 | | Why does TLC collect GST?!? (was Re: Lego New is Up (and...))
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(...) Absolutely - I suspect we would all concur. Perhaps that is going to be "fixed" when the on-line ordering becomes available. Julie Krenz wrote: (...) Another good point. What really bother's me though is this: " In placing your order, you (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Why does TLC collect GST?!? (was Re: Lego New is Up (and...))
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(...) 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%, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Why does TLC collect GST?!? (was Re: Lego New is Up (and...))
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(...) No, the GST applies to purchases made by Canadians. If you buy something in the US and bring it back in and pay customs duty on it, you get to pay GST too. If you subscribe to a US magazine, the cost includes GST. If you mail order something (...) (24 years ago, 15-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Why does TLC collect GST?!? (was Re: Lego New is Up (and...))
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(...) I'm not surprised at what IS, I'm saying that it SHOULD not be occuring. It is double-dipping. The GST was to take the place of the manufaturer's tax. Duty is to "protect" domestic companies from foreign competition. (With NAFTA, there (...) (24 years ago, 20-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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