What the reversal of the digital services tax means for your client’s business

By Matteo Loconte ( September 29, 2025, 3:07 PM EDT) -- If your client was getting their business ready for a major digital services tax (DST) payment on June 30, 2025, they’re off the hook. On June 29, the government of Canada announced it would not move forward with the controversial DST. Originally announced in 2020, the DST would have imposed a three per cent tax on revenue earned from certain digital services that rely on engagement, data and content contributions of Canadian users, and certain sales or licensing of Canadian user data. However, just before the first payments were due on June 30, the government announced it would no longer go ahead with collecting the tax....