Tax Court Confirms MedSleep’s 80/20 Fee-Sharing Agreement with Physicians Valid for GST/HST Purposes

• MedSleep operated sleep clinics in five provinces, receiving referrals for patients with suspected sleep disorders.
• Patients completed a questionnaire and underwent overnight examination at MedSleep clinics.
• MedSleep collected fees from provincial health plans and had fee-sharing agreements with sleep physicians.
• The Tax Court of Canada confirmed the validity of these agreements for GST/HST purposes.
• The court rejected the claim that MedSleep’s 20 percent share was taxable for administrative services.
• The agreements were deemed valid despite provincial laws on physician payments.
• MedSleep and sleep physicians provided interconnected health care services.
• Services were exempt under ETA as institutional health care services.
• Sleep physicians were not considered recipients of services from MedSleep.

Source: taxinterpretations.com

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