Updates to income taxes
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- Personal income tax and tax credits
- Corporate income tax and tax credits
- Insurance taxes
- Logging tax
- BC home flipping tax
Personal income tax and tax credits
June 16, 2026
The Training Tax Credits: Table of Eligible Programs and Completion Requirements for Apprentices is now web content. This information can now be found on our Training tax credits table for apprentices page. Please update your bookmarks to the new location on our website.
This page has also been updated to reflect current apprenticeship program names and their respective completion requirements.
April 28, 2026
Bulletin PIT 001, BC Mining Flow-Through Share Tax Credit, is now web content. Information from this bulletin can now be found on the B.C. mining flow-through share income tax web page. Please update your bookmarks to the updated web page.
February 17, 2026
The provincial government announced its 2026 Budget on February 17, 2026. Programs administered by the Income Taxation Branch are amended as a result. Learn more at B.C. Provincial budget tax changes.
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Corporate income tax and tax credits
September 17, 2026
The natural gas tax credit has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for October to December 2026.
September 15, 2026
The natural gas tax credit application is now live. The Natural gas tax credit and the Cost of natural gas for the natural gas tax credit web pages have been updated to include new information about the registration and application process.
The following new web pages have also been published:
- Reference prices for the natural gas tax credit
- Payment options for the natural gas tax credit
- Waivers for the natural gas tax credit
In addition, the following new forms related to the natural gas tax credit have been published:
- FIN 588 – Waiver of Determination Period (PDF, 180KB)
- FIN 589 – Notice of Revocation of Waiver (PDF, 180KB)
This program will be of interest to natural gas owners liquifying, or planning to liquify, natural gas at a major LNG facility.
June 17, 2026
The natural gas tax credit has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for July to September 2026.
June 16, 2026
The Training Tax Credits: Table of Eligible Programs and Completion Requirements for Employers is now web content. This information can now be found on our Training tax credits table for employers page. Please update your bookmarks to the new location on our website.
This page has also been updated to reflect current apprenticeship program names and their respective completion requirements.
April 22, 2026
The natural gas tax credit has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for April to June 2026.
February 17, 2026
The provincial government announced its 2026 Budget on February 17, 2026. Programs administered by the Income Taxation Branch are amended as a result. Learn more at B.C. Provincial budget tax changes.
See previous years in Archived tax updates.
Insurance taxes
September 17, 2026
Insurance premium tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for October to December 2026.
June 17, 2026
Insurance premium tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for July to September 2026.
April 22, 2026
Insurance premium tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for April to June 2026.
See previous years in Archived tax updates.
Logging tax
September 17, 2026
Logging tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for October to December 2026.
June 17, 2026
Logging tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for July to September 2026.
April 22, 2026
Logging tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for April to June 2026.
See previous years in Archived tax updates.
BC home flipping tax
September 17, 2026
The BC home flipping tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for October to December 2026.
July 9, 2026
New information has been added about rulings for the BC home flipping tax.
June 17, 2026
The BC home flipping tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for July to September 2026.
April 22, 2026
The BC home flipping tax has updated interest rates (%) on overdue balances and refunds for April to June 2026.
January 26, 2026
The BC home flipping tax webpages have been updated, including new pages for the taxation of estates and the dispositions of taxable property involving trusts.