On March 27, the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec announced measures to defer payment of GST/HST and QST returns until June 30, 2020. Due to the harmonization of the two regimes, registrants should: File their GST/HST and QST returns within the usual filing deadline; No late-filing penalties will be imposed on registrants who cannot file their returns on time if they file their returns on or before June 30, 2020. Pay on or before June 30 the amounts owing for returns covered by these deferrals. This deferral of filing and payment also applies to the Customs duties
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Monthly Archives March 2020
Manitoba : Retail Sales Tax (RST) Deadline Extended
Retail Sales Tax (RST) returns for small and medium businesses with monthly RST remittances of no more than $10,000 per month that would normally be due on April 20th and May 20th will now be due on June 22, 2020. Businesses that file on a quarterly basis that have a due date of April 20, 2020 will now have the due date extended to June 22, 2020. Businesses that qualify for the above filing extension that were not able to file and remit their February sales tax return by the March 20th due date will not be assessed a late
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Saskatchewan: Three Month PST Remittance Deferral and Audit Suspension
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced on March 20, that Saskatchewan businesses who are unable to remit their PST due to cashflow concerns will have relief from penalty and interest charges. Businesses that are unable to file their provincial tax return(s) by the due date may submit a request for relief from penalty and interest charges on the return(s) affected. Audit program and compliance activities have been suspended. For more information, follow this link.
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