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Originally Posted by jojojo
omfg this topic is so frustrating...
If you are a canadian webmaster and most of your income comes from US based companies that pay you as an affiliate do you have to pay GST on that income or not?
What about my US based clients that pay me as a consultant do I have to pay gst on that?
Please tell me I don't have to pay this bill I just got for $30,000 for gst  |
You shouldn't charge GST for services sold to non canadian companies. In other words, if you are selling traffic to an american company then you don't need to charge that american company any gst. Of course, if you get audited you'll need to be able to prove that the income originated from an a non canadian company so make sure you or your book keeper are keeping appropriate documentation.
The Canada Revenue Agency actually audited our GST return last year. Basically they wanted to know why we were putting in GST return that requested a rather large refund. My accountant provided them with all the documents that they requested along with a nice cover letter explaining that we sell adult traffic to american companies and they paid us all owed GST. Even our accountant was shocked. He figured they would find something to claw back even if it was only a few bucks.
Basically get a good accountant and you'll save yourself a lot of hassles
and hair pulling.
- jpoker