ronfire Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 There was recently a change to US Taxes. When Shipping out of state they have to collect that states tax. So I ordered a new Skutt wheel and shipped to WA so I could drive across from BC and bring it home. ( courier fees for cross boarder are usually 50-60% of product price) Even though it was paid with a Canadian Visa I had to pay the Washington tax, of 6.5%. Then when I crossed the boarder back into Canada I had to pay the BC tax of 12%. Not only did I pay tax twice on the same item I had to also pay the BC sales tax on the Courier fees and the WA tax, so now in BC we get taxed on tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Ron, by any chance did you say it was for personal not business use? You don't pay PST on items/products for business use. There is a long convoluted form with specific codes etc that needs to be filled out and you need to go through the commercial lane at the crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronfire Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 I still keep all the pottery as hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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