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.
health savings account (HSA) DEFINITION: A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged account where money can be set aside to pay for future medical expenses. HSAs can be offered as an employment benefit (money can be contributed by the employee and/or the employer) or they can be set up by someone who purchases individual health insurance. In order to contribute to an HSA, the account owner has to have an HSA-qualified high-deductible health plan in place. The IRS sets limits on the minimum and maximum out-of-pocket levels for the HDHP and also has contribution limits for HSAs.