Claiming tax back
#1
Claiming tax back
Hi folks,
Well, I'm back! Had a great 2 weeks away over Christmas and didn't find the weather too cold at all.
My family kept telling me not to forget to claim my tax back on everything I had brought. Has anyone done this? Where do I find the information I need?
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year. Happy 2010!!
Well, I'm back! Had a great 2 weeks away over Christmas and didn't find the weather too cold at all.
My family kept telling me not to forget to claim my tax back on everything I had brought. Has anyone done this? Where do I find the information I need?
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year. Happy 2010!!
#2
Re: Claiming tax back
Hi folks,
Well, I'm back! Had a great 2 weeks away over Christmas and didn't find the weather too cold at all.
My family kept telling me not to forget to claim my tax back on everything I had brought. Has anyone done this? Where do I find the information I need?
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year. Happy 2010!!
Well, I'm back! Had a great 2 weeks away over Christmas and didn't find the weather too cold at all.
My family kept telling me not to forget to claim my tax back on everything I had brought. Has anyone done this? Where do I find the information I need?
Hope everyone had a great Christmas and new year. Happy 2010!!
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/gf/gst176/
You're welcome.
#3
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One of that nice Mr Harpers first things he did on becoming PM was to abolish the GST rebate for tourists. So you kept your receipts for nothing.....
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#5
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so are you saying she doesn't get a refund???
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In Ontario you can apply to get the PST back now if you're a tourist. However it has to be done from inside Ontario. Or is it that in certain stores you just don't pay the PST in the first place, I'm not sure. But there is a PST exemption/refund process for the province.
Oh no here's the details.
http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/refund/visitor/
So as long as the goods where all removed from Ontario within 30 days, and the PST was greater than $50 on each item, you can claim it back.
Oh no here's the details.
http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/refund/visitor/
So as long as the goods where all removed from Ontario within 30 days, and the PST was greater than $50 on each item, you can claim it back.
Last edited by Ben W Bell; Jan 2nd 2010 at 1:15 pm.
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I knew this
I did claim once years ago and got a cheque for a small amount most of which was eaten up in bank charges so not worth the effort
I did claim once years ago and got a cheque for a small amount most of which was eaten up in bank charges so not worth the effort
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In Ontario you can apply to get the PST back now if you're a tourist. However it has to be done from inside Ontario. Or is it that in certain stores you just don't pay the PST in the first place, I'm not sure. But there is a PST exemption/refund process for the province.
Oh no here's the details.
http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/refund/visitor/
So as long as the goods where all removed from Ontario within 30 days, and the PST was greater than $50 on each item, you can claim it back.
Oh no here's the details.
http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/en/refund/visitor/
So as long as the goods where all removed from Ontario within 30 days, and the PST was greater than $50 on each item, you can claim it back.
An expensive fur coat? a diamond ring?
If one can afford that sort of purchase then claiming back PST is the least of one's problems.
#12
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Does England refund the VAT to tourists, does the US refund its sales tax, does any other country in the world? Why the big issue?
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In 1999 I spent 6 months over there, kept all my bills, at Heathrow on my return handed in my form, and a month later got a cheque less a small handling fee which was deducted.
There was not much money involved but at least I wasn't getting soaked for the UK VAT.
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Good news, we from Canada will still get our UK VAT money back as we are not on their banned country list
see link
http://www.london-guides.co.uk/pages.php?id=e0701050
see link
http://www.london-guides.co.uk/pages.php?id=e0701050