Canada Set to Complete Refunds of Defunct Digital Services Tax

Canada’s tax authority said Thursday it would finish paying out refunds of companies’ digital services tax payments by the end of the day.

The Canada Revenue Agency collected approximately C$647 million ($475 million) in DST before Ottawa announced in June last year that it would shelve the levy, spokeswoman Kim Thiffault said in an email. The 3% tax went into effect in June 2024.

Canada announced the tax’s cancellation amid frayed negotiations with the US over the Trump administration’s tariffs. US business groups had long said the tax unfairly discriminated against American companies. The tax was formally repealed March ...