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.
A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-exempt trust or custodial account you set up with a qualified HSA trustee to pay or reimburse certain medical expenses you incur. You must be an eligible individual to qualify for an HSA.ou do not have to make distributions from your HSA each year. If you are no longer an eligible individual, you can still receive tax-free distributions to pay or reimburse your qualified medical expenses. Generally, a distribution is money you get from your health savings account.