So-called place-of-supply rules are likely to change. These regulations determine what province’s tax rate applies when products or services are sold across provisional boundaries.
Businesses are likely to need more capital up front to finance an operating line of credit.
Funeral services and caskets are an example of a product that many people buy for themselves or loved ones years ahead of time. Customers will be able to avoid HST by buying these services now. But tax officials take a dim view of businesses that promote buying now to avoid the HST, Reppenhagen said.
“It’s the same thing with tickets or fees for a sports team. If you’re a soccer dad and your team normally sell tickets or collects money in July for the season of September to March, you can’t all of a sudden switch your collection date to April and say, “we’re collecting this year to get around the HST,” Reppenhagen said. Doing so could prompt federal tax collectors to deem that the HST should have been paid, she said.
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Source: Business in Vancouver
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