RE: Home support services in the public sector are GST exempt

Hi Sharon,

 

Thank you for looping me in. Tim Thomas previously confirmed on 8/19 tax should be billed to Vancouver Coastal Health. VCH has also been billed tax historically and paid without issue. Snip of historical invoice for reference.   <mailto:tt@thekey.com> @Timothy Thomas can you please clarify if tax should be billed for Vancouver Coastal Health? 

 

 



 

Thank you,

Kristy Poyner

Billing Manager

 <mailto:Kristy.Poyner@thekey.com> Kristy.Poyner@thekey.com 

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From: Sharon Speirs <sspeirs@thekey.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2024 11:19 AM
To: Kristy Poyner <kristy.poyner@thekey.com>
Cc: Michelle Hudgins <michelle.hudgins@thekey.com>; Lito Delapena <lito.delapena@thekey.com>; Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com>
Subject: Fwd: Home support services in the public sector are GST exempt

 

Good morning Kristy

I am forwarding this to you as an ask from Michelle so we can decide what to do with the outstanding "tax" amount on these invoices.

This is the email that was sent from VCH so after that I let Tim know I was going to change all the VCH currently and going forward to be non taxable by unchecking the box in clear care.

I just want to make sure that you are good with this and that we can revise these invoices and not send them if we are not supposed to be charging tax. I apologize as I should have included you once I received the email from VCH.

Let me know

Sharon

 

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From: Sharon Speirs <sspeirs@thekey.com <mailto:sspeirs@thekey.com> >
Date: Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Subject: Fwd: Home support services in the public sector are GST exempt
To: Michelle Hudgins <michelle.hudgins@thekey.com <mailto:michelle.hudgins@thekey.com> >
Cc: Timothy Thomas <tt@thekey.com <mailto:tt@thekey.com> >, Lito Delapena <lito.delapena@thekey.com <mailto:lito.delapena@thekey.com> >

 

Hi all

This is the email  I was talking about and after that I went and changed all the Well Sky settings so invoices do not have tax. Should we be sending them revised invoices for July just for the tax when they never should have been paying it in the first place?

 It does not take care of all of the invoices but it does for the ones attached.

Let me know what is the best course of action

Sharon

 

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From: Sharon Speirs <sspeirs@thekey.com <mailto:sspeirs@thekey.com> >
Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: Home support services in the public sector are GST exempt
To: Testino, Costanza [VCH] <costanza.testino@vch.ca <mailto:costanza.testino@vch.ca> >

 

Good morning!

Oh my gosh, I don't think we have been doing that since we started, I am very sorry. It will take me this week to get that rectified but going forward for the next billing period we will ensure no G.S.T is on any of the invoices.

Kind regards

Sharon


 

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On Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 10:17 AM Testino, Costanza [VCH] <costanza.testino@vch.ca <mailto:costanza.testino@vch.ca> > wrote:

Hello all,

 

This is a kind reminder that GST should not be included in home support invoices sent to the Health Authority. Per Excise Tax Act <https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/E-15/page-120.html#h-200861> , home care services in the public sector are tax exempt. https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/gi-166/application-gst-hst-home-care-services.html

 

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

 

Kind regards,

 

Costanza

 

Costanza Testino

Leader, Contract Advisory

Contract Management Office

Vancouver Coastal Health

 

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