I have a tax related question that might have been asked here a number of times, but I could not find the answer, so please bare with me.
I live in Saskatchewan, but will be traveling to Edmonton in several weeks. Thinking of buying an iPad with some accessories. Will I save anything by buying this stuff there, or will I still be paying all SK taxes?
The provinces will do what? What on earth tells you that?
Technically, you are supposed to remit the sales tax yourself (for you home province). but no one does, except on items likes cars where its strictly enforced.
I live in Saskatchewan, but will be traveling to Edmonton in several weeks. Thinking of buying an iPad with some accessories. Will I save anything by buying this stuff there, or will I still be paying all SK taxes?
Buy it here in Alberta and the only tax you will pay will be the 5% GST. Might as well save your PST.
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Technically, you are supposed to remit the sales tax yourself (for you home province). but no one does, except on items likes cars where its strictly enforced.
What he said. What they don't know won't hurt them.
It had me thinking though, Apple knew exactly where to send the receipt to when I went to an Apple Store and bought an AppleTV, even though I didn't give them that information. I think it's because they linked my credit card number to my e-mail address. Can they use this information to link this to your true address?
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What he said. What they don't know won't hurt them.
It had me thinking though, Apple knew exactly where to send the receipt to when I went to an Apple Store and bought an AppleTV, even though I didn't give them that information. I think it's because they linked my credit card number to my e-mail address. Can they use this information to link this to your true address?
They could link the info, and the stores probably do, but is it worth the government's money to go find taxes on a $500 purchase? Sure it adds up though.
How would one even go about paying local sales tax on an item bought out of province?
I remember trying that about 15 years ago - Ontario purchase shipped to Quebec where I was living.
At the time, nobody at Revenue Quebec had a clue how to handle something like that.
First there was disbelief in what I was trying to do and then there was no mechanism for me to submit the Quebec sales tax and for Revenue Quebec to process it.
Pay your taxes so we continue to have healthcare and keep those on welfare who are collecting.
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