Taxes and the platform economy
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Taxes and the platform economy
The platform economy includes economic activities that are facilitated by digital platforms like websites or mobile applications. Transactions usually involve three or more separate parties, including:
- sellers of goods or services;
- consumers buying these goods or services; and,
- platform operators that use technology to facilitate transactions between sellers and consumers.
Learn how your participation in the platform economy affects your taxes.
Sections
- Understand your tax obligations
- Income from platform economy activities is subject to taxation
- Sharing economy
- Using or sharing personal assets to earn revenue
- Gig economy
- Services provided through short-term contracts or freelance work
- Peer-to-peer (P2P)
- Selling goods from one party to another
- Social media influencers
- Income earned through or from social media platforms
Related information
New GST/HST legislative measures for digital economy businesses came into effect on July 1, 2021. For more information, go to GST/HST for digital economy businesses: Overview.
For more information on the platform economy and who’s a part of it, listen to our new Taxology podcast!
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- Date modified:
- 2024-03-21