PST Registration For BC Businessses

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PST registration for businesses begins in January

VICTORIA – Businesses that sell or lease taxable goods, or sell software or taxable services in B.C., will be able to register to collect the tax starting Wednesday, announced Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto.

Registration for the provincial sales tax opens Jan. 2, 2013. The PST will be re-implemented April 1, 2013.

Businesses can register three ways

• Online – go to: www.gov.bc.ca/etaxbc/register  Online registration should take about 10 to 20 minutes to complete.
• In person – go to the nearest Service BC Centre. See locations at: www.servicebc.gov.bc.ca/ – or visit our office at 1802 Douglas St. in Victoria.
• By mail or fax – complete the Application for Registration for Provincial Sales Tax (FIN 418) found at: www.gov.bc.ca/pst (Go to Forms and Publications.) Businesses also can get the form at the nearest Service BC Centre, or by calling 1 877 388-4440 to have one mailed to you. Mail or fax the completed form to the address or fax number shown on the form, along with the appropriate documentation.

 A new PST number will be assigned once the business registration application is processed.