Canadian eCommerce Tax Guide
Guide to charging and collecting sales tax As a Canadian business owner, it's important to know how and when to charge sales taxes for the goods and services you sell and supply to your customers. Our guide to charging and collecting sales tax will provide you with an understanding of your responsibilities, as well as some valuable resources to help you charge sales taxes and remit them properly to the government. This information is an overview on charging and collecting taxes for business. Before making any business decisions on taxation, please refer to the Canada Revenue Agency and your provincial ...
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In just a few short years, social media has become a pivotal form of advertising. Although time-consuming, it’s a free and low-effort way to get your business name and message to a high volume of eclectic people. However, when it comes to social media as a marketing tool, it’s a sheep’s game. The more people that follow you on Twitter or like you on Facebook, the more people are likely to follow suit. This is because we associate popularity with greatness. Take product reviews for instance; we’re more likely to buy something with a 5 star rating simply because we ...
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When you think of mobile applications, you probably think of the App Store. Apple’s App Store is perhaps the most well-known mobile application store on the planet. But are you, like countless others, under the impression that you can’t get apps outside the App Store? While some apps must be created through the App Store (such as OpenGL-based games, or apps that aren’t exposed to the browser and must access your phones hardware), most can now be created with HTML5. The advancements in mobile browser technology over the past few years have made it very easy to create smooth interfaces ...
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According to statistics recently compiled by the Canadian Cancer Society, “40% of women and 45% of men in Canada will develop cancer during their lifetimes.” Of even more significance to public health concerns, “on average, an estimated 1,310 children and youth aged 0–19 years develop cancer each year.” While Canada has been successful in developing effective treatments contributing to an overall decline in mortality rates in recent years, further research in this area is needed. Inspiratica is proud to be teaming up with Scholar’s Choice this fall in support of their “I Am One Person” campaign, which aims to raise ...
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