Federal Court of Appeal releases a shock decision in Bell v. Canada

By Cris Best ( April 3, 2025, 2:44 PM EDT) -- When, for example, a business pays for an expense related to its commercial activities, it also pays goods and services tax (GST) or harmonized sales tax (HST) on the expense. In Ontario, the federal GST (five per cent) and provincial retail services tax (RST) of eight per cent combine, resulting in the 13 per cent HST....