What to Expect from the HST

Get ready for it.  The HST, otherwise known as the Harmonized Sales Tax, rolls out across Ontario on July 1, 2010.  So what changes and what doesn’t change? First of all, let’s have a look at what the HST is.  The 5% federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) is being combined with the 8% Provincial [...]

How Will the Ontario HST Impact You?

Do I have to pay Tax? The Ontario Government recently enacted legislation which will implement the much-dreaded HST Tax. This new tax will take effect on July 1, 2010. The HST tax will effectively combine the Provincial Sales Tax of 8% percent with the Federal GST Tax of 5% percent, to create a new “harmonized” [...]