When the pandemic began and in-person entertainment screeched to a halt in British Columbia, the Vancouver Queer Film Festival jumped on the virtual bandwagon and started streaming content online.
But the move resulted in an unexpected tax bill and a cautionary tale for other organizations.
According to Brandon Yan, executive director of Out On Screen, the organization that produces the festival, live events in B.C. are exempt from paying provincial sales tax (PST).
But Yan says B.C. event organizers who decided to move
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