Canadian businesses are about two weeks away from having to scrap some of the tax they charge customers, but many have already realized that’s no easy feat.
Since the federal government announced last Thursday that it will waive the GST on some toys, takeout meals and other goods sold between Dec. 14 and Feb. 15, businesses across the country have been trying to figure out how to implement the request that falls smack in the middle of their busiest season.
Many have started the process by culling through lists of their products to decipher which items qualify for GST relief and make sense of idiosyncrasies embedded in the proposed legislation….