BC Invoice Software with Automatic 5% GST + 7% PST

PST-Exempt Services on BC Invoices

BC PST has a meaningful quirk most global invoice software gets wrong: many services are exempt from PST entirely, while goods are almost always taxable. For BC service businesses, charging 7% PST on an exempt service means over-billing your client by 7% — which is both illegal and a refund waiting to happen.

iBill.ca has a dedicated PST Exempt checkbox on every BC invoice and line item. Toggling it zeroes PST while keeping GST at 5% — so a BC consultant or accountant can charge 5% GST only on professional services, which is what the BC Ministry of Finance expects.

Typically PST-exempt in BC (charge GST 5% only)

• Professional services (consulting, accounting, legal advice, financial planning)
• Management services and advisory services
• Engineering services (for certain design and planning work)
• Bookkeeping and tax preparation services
• Most personal services (haircuts, personal training, instruction)
• Health care, education, child care services

Typically PST-taxable in BC (charge GST 5% + PST 7%)

• Tangible goods (retail sales, equipment, supplies)
• Software (licensed or sold — except custom software)
• Telecommunications services
• Accommodation and hotel stays (PST is 8% on accommodation, plus MRDT)
• Legal services (exception to the professional-services exemption — confirm with BC Ministry of Finance)
• Some repair and maintenance services on taxable goods

This is not legal or tax advice — the BC Ministry of Finance publishes a detailed PST Exemption Bulletin that covers every edge case. If you're unsure whether your specific service is exempt, check the BC government's official guidance or consult a BC tax professional. iBill.ca gives you the toggle; you decide when to apply it.

BC → Ontario client: charge 13% HST, not GST + PST

A Vancouver consultant invoicing a Toronto client charges Ontario's 13% HST, not BC's 5% GST + 7% PST. The HST is remitted to CRA as part of your GST/HST return — BC PST is never charged on out-of-province clients, regardless of where the work was done.

BC → Alberta client: charge 5% GST only

A Vancouver business invoicing an Alberta client charges 5% GST only — no HST and no BC PST. Alberta has no provincial sales tax, so the invoice total is just subtotal + 5% GST.

BC → Quebec client: charge 5% GST + 9.975% QST

A Vancouver supplier invoicing a Quebec client charges 5% GST + 9.975% QST (Quebec Sales Tax). Note that QST is calculated on the subtotal only (not compound on GST) — post-2013 rules. iBill.ca applies the correct Quebec-specific calculation automatically when the client's province is set to Quebec.

BC → US or international client: zero tax (export)

Exports are zero-rated for GST/HST purposes under Canadian tax law. A Vancouver SaaS company invoicing a US or UK client charges 0% tax. iBill.ca supports an "International" client classification that automatically sets the tax to zero while keeping the invoice CRA-ready for export documentation.