Major Updates for AzPOS Users

• Children’s clothing and footwear: Clothing designed for babies and children up to specific sizes.
• Children’s diapers: Products such as diapers, inserts, liners, training pants and rubber pants.
• Child car seats: Restraint systems or booster seats that meet Canadian safety standards.
• Children’s toys: Items such as board games, dolls, plush toys and construction sets for children under 14.
• Puzzles: Puzzles for all ages.
• Video game consoles and accessories: Consoles, controllers and physical game media.
• Printed books and newspapers: Physical books and newspapers containing news and editorials.
• Christmas trees: Natural and artificial trees.
• Food and beverages: Articles intended for human consumption, including certain alcoholic beverages containing less than 7% alcohol by volume.

You can find the detailed list here.

Companies selling qualifying products must adapt their point-of-sale systems to eliminate GST/HST charges on qualifying products during the relief period. This requires updating tax parameters to ensure compliance and price accuracy for consumers.

No, companies must continue to collect the applicable taxes until the start of the relief period on December 14, 2024.

However, it is advisable to prepare in advance to implement changes quickly at the start of the period and cancel them after it ends on February 15, 2025, to avoid mistakes.

For tax relief to apply, both payment and delivery of the qualifying item must take place within the relief period. If a down payment was made before December 14, 2024, the item is only eligible if the remaining amount is paid and the item is delivered between December 14, 2024 and February 15, 2025.

Yes, online purchases of eligible goods are eligible, provided the items are paid for in full and delivered within the relief period. The time of delivery is crucial in determining eligibility.

GST relief applies nationwide. In provinces where the HST applies (Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), the relief applies to both the federal and provincial portions of the tax.

Companies must review their product offerings, update their point-of-sale systems and train their staff to ensure compliance during the relief period.

For further information, please consult the official announcement from the Department of Finance Canada.