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MedSleep Inc. v. The King
A Landmark GST/HST Decision in the Healthcare Sector Introduction In MedSleep Inc. v. The King (2025 TCC 70), the Tax Court of Canada considered whether MedSleep’s fee-sharing arrangements with Sleep Physicians gave rise to a separate taxable supply to the physicians, as alleged by the CRA, or whether all services together constituted a single exempt […]
End of the U.S. Customs De Minimis Exemption
August 25, 2025Overview End of the De Minimis Treatment Under prior U.S. customs rules, individual shipments with a fair market value below USD $800 qualified for duty- and tax-free entry into the U.S. This de minimis treatment allowed e-commerce platforms to import large volumes of consumer goods with minimal customs processing. The updated rules aim to prevent […]
Canada to Remove Consumer Carbon Price Effective April 1, 2025
April 2, 2025The Government of Canada has previously announced that, effective April 1, 2025, the federal fuel charge no longer applies, and provinces and territories are no longer required to implement a consumer-facing carbon price. Instead, the federal carbon pricing system now focuses on industrial emissions, maintaining a price on pollution for large emitters as a key […]
Allègement temporaire de la TPS/TVH et Crédit pour les travailleurs Canadiens
December 5, 2024Le 21 novembre 2024, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé un allègement temporaire de la taxe sur les produits et services/taxe de vente harmonisée (TPS/TVH) pour une durée de deux mois sur les produits alimentaires et les « essentiels des fêtes » afin d’offrir un soutien financier à tous les Canadiens. Il a également annoncé le […]