Re: Applicable Canadian Taxes for Web Certs

From: Kris Benson (kris@abccom.bc.ca)
Date: Thu May 31 2001 - 16:45:11 EDT


"Winston D. Neutel" wrote:
>
> (Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer, this is an opinion, and the only people
> you should trust for answers on such issues are your own lawyer or
> accountant, or perhaps an official with the appropriate government
> agency)

I echo this disclaimer for my post, too.

The way it was explained to our organization by the GST auditor is this:

1. web site with no tangible representation (i.e. I can't pick it up and
walk out the door with it): GST, not PST.

2. web site with a printout of the site or a disk with the site on it
(i.e. tangible representation): GST and PST.

3. web site w/o tangible representation, on the same invoice as a dialup
Internet account: GST and PST on both.

This is for BC, and it may be different elsewhere.

I don't know what makes the dialup account tangible and therefore
deserving of PST, but aparently it is.

-kb

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Kris Benson
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