Tax Harmonization (HST)

How Will the HST (Harmonized Sales Tax) Affect My Nonprofit?

Constance — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:36:26 -0800

Tax Harmonization (HST)

ONN HST Brief No. 2 - April 2010

Constance — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:35:20 -0700

ONN's cross-sectoral constellation involving the arts, recreation, sport, social services, and more, have been working hard this past year to assess the impact that HST will have on the sector and communicating that information to the field. We have been working closely with staff in the Ontario Ministries of Revenue and Finance and we recently wrote them about a few issues we feel need to be addressed. Below is the letter we sent, our HST Brief No.2 to the sector, as well as a recent HST Tax Tip Sheet the government has published. CRA has also published an HST FAQ which is relevant and helpful for nonprofits and charities and can be found at: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/gi/notice253/notice253-e.pdf

Tax Harmonization (HST)

Anticipated Impact of the HST on Ontario Nonprofits

Constance — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:26:15 -0800

In June 2010 the Province of Ontario will do away with its provincial sales tax (PST) and the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) will come into effect. The stated intent of the Ontario Government is that the impact of HST on our nonprofit sector is revenue neutral. Indeed, the provincial government made a significant effort to ensure this was so by establishing an 82% rebate rate for the PST portion of the HST. The government, however, did not have all the information to truly understand the full impact of HST on the sector, nor did we.

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Tax Harmonization (HST)

Tax Harmonization Is Not Music to the Ears

Constance — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:26:12 -0700

by Adam Aptowitzer, Charity Law Insights (July 09, 2009)

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