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How much is VAT in Canada? The VAT rate in Canada is the Canadian Federal GST of 5%. It applies to most goods and services with a few exemptions. These include most health, medical and dental services, legal aid services, long-term residential rentals, music lessons and some child care services.

The simple principle behind VAT is consumers pay a tax on the products they buy based on the product's value. VAT rates are percentage based, which means the greater the price, the more the consumer pays. VAT tax is what is known as a consumption tax, as the bill is footed by the customer — not the business.

A Value-Added Tax (VAT) is a consumption tax assessed on the value added in each production stage of a good or service.

Deductible VAT is necessary when it's a product or service that can be written off with business use. As an example, if you have a laptop that you purchased for both business and personal use (70% business, 30% personal), then you can reclaim 70% of the purchase price.

Value-added tax (VAT) is a flat tax levied on an item. It is similar to a sales tax in some respects, except that with a sales tax, the full amount owed to the government is paid by the consumer at the point of sale. With a VAT, portions of the tax amount are paid by different parties to a transaction.

VAT is ultimately paid by their customers, but it is the business' responsibility to pay this to HMRC. Businesses can usually reclaim VAT paid on business related purchases, known as input tax.

The simple principle behind VAT is consumers pay a tax on the products they buy based on the product's value. VAT rates are percentage based, which means the greater the price, the more the consumer pays. VAT tax is what is known as a consumption tax, as the bill is footed by the customer — not the business.

VAT is charged on things like: goods and services (a service is anything other than supplying goods) hiring or loaning goods to someone. selling business assets.