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| | '''''Paying Taxes in BC''''' from [[People's Law School]] has been replaced by [https://www.peopleslawschool.ca/publications/essentials-money-debt/ ''Essentials of Money & Debt'']. This new title covers income tax as well as other aspects of managing your finances and dealing with debt-related problems. |
| Everyone who lives in Canada pays ''taxes'' to all three levels of government:
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| * federal government,
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| * provincial government, and
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| * municipal (city or town) government.
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| Taxes pay for many services that everyone in Canada uses. For example:
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| * medical care,
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| * police,
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| * schools,
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| * universities,
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| * <span class="noglossary">defence</span>,
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| * roads,
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| * bridges,
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| * parks,
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| * swimming pools, and
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| * community centres.
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| There are different kinds of taxes in British Columbia. The main taxes to know about are:
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| * income tax,
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| * sales tax,
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| * <span class="noglossary">property</span> tax,
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| * <span class="noglossary">duty</span>, a tax you pay when you bring goods into Canada, and
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| * consumer taxes.
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| {{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2014}}
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