The Blueprint for Economic Growth: Action Strategies to Support Women’s Enterprises
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Have you thought of the impact HST could have on your business?
If you are thinking that this won’t affect your business, think again.
Sask. businesses to be impacted by HST in B.C. and Ontario
By Bruce Johnstone, Leader-Post June 23, 2010
Starting July 1, Saskatchewan businesses will feel the impact of sales tax harmonization in B.C. and Ontario, whether they have operations in those provinces or not, says a local tax specialist. "Every business is affected, as long as they have sales or (buy) supplies in any of the HST (harmonized sales tax) provinces,'' said Jeff Harrison, senior manager of indirect tax services for Deloitte in Regina. "You have to watch if you're charging the right amount of tax, when you're selling to an HST province”, Harrison said following a Regina & District Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday. "On the flip side, if you're purchasing (supplies) out of the (HST) provinces, you need to make sure you're only having to pay GST (goods and service tax) at five per cent. So you're going to have to watch both sides of the coin — the revenue side and purchasing side...You don't have to be physically in the (HST) provinces to make the purchase or the sale (to be affected by the HST)."
Information from the Sept/Oct Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 4.