The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) Is

question 15

Multiple Choice

The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is:

• A) A tax paid only by businesses operating in the music industry.
• B) The name of the tax that the federal government charges incorporated businesses only.
• C) The tax that combines the Employment tax and the Pension tax.
• D) A tax which is the integration of the provincial sales tax and the federal government's Goods and Services Tax (GST).

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