Businesses that want to learn more about the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) can join interactive webinars offered by the provincial government in July and August.
Space is limited, so businesses that want to participate must sign up early.
The interactive webinar will cover the general principles of the PST and the new eTaxBC online business registration service. Registration and information is available at www.gov.bc.ca/pstoutreach.
Webinars schedule
• July 24 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
• Aug. 7 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
• Aug. 21 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
The B.C. Liberal government wants to ensure businesses have the support they need to make a smooth transition back to the PST, which came into effect on April 1, 2013.
There are additional PST tools and services available to help businesses.
• If you operate a business in British Columbia, you can sign up for a ministry PST specialist to review your accounting and reporting systems to ensure your systems are properly set up to comply with the provincial sales tax laws at www.gov.bc.ca/pstoutreach.
• PST bulletins and notices, including the recent publications: “What’s Taxable under the PST and What’s Not” and the “Small Business Guide to PST.”
• Online videos: Returning to the PST – An Overview for Business; PST in B.C. Online Registration; and How to File and Pay PST in B.C.
• Businesses with questions about the PST can call the toll-free help line – 1-877-388-4440, or e-mail questions to CTBTaxQuestions@gov.bc.ca.
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• Businesses that sell or lease taxable goods, or sell software or taxable services in B.C. must register to obtain a new PST number, even if they have an old PST number.
• A new PST number will be assigned once the business registration application is processed.
