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GST/HST exemptions under the Excise Tax Act Certain publications classified under section 1 of Schedule VII to the Excise Tax Act are free of GST/HST if they meet all of the following conditions: They are not classified under tariff item No. 9804.30.00 They are imported into Canada There are no customs duties on them under the Customs Tariff This exemption applies to the following (the tariff item number is noted in brackets): Personal exemptions for returning residents: Canadian residents who return from a trip outside the country are entitled to duty-free and tax-free exemptions (98.04) Effects of former residents: former residents of Canada who have lived abroad for at least one year can import personal and household effects free of duties and taxes (98.05) Estates and bequests: personal effects that are left as a bequest by a Canadian resident who died abroad can be imported free of duties and taxes (98.06) Effects of settlers: people immigrating into Canada can import their personal effects free of duties and taxes (98.07) Military arms, stores and other goods from certain countries may be imported into Canada free of duties and taxes (98.10 and 98.11) Publications of the United Nations Association and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or any of their specialized agencies can be imported free of duties and taxes (98.12) Books borrowed from free foreign lending libraries can be imported for a specified period of time free of duties and taxes, if they are returned within 60 days (98.12.20) Donations of clothing and books for charitable purposes can be imported free of duties and taxes (98.15) Gifts sent by people living abroad to friends and relatives in Canada can be imported free of duty and taxes if their value is not more than $60; gifts do not include advertising matter, tobacco products or alcoholic beverages (98.16) Goods for display at a convention or public exhibition, certain restrictions apply (98.19) Display or demonstration goods imported temporarily from a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) country, certain restrictions apply (9823.60) Commercial samples imported temporarily from Mexico, the United States or Chile can be imported free of duty for a specified period of time, certain restrictions apply (9823.70) Advertising films imported temporarily from a NAFTA country (9823.80) Certain goods delivered or made available outside Canada You do not have to charge the GST/HST on certain goods that are delivered or made available outside Canada, including: Audio recordings that do not relate to a prescribed publication Audio recordings that relate to a prescribed publication but do not accompany that publication when it is sent to Canada Videotapes, computer software, microfilm or microfiche Printed matter that is not included in the definition of prescribed publications (for example, catalogues, unbound sheet music and directories) When you send these goods to your Canadian customers, do not show proof of GST/HST registration on the package. ...

Qualifying retirement plan For purposes of the Canada-United States tax convention, a United States qualifying retirement plan is a plan that is generally exempt from income tax in the United States and is operated primarily to provide pension or retirement benefits. ...

. ¶3.87 (formerly ¶41 of IT-75R4) has been revised to reflect the amendment to Article XX of the Convention between Canada and the United States of America with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital pursuant to the coming into force of the Fifth Protocol. ...

Get help determining your residency status If you need the CRA to help determine your residency status, complete the form that applies to your situation: Form NR74, Determination of Residency Status (Entering Canada) Form NR73, Determination of Residency Status (Leaving Canada) Tax treaties Canada has tax conventions or agreements, commonly known as tax treaties, with many countries which are designed to avoid double taxation and to prevent tax evasion. ...

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to issue official donation receipts for gifts it receives? ...

For more information, see Guide RC4160, Rebate for Tour Packages, Foreign Conventions, and Non-Resident Exhibitor Purchases. You are a sponsor or a non-registered organizer of a foreign convention or a non-resident exhibitor of a convention claiming a rebate for the GST/HST paid on convention facilities, exhibition space, or related convention supplies. For more information, see Guide RC4160, Rebate for Tour Packages, Foreign Conventions, and Non-Resident Exhibitor Purchases. ...

Ratification of the Convention obliges signatory state under international law to implement its provisions. Perhaps most significant from our perspective is the intent of the Convention to move away from a medical model of disability. ... Moreover, the competency requirement for RDSP beneficiaries contravenes the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. ...

As on the SIN application form, use the date convention dd/mm/yyyy when filling out the RDSP application form. If you do not use this convention, it will cause problems during the validation process. ...

As on the SIN application form, use the date convention dd/mm/yyyy when filling out the RDSP application form. If you do not use this convention, it will cause problems during the validation process. ...

As on the SIN application form, use the date convention dd/mm/yyyy when filling out the RDSP application form. If you do not use this convention, it will cause problems during the validation process. ...