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Post by sgtstretch on Apr 12, 2016 13:30:00 GMT
Seems like it would be more sensible to have the face value of the stamp be the face value of the stamp, and you pay tax at time of purchase.
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Post by distractedmom on Apr 15, 2016 3:42:44 GMT
Seems like it would be more sensible to have the face value of the stamp be the face value of the stamp, and you pay tax at time of purchase. Logic? What's that?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2016 6:05:19 GMT
Seems like it would be more sensible to have the face value of the stamp be the face value of the stamp, and you pay tax at time of purchase. When the GST was originally legislated, any advertised or ticketed price had to be inclusive of GST so that made it illegal to show a price without GST. Hence the crazy situation we find ourselves stuck with in regards to postage.
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Post by bruce on Apr 22, 2016 15:05:57 GMT
It seems like when they say add 10% to the value of the domestic stamp when used internationally, they mean to count it higher than face value since the GST paid on that stamp isn't due for international mail. So if the letter was over 100gm and you had two $2.75 international stamps, you would be short $1.90. Using domestic stamps to make up the difference, you would purchas $1.73 in stamps, but pay $1.91 including GST (assuming GST is on top of the face value of the stamp). Otherwise you would be paying GST twice on a transaction that didn't require GST. Have they started calculating the cost based on the current rate of inflation? I think we share the same postal 'policy advisers' here in canada.
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Post by silverbreeze on Apr 22, 2016 17:59:10 GMT
It seems like when they say add 10% to the value of the domestic stamp when used internationally, they mean to count it higher than face value since the GST paid on that stamp isn't due for international mail. So if the letter was over 100gm and you had two $2.75 international stamps, you would be short $1.90. Using domestic stamps to make up the difference, you would purchas $1.73 in stamps, but pay $1.91 including GST (assuming GST is on top of the face value of the stamp). Otherwise you would be paying GST twice on a transaction that didn't require GST. Have they started calculating the cost based on the current rate of inflation? I think we share the same postal 'policy advisers' here in canada. I believe I seen it written Long Live the Queen God save the Queen from the Ministers May they hang a thousand years from Satan's Throne Useless buggers all of em
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