[BCMA] HST question

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Hi Val,
We are in the same position. We never charged GST, only PST on things other than book. Because we receive less than $30,000 in revenue from our giftshop, we now don't charge any tax. This discovery was made after many hours spent on various government websites trying to comb through the confusion. The criteria that made this possible were 1. We are a not-for profit that makes less than $30,000 in giftshop revenue and 2. We never charged GST. If you fall in this category than you won't charge taxes.
Hope that helps,

Jane Lemke

Delta Museum & Archives
4858 Delta Street
Delta, B.C. V4K 2T8
t. 604 946-9322 f. 604 946-5791
www.deltamuseum.ca
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  Thanks for the information, Steven.  But more than rebates, I'm 
concerned about what to charge on goods and services.  If we have never 
been registered for GST, and have less than $30,000 per year in combined 
sales and service income, do we just charge no tax at all?

Val Patenaude
Director
Maple Ridge Museum & Archives
Haney House Museum

On 05/07/2010 3:35 PM, Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv. wrote:
> Hello Ron,
>
> I work part-time as a bookkeeper for a nonprofit, when I'm not working
> at the library, that is similar in that less than $30,000 in sales.
> All we had been allowed to do in the past was to claim half back on
> GST and with the HST we continue to claim half back GST and slightly
> over half of the PST portion of HST for supplies used by the
> organization. So before HST we collected 2.5% back now we would claim
> about 6% back. Of course the amounts might be different for you as
> there are categories listed on the CRA site and these numbers just
> applied for the organization I work for. Here is a link to a table on
> the CRA website with percentages to use for public service bodies.
> http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/bsnss/tpcs/gst-tps/rbts/psb/menu-eng.html
>
> You can also call the CRA and talk to someone about your specific
> situation for free, you just might have to wait awhile to get through
> on the phone.
>
> In terms of your balance sheet accounts I would just add a new one of
> hst payable and hst receivable. You do not need to separate the
> portions of the hst as the CRA will calculate that based on what group
> your organization is under.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Steven Wong
> Assistant Librarian
> Alert Bay Public Library&  Museum
>
> Quoting "Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv."<bcma at lists.vvv.com>:
>
>> Hello all:
>> Before HST, gift shops in museums that had less than $30,000 in annual sales
>> did not have to charge PST or GST on books. Does this exemption still exist
>> or should we charging HST, GST, or PST on book sales? Our gift shop sells
>> less than $30,000/year. I can't find any answers on the HST sites.
>> Thanks. Ron
>>
>>
>> Ron Denman
>> Director
>> Chilliwack Museum and Archives
>> 45820 Spadina Avenue
>> Chilliwack, BC V2P 1T3
>> Phone: 604-795-5210
>>   <http://www.chilliwackmuseum.ca/>  www.chilliwackmuseum.ca
>>
>>
>
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