Parking

Rules of Application

  • Employer provided parking is generally a taxable benefit.
  • Exceptions:
    • employer provides parking to employees for business purposes and employees regularly have to use automobiles to perform their employment duties;
    • FMV cannot be determined (i.e. parking is available to both employees and non-employees or employer provides scramble parking (first come, first served basis))

Computation of Benefit

  • Benefit = FMV of parking.
  • GST/HST and QST applies on this taxable benefit.