PST registration for business begins
VICTORIA - Businesses that sell or lease taxable goods, or sell software or taxable services in B.C., will be able to register to collect the tax starting Wednesday, announced Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto.
Registration for the provincial sales tax opens Jan. 2, 2013. The PST will be re-implemented April 1, 2013.
Businesses can register three ways:
Online - go to: www.gov.bc.ca/etaxbc/register Online registration should take about 10 to 20 minutes to complete.
In person - go to the nearest Service BC Centre. See locations at: www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/ - or visit our office at 1802 Douglas St. in Victoria.
By mail or fax - complete the Application for Registration for Provincial Sales Tax (FIN 418) found at: www.gov.bc.ca/pst (Go to Forms and Publications.) Businesses also can get the form at the nearest Service BC Centre.
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