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Letter to the Editor: Clearer and clearer

Author

Blaine Knott, Aboriginal Specialist, CIBC Western Region

Volume

24

Issue

1

Year

2006

Dear Editor:
Just read the piece in Windspeaker Business Quarterly titled "Tax court upholds GST exemption." I enjoyed it and became a little more aware of a First Nation citizen's right to be GST exempt. I'm often asked questions about tax issues involving Aboriginal people and the First Nations and Canadian taxation policies, especially when dealing with financial matters. It can be quite overwhelming. Province to province, First Nation to different levels of Canadian government, not to mention Metis and Inuit, makes for mind-numbing reading. And I still have to contact a friend over at KPMG (we're in the same building) to get a basic understanding.

Thought you did a good job of explaining it.