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As you are aware, the province of British Columbia has announced its intention to harmonize the provincial sales tax with the federal goods and services tax (GST) on July 1, 2010.

The Canada Revenue Agency is taking steps to ensure your members are aware of the harmonized sales tax in B.C. For example, we included an information piece in packages that were recently sent to GST registrants. The insert provided general information related to harmonization and informed them of where to find additional information.

The CRA has developed dedicated WebPages to provide information on the transition to HST which can be found at www.cra.gc.ca/harmonization. These pages contain the most current information relating to the transition to HST for Ontario and are updated regularly as information is released.

The WebPages will include a listing of free information seminars being conducted throughout the province, with details about dates, times, locations and how to register The seminars are entitled "The Proposed Transition to Harmonized Sales Tax - Information for Businesses."  Please check the link regularly for a seminar near you.
 
Another source of information is the British Columbia Ministry of Finance which offers a number of resources, tax tips and information on the wind down of the RST on its web site. To find out more or sign up for its e-mail alerts, visit www.gov.bc.ca/hst.
 
Finally, as a service to your members you may be interested in posting the CRA’s Web banner entitled "Are you HST ready?" that includes a link directly to the HST WebPages. I would be happy to provide you with jpeg files of the Web banner in English and French, to make it quick and easy for your members to access up-to-date HST information. If you are interested in posting the HST Web banner, please send your request by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .