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Date:         Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:45:10 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Fisher <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Canadian taxes
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We can't give Canadian money away here- or do anything with Canadian currency instruments (money orders, checks, whatever), and 'here' is 2.5 hrs. from L.A. We've had to deal with this a few times as my wife is Canadian. Nowadays my in-laws deposit any Canadian funds we deal with in an account that they share with my wife and she uses her ATM card to get it in American moola. We should be going back to Nova Scotia this summer for my BIL's wedding. The lack of a good exchange differential is gonna hurt.

Cya, Robert

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 8:48 PM Subject: Re: Canadian taxes

> 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


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