The Government of Canada has?announced a proposed measure?to?provide GST/HST relief on certain items?beginning December 14, 2024, and ending February 15, 2025.

Which types of items would have GST/HST relief

Temporarily no GST/HST will be?charged on certain items, as long as the qualifying item is both:

  • Paid for in full between December 14, 2024 and February 15, 2025
    What ‘paid for in full’ means for partial payments
  • Delivered or made available to the buyer between December 14, 2024 and February 15, 2025
    What ‘delivered’ means for shipped items
Types of items that qualify for the GST/HST holiday tax break
Type of qualifying product or service Details, examples, and restrictions
Children’s clothing and footwear Details, examples, and restrictionsof children’s clothing and footwear
Children’s diapers Details, examples, and restrictionsof children’s diapers
Children’s car seats Details, examples, and restrictionsof children’s car seats
Children’s toys Details, examples, and restrictionsof children’s toys
Jigsaw puzzles Jigsaw puzzles for all ages qualify
Video game consoles, controllers, and physical video games Details, examples, and restrictionsof children’s video game consoles, controllers, and games
Physical books Details, examples, and restrictionsof printed books
Printed newspapers Details, examples, and restrictionsof printed newspapers
Christmas and similar decorative trees Details, examples, and restrictionsof children’s Christmas trees and similar decorative trees
Food and beverages and related services Details, examples, and restrictionsof food and beverages and related services

The items that qualify for GST/HST relief during this period qualify whether they are being purchased?retail or wholesale.

Items purchased from other countries

Imported goods qualify for the temporary GST/HST relief as long as they meet the other qualifying conditions.

How to get this tax break as a shopper

As a shopper,?you will automatically receive this tax break?on the qualifying things you buy. There will be no GST/HST charged on the item when you make your purchase.

What to do as a business that charges the GST/HST

From December 14, 2024, to February 15, 2025,?do not charge the GST/HST?on the qualifying goods and services listed above.

Keep your records and remit and report your regular GST/HST as usual.

In detail: zero-rating supplies of the qualifying goods and services

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