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Big Changes Coming to Manitoba PST: Cloud Computing Services to Be Taxable in 2026 If your company has Manitoba business or individual customers and you're registered or required to be registered, Manitoba’s retail sales tax…

First-Time Home Buyers’ GST Rebate on New Homes up to $1.5 Million As part of the federal government’s attempts to make living and owning a home in Canada for younger Canadians (and any qualifying “first-time”…

British Columbia’s New Home Flipping Tax Thinking of selling your home or residential property in British Columbia (“BC”) within two years of buying it? A new provincial tax could have a big impact on your…

Government Offers Temporary Tax Relief for Businesses Impacted by Tariffs On March 21, 2025, the Government of Canada introduced temporary interest relief measures aimed at helping businesses manage cash flow considering new tariff impacts. These…

Why is the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) ramping up tax audits in the construction industry? One thing that you can always count on is for governments to ramp up audit and tax collection activity after…

Nova Scotia HST Reduction - Effective April 1, 2025 If you have customers in Nova Scotia, be aware that the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) rate drops from 15% to 14% today, April 1, 2025. This…

How to Optimize your Tax in Challenging Times Canada has been unofficially in various states of recession since at least the fall of 2023, but with the US tariff war upon us (and then “off…

If your business buys digital goods or services from non-resident suppliers online, you might end up in a surprising tax situation. Since July 1, 2021, some non-resident sellers must charge GST or HST on their…

Updates on GST Rebate for Builders Are you a multi-family builder that’s been waiting to learn more about the GST Enhanced Rebate conditions for projects that began construction or alteration? We have been getting several…

Canada Carbon Rebate for Small Businesses Announced in the 2024 Federal budget, the government of Canada stated that they will return more than $2.5 billion in Carbon Taxes to around 600,000 small- and medium-sized businesses…

Is your organization caught in the new importer rules related to forced and child labour in your supply chain? If your organization imports goods into Canada, it may be subject to reporting requirements related to…

CRA has confirmed lower interest rates for Q3 of 2024 For the first time in 2 years, the CRA have announced a reduction in its prescribed interest rates. These rates apply on overdue taxes, refund…