Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP and PST on Legal Services

Updated May 29, 2007

The Supreme Court of Canada, in a judgment given on May 25, 2007, determined that the province had the legal authority to levy social service tax (PST) on fees for legal services related to the determination of rights and obligations by courts of law or independent administrative tribunals, thus overturning a decision of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia. Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP, therefore, will continue to collect PST on our bills for legal services as required by the Social Service Tax Act and will remit all PST collected to the provincial government.

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