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Originally posted by L0stMind
quiet - do have a legal firm that has any idea how the internet works? I can't seem to find one in Vancouver (on my third firm now).
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the firm i used when going through the gst audit (and looking at my options to continue fighting it) was:
http://millerthomson.ca
based out of Calgary (though we were in Banff at the time). be warned, they are breathtakingly expensive
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And I just talked to a GST employee the other day about this subject and the guy said that even if I have an address on file that shows the client is based outside of canada (epoch sends this info in the signup emails) that I still have to charge/pay GST on any sale to that client. That client would then have to go to GST and ask for a reimbursement?! I am hoping that GST employee had his head up his ass (but somehow I fear he may be correct).
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yes, that sounds about right. the bullshit reasoning given to me by the gst audit board, was that an American (for example) could have signed up for a membership while in Canada on vacation. Therefore GST must be charged in all cases. i shit you not.
here's a quick quote from a Miller Thomson email i just found:
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As we have previously discussed, the taxation of electronic commerce is unresolved. Specifically GST.
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indeed.