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Delta, BC

GST/HST, and PST seminars for small businesses

(Offered in English Only)

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the British Columbia (B.C.) Ministry of Small Business and Revenue have teamed up to offer seminars on goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) and B.C. provincial sales tax (PST).

CRA seminars - GST/HST topics:

  • how goods and services tax/harmonized sales tax (GST/HST) works
  • who has to register
  • your obligations and entitlements
  • books and records
  • how to complete your GST/HST return
  • where to get help

British Columbia's Ministry of Small Business and Revenue - PST topics:

  • what is provincial sales tax (PST)
  • what PST exemptions are available
  • who needs to register and collect PST
  • procedures for remitting PST
  • common vendor mistakes regarding PST
  • audit procedures
  • Taxpayer Fairness and Service Code
  • where to get information or help

Cost:

All of the above seminars are free.

Date and times:

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location:

The Coast Tsawwassen Inn
1665 - 56th Street
Ballroom A
Delta BC

Registration:

To attend please register by November 9, 2007 using one of the following methods:

1. E-mail: Taxseminar@gov.bc.ca;
2. online at: www.gov.bc.ca/sbr (in the column on the left side, select "Taxation Seminars"); or
3. telephone either: 250-953-3223; or 250-387-6674.

More information

For enquiries about B.C. provincial sales tax seminars, please email the B.C. Ministry of Small Business and Revenue at taxseminar@gov.bc.ca or call 250-387-6737.

For B.C. provincial sales tax general enquiries, please email the Ministry at CTBTaxQuestions@gov.bc.ca or call them at 604-660-4524 (in Vancouver) or at 1-877-388-4440 (elsewhere in B.C.).

For more information about the CRA's GST/HST seminars or Income Tax or Payroll Deductions seminars, please email us at: SBS.PAC-VAN-Pender@cra-arc.gc.ca, or leave a message on our voice mail at 604-691-4125.

For all other business enquiries about taxes administered by the CRA, please call our Business Enquiries line at 1-800-959-5525.