For Canadian professional photographers (and other business owners), the federal government has published a brief GST/HST guide and a sales tax calculator. The calculator is titled “GST/HST calculator” but the results will also show provincial tax.
Current sales tax rates (these may change):
British Columbia: 5% GST and 7% PST
Alberta: 5% GST and 0% PST
Saskatchewan: 5% GST and 6% PST
Manitoba: 5% GST and 8% PST
Ontario: 13% HST
Quebec: 5% GST and 9.975% QST
New Brunswick: 15% HST
Nova Scotia: 15% HST
Prince Edward Island: 15% HST
Newfoundland and Labrador: 15% HST
Yukon: 5% GST and 0% PST
Northwest Territories: 5% GST and 0% PST
Nunavut: 5% GST and 0% PST
In British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec, the provinces which have both GST and a provincial sales tax, each tax is charged on the retail price only (i.e. there’s no tax on the other tax).
Please check the date of this article because it contains information that may become out of date. Tax regulations, sales tax rules, copyright laws and privacy laws can change from time to time. Always check with proper government sources for up-to-date information.
Steav – Just remember that this post was written in 2012 and provincial governments might change their tax rates from time to time.
Thanks for the post. I’m a Canadian professional photographer and I found this really helpful!