Updates to employer health tax
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Employer health tax
June 25, 2024
Employer health tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for July to September 2024.
May 29, 2024
The employer health tax pages have been updated to reflect the changes from Budget 2024, which is that starting from the employer health tax return for 2024, employers with B.C. remuneration:
- Of $1,000,000 or less are exempt from paying the employer health tax
- Between $1,000,000.01 and $1,500,000 have a tax rate of 5.85%
The exemption amount and tax rates for charitable or non-profit employers remain the same.
March 21, 2024
Employer health tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for April to June 2024.
February 26, 2024
Information about what you can appeal for Employer Health Tax has been updated. Bulletin GEN 002, Appeals (PDF, 160KB) also reflects these changes.