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Re: Why does TLC collect GST?!? (was Re: Lego New is Up (and...))
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lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca
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Fri, 15 Sep 2000 20:40:28 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Steve Chapple writes:
> Another good point. What really bother's me though is this:
>
> " In placing your order, you authorize LEGO Shop at Home to appoint
> a Canadian customs broker to act on your behalf to obtain customs
> clearance of your merchandise and remit applicable duties AND TAXES
> to Revenue Canada. Amounts received by LEGO Direct for duties AND
> TAXES are accepted on your behalf, for the broker. " (Emphasis mine)
>
> I know from my last order that they are charging GST on items. This IMO
> is totally bogus! The GST applies to purchases made IN CANADA. We're
> buying something from the USA, (as evidenced by the customs charge) so
> the GST does not apply. We Canadians already know we're taxed more
> than anywhere else, so I'll restrain myself from ranting about that. What
> I want to know is why is TLC doing Ottawa's dirty work? I can understand
> them collecting the duty - it's more efficient for everyone involved - but
> why the GST? Ottawa wants to "have it's cake and eat it to" - No surprise
> there, but why is TLC in on the scam? Oh - Don't forget the "rubbing salt
> in the wound" part - It's all done in US$, so the tax is 150% as much as
> it should be, and we also get charged a percentage/fee to convert our pesos.
Whenever you buy something internationally, and have it shipped to you, you
pay applicable duties and taxes - which in the case of toys, is 0% duty and 7%
tax.
I'm not sure what you mean by the tax being 150% of what it should be - 7% is
7%, regardless of the currency.
When I ordered grey brick packs (5145) back in the spring, I did some math,
and figured out as best I could from the prices of the packs & the current
exchange rate, how much it cost me now that S@H moved to the US. Over 20
brick packs, the difference was pennies.
LEGO charges you X amount USD for your order, and it's your credit
card/bank/whatever that does the currency conversion. If you're getting
burned on the exchange rate, that's what's doing it.
James
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