Labour and Company News:

Consumer Taxation Branch, Understanding Your Consumer Tax Audit, has been renamed and rewritten using plain language and a new format so that the information is easier to read. See Bulletin GEN 009.

The Bulletin Bundled Sales: Taxable and Non-Taxable Goods or Services Sold Together for a Single Price has been updated to clarify the small package exemption rules and how PST applies to bundles that include liquor. See Bulletin SST 119.

New Consumer Taxation Branch webpages:

• Building and Home Improvement Stores
  
• Design Consultants
• Manufacturers
• Telecommunications Industry
  
• Tobacco Retailers
  

LoGo Notebook – Staples McDannold Stewart has posted the Winter 2006 issue of their LoGo NoteBook. One of the articles that may be of interest is "Owner's Obligations Under the Workers Compensation Act: Concerns for Local Government Landlords", see the LoGo Notebook.

Motor Vehicle News:

New Consumer Taxation Branch webpages:

• Commercial Motor Carriers
  

The following publications have been revised to reflect the repeal of the provincial environmental levy on new tires effective January 1, 2007.

Bulletin GEN 002, Sales and Leases to the Governments of Canada and British Columbia
Bulletin GEN 006, Exemption for Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps: Instructions to Vendors and Operators
Bulletin GEN 007, Exemption for Members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps
Bulletin SST 007, Purchases of Vehicles by Non-Residents
Bulletin SST 008, Application of Tax to Boat Leases and Charters
Bulletin SST 015, Environmental Levy on Batteries
Bulletin SST 016, Provincial Social Service Tax (PST) and Federal Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Bulletin SST 023, Bona Fide Farmers
Bulletin SST 025, Bona Fide Commercial Fishers
Bulletin SST 030, Purchases by Non-Residents of British Columbia
Bulletin SST 042, Motor Vehicle Dealers
Bulletin SST 043, Goods Purchased from Out-of-Province Suppliers
Bulletin SST 046, Exemption for Indians and Indian Bands
Bulletin SST 047, Service Clubs and Non-Profit Thrift Stores
Bulletin SST 050, Bona Fide Aquaculturists
Bulletin SST 051, Aircraft
Bulletin SST 057, Application of Tax to Items Commonly Sold in Hardware and Building Supply Stores
Bulletin SST 062, Wholesalers
Bulletin SST 073, Tax on Multi-jurisdictional Vehicles
Bulletin SST 079, Service Charges, Trade-Ins and Returns
Bulletin SST 082, Rentals and Leases of Tangible Personal Property
Bulletin SST 095, Application of Tax to Leases of Motor Homes and Recreational Vehicles
Bulletin SST 103, Lessors of Motor Vehicles and Trailers
Bulletin SST 114, Boats
Bulletin SST 120, Shellfish Growers
Bulletin SST 122, Automotive Services and Parts
Bulletin SST 123, Calculating the Dealer-use Formulas

Form FIN 400, Social Service Tax Return, along with the guide to filling out the form, Bulletin SST 032, Completing the Tax Return Form