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New (Post Transitional Rules Announcement) Resources

• Return to PST: New Home Purchases
• Return to PST: FAQs
• Return to PST: Moving Forward
• Federal Government Release
• Federal Transitional Rules
• UDI Response
• Ministry of Finance: Housing Rules HST Notice #12
• New Housing HST Rules Explained
• Government Press Relese: Transition measures support new-home buyers, builders
• Vancouver Sun: Kevin Falcon announces HST transition rules for new homes

Post Referendum/Pre-Transition Resources

• BC releases HST transition update: Transitional Rules by March 31, 2012
• HST transition stalling new housing sales
• UDI Warning Regarding Impact of Going Back to PST
• HST Confusion
• Death of a Sales Tax
• Going Back to PST — Thought-Starters for B.C. Residential Property Developers
• HST's impact on new home sales
• Central 1 Credit Union Report
• Common questions about returning to PST
• Government press release
• Housing industry's HST concerns
• Referendum result: HST to go, PST and GST to return
• UDI Response to HST Referendum

Old (Pre Referendum) Resources:

• BC Business Council (October, 2010): HST Misconceptions
• BC Harmonized Sales Tax
• BC Real Estate Association HST FAQs
• BDO Commentary
• Bill 9: Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act (First Reading)
• CRA Excise and GST/HST News – No. 76; Spring 2010 (published June 22, 2010)
• CRA New Housing Info Sheet for BC Builders GI-084 (published June 21, 2010)
• CRA New Housing Info Sheet GI-078 (published June 11, 2010)
• Filing requirements for GST / HST returns
• HST and Real Estate: How It Works
  [ November, 2009 ]
• HST legislation introduced in B.C.
• June 3, 2010 CRA presentation to Urban Development Institute
• Ministry of Finance Press Release (July 23, 2009)
• Ministry of Finance Press Release (November 19, 2009)
• New filing requirements for GST/HST returns
• Provincial Government's HST Site
• The HST Transitional rules - What is the cost to the developer?

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