08/31/2026
Weโve been so busy behind the books lately, but we have some important information that needs your attention ๐
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ?
If your answer is โvaguelyโฆโ - youโre probably not alone.
Thereโs been a lot of discussion around the changes (and some pushback too!), so we wanted to make sure BC small business owners, and anyone who may be affected, know whatโs changing, how it could affect them, where to find more information, and how they can have their say.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐, ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด:
๐ Accounting & bookkeeping
๐๏ธ Architectural services
โ๏ธ Engineering & geoscience services
๐ข Rental property & strata management
๐ Certain non-residential real estate services
๐ Security & private investigation services
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐
๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ฒ๐
๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ:
๐ Clothing patterns
๐งถ Yarn, natural fibres & synthetic thread
๐งต Fabric commonly used for making or repairing clothing
๐ Services related to clothing & footwear
๐บ Basic cable television
โ๏ธ Toll-free & residential landline telephone services
And thereโs more to the changes than what weโve covered in this post.
For businesses, these changes can mean higher operating costs. And for individuals, the expanded PST can also mean paying more for certain services.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ - ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ถ๐๐ป'๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Not happy about the changes? There are still ways to make your voice heard.
Want to learn more or take action?
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐๐
Links in the comments ๐
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