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    richardwunderlic
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    Are royalty payments subject to GST?

    I receive royalties for textbooks I've written. Should I charge the publisher GST?
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    ‎October 30, 2019 8:30 AM
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    TurboTaxKim
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    Are royalty payments subject to GST?

    This is a really interesting question. So many conflicting answers, it seems even CRA does not have a definite answer.

    • One person says you need to charge GST if you are a GST Registrant.
    • Another says the retailer or whomever actually sells the books is responsible for collecting and remitting the GST, so you do not have to.
    • And others say no GST is involved as this is a "Zero-Rated" supply and exempt from GST entirely.

    These links offer a few different answers, yet still nothing definite to answer your question. Maybe you may have some luck with calling CRA and confirming, or getting another answer to add. 🙂 

    https://www.kboards.com/index.php?topic=132161.0

    https://www.kboards.com/index.php?topic=261185.25

    ‎October 30, 2019 8:30 AM
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