Breast Augmentation Affected by HST
Have you decided to get a boob job? You may want to book your breast augmentation surgery before July 1.
The fateful day marks the first day of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) in Ontario, when the prices of all products and services will be subjected to a combined federal and provincial tax of 13% – and if you haven’t paid for the procedure before that day, you may be slammed with a heftier price tag. Think about it: if your surgery costs $8000, expect to pay $9040 after July 1, compared to $8400 before the HST. That’s a pretty big jump, don’t you think? It’s a few hundred dollars that could be better spent on new bras and a hot little bikini to show off your new assets for the summer!
Getting a little Botox, too? Breast augmentation isn’t the only thing that will be affected by the HST – any cosmetic surgery procedure is included. Fortunately, medical procedures that are necessary are excluded, such as treatments for diseases, traumas and dental procedures.
But hey, if you can prove that your breast augmentation was for medical reasons rather than cosmetic, you may be able to skip out on the HST, too. Unfortunately, you’ll have to pay for it on the taxi ride home, since Toronto voted on recalibrating metres to include the 13% hike.
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