or a trust under which you or your spouse or common law partner is… Continue reading Changing your rental or business
property to a principal residence

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