Posts Tagged goods and services tax

Prime Minister rings in new year with GST cut

The following is available on the Canada News Site …


Image and Article Source: Canada Newsroom

Conservative government fulfills commitment to reduce GST to 5%

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GST Return - Filing Woes

I normally try to leave my clients out of this blog .. but something happened today that, in my opinion, makes a good learning example of what NOT to do - when filing Goods and Services Tax (GST) Returns. In my client’s case, the company is a monthly filer.

For monthly GST filers, the return for the current month has to be filed by the end of the following month. It’s pretty much the same for quarterly GST filers, where the return for the 3 months of the last fiscal quarter is due by the end of the following month. Canada Revenue sends GST registrants preprinted forms with the preprinted period dates and due date usually, just prior to the end of the current month - so you will have the form to use for the next month when it is due.

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