HARMONIZED SALES TAX REBATES

Registered Charities are entitled to receive a portion of any HST they pay back from the government. Your club, community or region can submit a claim every quarter and will receive 50% of the GST portion of HST paid and 82% of the PST portion.

Complete an H.S.T. CERTIFICATION CLAIM FORM and forward it to the SOO Office.

You do not have to submit copies of the actual invoices, however you must keep them for at least 7 years in case of HST audit.

REBATE PROCESS

Rebates will be submitted by SOO four times a year on the following dates: January 30^th, April 30^th, July 31^st and October 30th, rebate forms that are submitted prior to these dates to the Finance Department will be included in that batch. If forms are received after the above mentioned dates they will be included in the following batch.

To submit for an HST rebate you must fully complete the Harmonized Sales Tax Certification Claim Form along with the Part II Calculation form. You will need to retain all receipts and invoices to be able to fill out the Part II Calculation form correctly.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding submitting a rebate please contact the Finance department.

You can still submit backdated GST rebates for 2011 and 2012. If your community had not yet submitted for those rebates please contact the Finance department.