Investment Guild ~ Employee Benefits By Design

Investment Guild - Employee Benefits By Design - a division of Groupworks Financial Corp.

Harmonized Sales Tax

PUBLISHED 01-Oct-09

How Will It Affect Group Insurance Premiums?

Both British Columbia and Ontario have entered agreements with the Federal Government with the intention to harmonize their provincial sales tax with the 5% GST.

The end result is that a single sales tax would apply to most goods and services in those provinces and be administered by the Federal Government’s Canada Revenue Agency and Canada Border Services Agency.

What is a HST?
The single sales tax, referred to as British Columbia Value-Added Tax (BCVAT)..

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At the Investment Guild we offer
employee benefit and retirement plan
design and implementation services.

We know we are really in the "people business". Since 1981 our dedication to personal service combined with a creative and organized approach to problems is
what we mean by "Employee Benefits by Design".


    We have developed specialties in the area of benefit plan design and     administration. Our creative approach for today’s marketplace has won
    the Investment Guild several valuable clients.

    In the area of benefit administration and employee self-service we have
    co-developed "WEBS™" - an internet based employee benefit enrollment
    and administration system.

    Our Canadian and International expertise in the group insurance area has
    been of tremendous benefit to our clients. With many companies now     operating globally, our ability to add value in the benefits area has been     greatly enhanced.

    Investment Guild is a division of Groupworks Financial Corp.,
    a leading consolidator of Canadian Employee Benefit and
    Pension advisory firms.