Canada Revenue Agency Reissues Revised Technical Information Bulletin 103 Regarding HST Place of Supply Rules
On June 3, 2010, the Canada Revenue Agency reissued a revised version of Technical Information Bulletin 103 "Place of Supply Rules for Determining Whether a Supply is Made in a Province".
This Technical Information Bulletin is 53 pages in length. It has been updated to reflect changes to the HST place of supply rules in the draft regulations (drafted after the first release of the HST place of supply rules in February 2010). It contains 127 examples to assist businesses. Some of the examples are helpful and others do not reflect common situations that businesses will experience. That being said, the Canada Revenue Agency has released a document that all businesses should read as soon as possible. If a business cannot find the answer in the Technical Information Bulletin, they should seek a ruling from the Canada Revenue Agency.
Cyndee Todgham Cherniak is counsel to and in affiliation with the International Trade Law and the Tax Law (Commodity Tax