British Columbia to Follow Ontario’s Harmonized Sales Tax Lead

As of July 1, 2010, B.C. to become an HST province, slated to boast the lowest HST rate of provinces that have harmonized Back in early April, when I was fixated on the ostensibly acausal connections among Facebook fodder, an obsession with transaction tax issues, and biology, I structured the discussion around the move for [...]

Ontario, Will Sales Tax Harmonization Really Be a Good Thing?

Facebook is a funny thing. Through it, for example, I made the ethernet-only acquaintance of my biological father’s brother, a Toronto-based Ph.D., former book store owner, author, documentarian, and go-to expert on the topic of Asian organized crime rings that operate in North America. As an adoptee, I’m fascinated by the idea that (what I [...]

2009 Sales Tax Predictions

If I had a transaction taxes crystal ball, here is what I would likely see in store for 2009: A sharp increase in the number of audits, as a result of ever-growing number of state and local revenue shortfalls throughout the country. Sales, use, VAT, and GST compliance will become more difficult to achieve as [...]