TEI holds liaison meeting with the British Columbia Ministry of Finance.

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On May 16, TEI's Canadian Commodity Tax Committee held a liaison meeting with the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Finance. Jordan Goss, executive director of the consumer tax programs branch; Anne Foy, strategic advisor of the tax policy branch; Satish Perhar, executive director of the Vancouver district office; and Bob Scott, policy and legislative analyst of program services, attended on behalf of the Ministry.

TEI's delegation discussed a variety of issues with the Ministry, including administrative materials delivered from outside BC; the treatment of partnerships as persons for provincial sales tax purposes; the treatment of exports shipped via customer conveyance; exemptions for safety and pollution control equipment; carbon tax issues; retroactive rulings; reusable containers used in multiple jurisdictions; children's clothing exemptions; cloud and managed services, including...