HST Rebate Cheques
Since the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia, residents, when filing taxes on their personal tax software, have begun to receive HST credit and transition cheques from the government as a way to adjust to the new taxation system. As with the HST system, there are many questions surrounding the cheques and who is eligible, when to expect the payments and how to go about applying to receive a cheque.
Ontario Sales Tax Transition Benefit (OSTTB)
First and foremost, in order to receive a HST …

As most Ontario residents have returned to work earlier this month after another holiday season is over, questions of HST reforms, rebates and other HST related issues are rising to the surface entering 2011.
The year opened with Ontario Liberal leaders assuring citizens that there will be no major changes to the taxation system in 2011 and to expect the 10% rebate on electricity bills as announced in November, to off-set the hydro bill increase due to HST implementation last July.
As provincial hydro bills are predicted to increase annually by 3.5% …

Ontario families may be eligible to receive HST transition cheques (Ontario Sales Tax Transition Benefit) from the government to help them cope with the implementation of Harmonized Sales Tax on July 1st, 2010.
Eligible individuals and families will receive 3 tax free payments in June 2010, December 2010 and June 2011. Individuals will receive a maximum of $300 paid in $100 amounts on the dates listed here. Eligible single parents and couples will receive up to a maximum of $1000 spread out over those sames dates. Single individuals earning more than $82,000/year …