Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 20:48:48 -0800
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Canadian taxes
In-Reply-To: <5hbed6$aavfua@smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
You're kidding, right? You're really worried about a cheque in Canadian
dollars?
And you're living in a country with the biggest deficit in the history of
civilisation?
I thought you were some kind of world traveller, Joy.
The last time I had trouble with Canadian money was in Sturgis, South Dakota
in 1972, long before it became the party town it is today and it was
populated by a few thousand hicks who were afraid of money that wasn't
green.
The Black Hills sure were magical, though.
On 1/10/07, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> You don't have to do your rebate through a private company. When you
> leave
> Canada, go into the Canadian customs and immigration office at the border.
> You may have to look hard to find them - if you're not at a major border
> point, they will be off on the left hand side of the road as you're going
> out, where people going into Canada could easily stop but people going out
> can't. Bring the receipts for any eligible items, and bring the items
> themselves. They have to see the items you bought and see that you are
> really taking them out of the country. They will stamp your receipts and
> give you the government forms to fill out. Then you fill out the forms
> and
> send in your stamped original receipts. And eventually they send you some
> money.
>
> You get back federal tax on items you bought and on lodging. BUT - each
> receipt must be for a minimum amount, $CA 50 I think. That means if you
> stayed one night in each of many campgrounds, none of your lodging is
> likely
> to qualify. If you stayed several nights in the same campground it will,
> because it will be over $50.
>
> You can't get refunds on provincial tax. You can't get refunds on taxes
> on
> transportation (e.g. gasoline, ferries). I'm pretty sure you can't get
> refunds on food. Only lodging and items.
>
> I don't know how long it takes to get reimbursed. I sent in my paperwork
> a
> month ago, roughly - haven't gotten a refund yet. What I'm worried about
> is
> what to do with a check in Canadian dollars! And how much my bank will
> charge me to deposit it.
>
> Maybe I'll get the check in time for Bus Fusion and I can ask some
> Canadian
> friend to cash it for me. Greg? Gord? Frank? Wanna help?
>
>
>
> Joy
>
>
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> :::Of misemefein
> :::Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 3:53 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Canadian taxes
> :::
> :::The Canadian federal government shops out GST tax rebates to a private
> :::company called Premier Tax Free. Any foreigners visiting Canada with
> :::the intention of reclaiming their eligible tax should visit the web
> :::site before leaving:
> :::
> ::: http://www.premiertaxfree.ca/
> :::
> :::The mail service is very slow. We filed for rebates for a trip to
> :::Quebec on August 24; the check arrived just before Christmas. Out of a
> :::retail amount of about $750, we got $20 back. Premier Tax Free takes a
> :::healthy 18% service charge off every claim, besides whatever they're
> :::making off their contract with the government.
> :::
> :::Some of you may decide it's not worth it. . . .
> :::
> :::Perhaps you can do better if you cash in your receipts at the border.
> :::Be sure you use a border crossing that is prepared to handle such
> :::things!
> :::
> :::Good luck with the trip. It sounds fabulous.
> :::
> :::Ellen
>
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
|