Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada

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Page Title:Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada – C.D. Howe Institute
Article Title:Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada
URL:https://cdhowe.org/publication/bits-bytes-and-taxes-vat-and-digital-economy-canada/
Published Date:August 23, 2017
Accessed Date:February 11, 2025

Foreign providers of online services enjoy a tax advantage over domestic providers, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada, author Rosalie Wyonch notes that the digital economy in Canada is expanding access to global markets for online services that are not subject to sales tax when they enter Canada.  

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