Restaurants adapt to GST holiday break [Video]

Just days into the federal GST holiday tax break, many businesses and restaurants are still getting the hang of things.

Jane Muir, owner of Dartmouth, N.S., restaurant La Cucina, says adapting to the federal tax break has been an operational success for them.

“It wasn’t really a big adjustment,” says Muir. “A little bit of work to reconfigure our point of sale, but other than that…I think it’s been great.”

Jasveen Rattan, director of policy and government relations for the Ontario Restaurant Hotel and Motel Association, says not all restaurants have been making that adjustment.

“We have heard rumours that some restaurants haven’t been complying,” says Rattan. “And from what we know regarding this, the restaurants that don’t comply will be dealing with some serious financial complications when it comes to filing their taxes.

“The CRA is not going to be happy about them not complying because as far as the government’s concerned, it’s mandatory.”

According to the CRA, businesses who make reasonable …