Harmonized Sales Tax Notices

On July 1, 2010 taxation will change in a big way as Ontario adopts a new Harmonized Sales Tax. It will replace the current PST/GST system and will run essentially the same as the current GST. To date the federal government has released 5 official notices that contain pertinent information. Check out the links below:

Notice #1 - www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/notices/hst/01.html

Notice #2 - www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/notices/hst/02.html

Notice #3 - www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/notices/hst/03.html

Notice #4 - www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/notices/hst/04.html

Notice #5 - www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/notices/hst/05.html

There are seminars being offered by the provincial and federal revenue agencies throughout the month of March. Check the calendar on the home page at http://www.bizdevelopment.ca/ for dates, times and locations nearest you.

You can sign up to receive the "email alerts" at the government site where these notices are posted. Simply scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll find the link to sign up on the left.