Planning for PST – Construction Projects

If you’re planning on hiring a contractor to perform upgrades to your Real Property (Building or Land) there may be a benefit to purchasing materials for the project yourself. Various factors will apply, but as a general rule the following holds true: Read More

BC Budget 2013

The Provincial Government released the 2013 Budget an hour ago today.. http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/2013/default.htm. Over the next few days we’ll be reviewing this with an eye to discovering what new twists are in store for British Columbians as we transition from the HST back Read More

BC’s HST out, PST in

Most organizations would like to do some planning for the elimination of the HST and the return of the PST in British Columbia.  In order to do this, an understanding of the transitional rules is required. What we already know is that Read More

Fall Clean Up At LWA

Storage can get a little full when you’ve been recovering taxes for more than 30 years. Before computers were common place, our reports were hand written or typed on typewriters. Add to that the volumnuous updates on tax legislation, court cases, and Read More