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Resolved! BC PST

I know this was asked before but all the answers seem to be unclear and/ or date back to 2022.I am registered for PST but not GST in the province of BC. March is my first reporting, due end of April. My bookkeeper doesn’t seem to understand that eBay...

Resolved! CRA says eBay gave us the wrong Billing Authorization form

Hey just a heads up, CRA did a review on my GST/HST billing authorization form. If you completed the form eBay provided it is wrong unless you are in Quebec. The form we should have all had them sign and send back to us has CRA on the top left instea...

Filing gst hst taxes - the correct way

Hi guys,Does anyone have experience on how one should file their gst hst taxes as a registered business that has to report annually1) Do we even use the total sales from eBay on our revenue line?2) I completely understand that the gst hst is collecte...

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Didn’t receive refund for custom fees

Hello, I bought a turntable and it was damaged during shipping. I started a refund with the seller, who told me he was going to see if the turntable was protected by warranty or insurance, and the day before the deadline I got a refund for the item, ...

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Resolved! Canadian Sales Tax - where the money goes ?

Hello !I've been trying to reach an ebay agent for weeks trying to answer my question, they all transfer me left and right, nobody seems to have an answer. I am a canadian seller based in Québec, my accountant told me I needed to register to the Reve...

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Ebay requiring Social Insurance Number

I contaced the CRA .The CRA agent said that the CRA has not requested that ebay sellers supply their Social Insrance Number to ebayI then contacted ebay and their agent also said it was optional.What has been your results when contacting the CRA abou...

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Upcoming Canada GST/HST Holiday

Assuming it gets passed, it looks like the Liberals and NDP are going to introduce legislation for a GST/HST holiday between December 14th and February 15th for many types of goods (including books, toys & games, children's clothing, etc). Adding thi...

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Tax when shipping out of province.

Seems sellers are charged both GST and PST when shipping out of province (to another province). This is incorrect and only GST should be applied unless shipping to a HST province. Anyone else expereince this or spoken to eBay about this incorrect tax...

How to complete the quarterly GST/HST return now that ebay is collecting Canadain Sales tax?

Ebay started collecting sales tax on Canadian sales on July 1/22 - ie Q3/22.I am a registered business located in Canada.Until now I have been filing quarterly sales tax returns with Revenue Canada. There are two main parts to the GST/HST return.1. T...

Resolved! Taxes on sales in Canada

I know the system has changed since July of ‘22 when it comes to taxes in Canada, but is it normal that Ebay charges the buyer sales tax and the seller tax as well?? I just noticed this week a sale that charged the buyer sales tax of 5.85 which broug...

How We Got Here

Interesting reading from the Federal Guvmint website:https://www.budget.gc.ca/2021/report-rapport/anx6-en.html#application-of-the-gst-hst-to-e-commercehttps://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/digital-e...

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GST/QST on a sale from USA seller

Hi!I have read your Canadian sales tax policy on your website (https://pages.ebay.ca/salestax2022/), but things are still not totally clear to me.I'm trying to understand your policy regarding GST/QST for *physical* items (NOT digitally downloaded) s...

Canadian Sales Taxes - Questions

Hi everyone – We know you might have questions regarding the email you recently received about eBay Canada collecting Canada Sales Tax (GST/HST/QST/ PST) on behalf of our sellers. Please feel free to leave your questions and comments here and we’ll g...

Resolved! Import Tax

Hey. So, I recently purchased a gaming laptop on ebay from US. As shown in the image. I have payed everything including the GST and PST because I live in BC, Canada and BC charges you GST and PST. Do I need to pay taxes again when it arrive athe bord...

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