Economic statement: Digital sales tax could come as early as 2023-2024

By Denis Carmel OTTAWA – The digital giants are shaking in their boots due to the prospect they will be subjected to a Digital Sales Tax that could be implemented as early as 2023–2024. If this sounds familiar … it is because we have been talking about it for so long (please also see here and here.) Today, the federal government’s fall economic statement said this measure “will ensure that the largest and most profitable global corporations, including large digital corporations, pay their fair share of tax in the jurisdictions where their users and customers are located.” “Significant progress has...