The list provided is for informational purposes only. If your business focus is a little more specialized than most, you may want to search the Internet for specialized search engines. For example, if your business is the translation and sales of philosophy texts, you'd be interested in registering your site with a philosophy search engine. The information contained in this section is not exhaustive and is not meant as a definitive guide. The information contained in this section is written from a Canadian perspective.
Death can be a pretty depressing topic.
Consequently, we're not going to cover it. Taxes are a complex topic, too complex to thoroughly cover here, but there are a few general guidelines e-merchants should be aware of. First, you are generally required to collect taxes on all domestic and foreign sales. The reasoning behind this policy is that the goods or services are rendered or sold in the province where the sale takes place, regardless of where the goods are sent or where the benefits flow from services rendered. Companies that do not collect and remit Provincial and Federal taxes may be subject to assessment and become liable for taxes that should have been collected.