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When you are a business owner who provides goods or services that are subject to goods and services tax (GST), you must be aware of the rules of GST. Since GST is a flat percentage, calculating GST is fairly straightforward if you keep good business records of your...

Canadian sales tax, or goods and services tax, is applied to most goods and services that are bought and sold in Canada. While the specific name of the tax may vary between provinces, since some of the provinces refer to their version of the tax as provincial sales...

Canadian sales tax is divided into two different parts: the federal general sales tax (GST), and the provincial sales tax, usually referred to as PST. The GST remains at a flat 5% rate across Canada, whereas the PST varies per province.  Four provinces have their...

Sales tax in Canada is essentially the same as the European VAT or value added tax, except that Canada calls it GST, or goods and services tax. Most of Canada’s provinces also have some form of their own provincial sales tax, which is added to the Canada-wide GST. In...