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BC's HST and Real Estate
By Clark Wilson LLP's Commercial Real Estate Group July 28, 2009
On July 23, 2009, the B.C. government announced that it has reached an agreement with the federal government to combine the 7% B.C. PST with the 5% GST to create a single harmonized sales tax (HST). The new tax will come into effect on July 1, 2010. This article focuses on the effect of the HST on t ...