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A social insurance number (SIN) (French: numéro d'assurance sociale (NAS)) is a number issued in Canada to administer various government programs. The SIN was created in 1964 to serve as a client account number in the administration of the Canada Pension Plan and Canada's varied employment insurance programs.
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA; French: Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques) is a Canadian law relating to data privacy. [2] It governs how private sector organizations collect, use and disclose personal information in the course of commercial business.
There is a 5% tax on lodging and 5% tax on hotel room fees. New Brunswick: HST: 10: 15 The HST was increased two points to 10% with an overall tax of 15% on July 1, 2016. [6] Newfoundland and Labrador: HST: 10 15 The HST was increased two points to 10% with an overall tax of 15% on July 1, 2016. [7] Northwest Territories: GST: 0: 5 Nova Scotia ...
A form T183, Information Return for Electronic Filing of an Individual's Income Tax and Benefit Return, needs to be signed by the client. Software meeting CRA certification standards, such as Intuit's Profile [1] or Microsophic Inc.'s Visual Tax. [2] Must be a professional to qualify, along with passing the CRA screening of new applicants.
The Parliament of Canada entered the field with the passage of the Business Profits War Tax Act, 1916 [17] (essentially a tax on larger businesses, chargeable on any accounting periods ending after 1914 and before 1918). [18] It was replaced in 1917 by the Income War Tax Act, 1917 [19] (covering personal and corporate income earned from 1917 ...
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA; French: Agence du revenu du Canada; ARC) is the revenue service of the Canadian federal government, and most provincial and territorial governments. The CRA collects taxes, administers tax law and policy, and delivers benefit programs and tax credits. [4]
The T2 Corporation Income Tax Return or T2 is the form used in Canada by corporations to file their income tax return. All corporations other than registered charities must file a T2 return for every taxation year, regardless of whether tax is payable. The form has to be filed within six months of the end of each corporation's fiscal year.
Sin taxes result in the illegal manufacture, smuggling and/or outright theft of the taxed products, sometimes for personal use but often for sale on the black market. [16] [17] Critics of sin tax argue that it is a regressive tax in nature and discriminates against the lower classes. Sin taxes are often assessed at a flat rate meaning they ...