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By Robert Frank<\/b>
www.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Laval\u2019s transit authority has lost a $300,000 legal dispute over the amount of provincial sales tax it owes Revenu Qu\u00e9bec.<\/p>\n

The disagreement arose over the bus service linking Laval and Montreal.<\/p>\n

Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transport de Laval (STL) provided the buses and drivers that carried passengers on the number 902 bus route linking Le Carrefour bus terminal with C\u00f4te Vertu metro station in St. Laurent.<\/p>\n

In his judgment, the Hon. Jean-F. Keable acknowledged that STL operated the interisland route on behalf of the regional transit authority Agence m\u00e9torpolitain de transport (AMT).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is true, in the greater sense, that STL is a charter carrier that put its buses at AMT\u2019s disposal to carry people,\u201d wrote the judge in his ruling. However, he cited a decision by the Swiss Federal Court to differentiate between city bus charters and services that prepare travel arrangements or contracts.<\/p>\n

Normally, municipal transit authorities are tax-exempt.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we do receive some funds for providing commercial services like school bus charters and the placard advertisements that are displayed on buses,\u201d explained STL spokeswoman Marie-C\u00e9line Bourgault. \u201cIf that exceeds 10 percent of our revenue, then we\u2019re entitled to claim input tax credits to offset our GST and QST, just like any other business.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added that the judgment would not have an impact on Laval bus fares. Despite deciding in favour of Revenu Qu\u00e9bec, the decision was, in part, a pyrrhic victory for the taxman.<\/p>\n

Bourgault noted that, in his ruling, Justice Keable ordered the tax authority to increase its reimbursement to STL by $133,382 to a total of $206,692.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as we receive these funds, STL will plough them into providing better equipment and service to Laval commuters,\u201d Bourgault pledged.<\/p>\n

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