The HST is now law here, at least for the present time. For selling things on the web, and setting up your tax rates, to be current with July 1 2010 here is what needs to be set up to tax products in shopping carts:
- GST Only: 5%
- Alberta
- Quebec
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Prince Edward Island
- Nunavut
- Yukon Territories
- Northwest Territories
- HST 12%
- British Columbia
- HST 13%
- Ontario
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- HST 15%
- Nova Scotia
From what I have learned, you charge the buyer the tax rate relevant to their local. You may be in BC but you charge them HST 15% because they live in Nova Scotia.
Disclaimer: I am not a fan of taxes. Just trying to help fellow developers out.
