PST help available
Businesses can sign up now to have a government PST specialist review their accounting and reporting systems to ensure their systems are properly set up to comply with provincial sales tax laws, announced North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA and Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto.
The PST education program is a general review of a business' accounts and systems to ensure they are set up correctly to collect, report, remit and pay the PST. It is not a records or transactional review; however, a small sample of invoices may be used to help with the system review.
Businesses with no prior PST experience and small to medium businesses would benefit most from this service, although it is available to all businesses operating in B.C.
For more information visit gov.bc.ca/pstoutreach.
Teens optimistic
Most Canadian teenagers believe their glass is half full, according to a new national survey commissioned by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada and MasterCard Canada. In fact, the majority (57 per cent) believe their quality of life as adults will surpass their parents.
Only 11 per cent expect their future quality of life to be worse than their parents, while 32 per cent anticipate their quality of life as adults to be "about the same" as their parents.
The Ipsos Reid study also shows that a strong majority of Canada's teenagers are community minded. Eight in 10 teens say they are committed to giving back to the community.
However, though they feel they have a lot of positive contributions to make to their communities, many teens felt their ideas go unheard. According to the survey, nearly half of teenagers believe they are prevented from making a difference simply because no one listens to them.
Business after fi ve
Mix, mingle and network with North Shore business professionals Wednesday, April 24 from 5: 30-7: 30 p.m. at the North Shore Credit Union, 1100 Lonsdale Ave. Complimentary for North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce members; $25 plus tax for future members. Visit nvchamber.ca to register.
- Compiled by Christine Lyon
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