Every province except Alberta has implemented either a provincial sales tax or the Harmonized Sales Tax. The federal GST rate is 5 percent, effective January 1, 2008. The territories of Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have no territorial sales taxes, so only the GST is collected.
HSA Rules: a number of rules and regulations are set for health savings accounts you should be aware of. A Health Savings Account or HSA is a medical savings account that is personally owned and managed by the individual.
The appeals court upheld the bankruptcy courtâs order that in Minnesota, an HSA is property of the bankruptcy estate pursuant to 11 U.S.C. section 541(a), and that HSAâs cannot be claimed exempt as illness or disability benefits pursuant to sections 522(d)(10) or 522(d)(11).