07-27-2024 06:15 PM
eBay is unlawfully collecting Sales tax on non taxable items, giving us no control
its crazy !
When i asked about it, they demanded ID and a bunch of non sense company registration.
the good news we have other store fronts we dont need IDF style non sense on ebay
07-27-2024 06:27 PM - edited 07-27-2024 06:37 PM
Examples please of "eBay is unlawfully collecting Sales tax on non taxable items,"
BTW, yes indeed your "pre-owned" electronics and/or "new" items you list on eBay are sales tax applicable to the buyer 's location as per Canadian taxation laws for marketplace facillitators such as eBay...
07-27-2024 06:54 PM
Used items are still subject to sales taxes.
Even donated items are subject to sales taxes.
Even charities collect and remit sales taxes.
Online sellers who use sites like eBay, etsy, Amazon, etc, pay the site a fee for collecting and remitting sales taxes.
The buyer pays the actual tax to the site, not to the seller.
EBay is collecting taxes for all Canadian provinces and territories, all US states and territories, all Australian and European Union and the UK. Probably some others.
07-28-2024 05:00 AM - edited 07-28-2024 05:00 AM
What's really odd is that you weren't charged GST! How did you manage to pull that off?
07-28-2024 09:27 AM
Sales tax is a worldwide THING, almost...
https://www.globalvatcompliance.com/globalvatnews/world-countries-vat-rates-2020/
TAX on TAX on TAX on TAX makes the world go around, the world go around...
Country | Standard VAT/GST Rate | Reduced Rates |
Algeria | The standard sales tax (VAT) rate is 19%. | A reduced rate of 9% applies to certain industries |
Antigua and Barbuda | No VAT tax but standard sales tax is set at 15% | Reduced rate of 14% |
Andorra | The standard rate is 4.5%, although a higher rate of 9.5% applies to banking and financial services. | Αndorra has three additional IGI rates: A reduced rate of 1%, a special rate of 2.5% |
Argentina | The standard VAT rate is 21%. (enhanced rate of 27% for several metered utilities) | Reduced rate of 10.5% |
Armenia | The standard VAT rate is 20%. | |
Aruba | There is no VAT as such in Aruba, although there have been calls from the International Monetary Fund for the introduction of such a levy. (A combined rate “GST” can be considered to be at 7%) | |
Australia | Australia has a Goods and Services Tax (GST) which is equivalent to a VAT. The standard GST rate is 10%. | |
Azerbaijan | The standard VAT rate is 18%. | |
Bahamas | Standard VAT rate of 10% | |
Bahrain | From January 1, 2022, the standard VAT rate is 10%. | |
Bangladesh | The standard VAT rate is 15%. | 10%, 7.5%, 5%, 2,4%, 2% |
Barbados | The standard VAT rate is 17.5% (Super rate of 22% mobile voice & text services) | A reduced rate of 10% applies to the provision of hotel accommodation |
Belize | There is no value-added tax as such. Belize instead introduced a General Sales Tax in January 2006, which applies to a wide range of goods and services at a 12.5% rate. | |
Bermuda | There is no VAT in Bermuda. | |
Bolivia | The standard VAT (IVA) rate is 13% under Article 15 of the VAT Law | |
Botswana | Since April 2023 the standard VAT rate is 14% | |
Brazil | Brazil imposes a state tax equivalent to VAT (ICMS) This rate is imposed by each state and is subject to a limit set by the federal senate. The rates can vary in the states from 17% to 18% (Rio de Janeiro has 20% as an exception). and the highest rate can typically reach 25%. | 7% |
British Virgin Islands | There is no VAT in the British Virgin Islands. | |
Brunei | There is no VAT in Brunei. | |
Bulgaria | The standard VAT rate is 20%. | A reduced VAT rate of 10% applies to hotel accommodation and the tourism sector |
Canada | The standard federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate is 5% | |
Cayman Islands | There is no VAT in the Cayman Islands. | |
Chile | The standard VAT rate is 19%. | |
China | The standard VAT rate is 13%, 9%, 6% | Reduced rates of 5%, 2%, 3%, 1.5% and 0.5%. |
Colombia | The standard VAT (IVA – Impuesto sobre las Ventas) rate is 19% | 5% |
Cook Islands | The standard VAT rate is 15%, | |
Costa Rica | The standard VAT rate is 13%, the same rate as the sales tax. | 4%, 2%, 1% |
Curaçao | There is no VAT in Curaçao. (Sales tax is 6% with enchanced rates of 7& and 9%) | |
UAE | VAT is charged at 5% in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) | |
Ecuador | The standard VAT rate is 15% | |
Egypt | The VAT rate is 14% | 5% |
El Salvador | The standard VAT (IVA) rate is 13% | |
Equatorial Guinea | The standard VAT rate is 15% | 6% |
Ethiopia | The standard VAT rate is 15% | |
Faroe Islands | The standard VAT rate is 25% | |
Georgia | The standard VAT rate is 18% | |
Gibraltar | There is no VAT in Gibraltar. | |
Guatemala | The standard VAT rate is 12% | |
Guernsey | There is no VAT in Guernsey | |
Hong Kong | There is no VAT or sales tax in Hong Kong. | |
India | The primary rates of Indian GST are 0.25%, 1.5%, 3%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% | |
Indonesia | The standard VAT rate is 11% | |
Iraq | There is no VAT in Iraq. (The standard sales tax ranges from 9% to 300% on alcohol & tobacco) | |
Isle of Man | The standard rate of VAT is 20% | 5% |
Israel | The standard VAT rate is 17% | |
Japan | The standard (Consumption Tax) rate is 10% | 8% |
Jersey | The standard Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate is 5%. | |
Kazakhstan | The standard rate of VAT is 12% | |
South Korea | The standard VAT rate is 10% | |
Kuwait | There is no VAT in Kuwait | |
Laos | The standard VAT rate is 10% | |
Lebanon | The standard VAT rate is 11% | |
Malaysia | On September 1, 2018, the Government of Malaysia replaced the Goods and Services Tax (GST) with a 10% Sales Tax (The standard rate of service tax is 8%) | 5% (Sales Tax) |
Mauritania | The standard VAT rate is 16% | |
Mauritius | The standard VAT rate is 15% | |
Mexico | The standard VAT rate is 16% | 8% |
Morocco | The standard VAT rate is 20% | 7% 10% 14% |
New Zealand | The standard Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate is 15% | |
Nigeria | The standard VAT rate is 7.5% | |
Oman | the standard VAT rate in Oman is 5% | |
Pakistan | Pakistan does not have VAT. The standard sales tax rate is 18% | Pakistan has a large number of reduced sales tax rates, including 1%, 2%, 5%, 10% and 12% (among others). |
Panama | The standard VAT rate in Panama is 7% and there are supplementary rates of 10% and 15% | |
Peru | The standard VAT rate is 18% | Effective September 1, 2022 until December 31, 2024, a 8% reduced rate will apply to micro and small suppliers of restaurant, hotel, and tourist accommodation services that receive at least 70% of their income from these supplies. |
Philippines | The standard VAT rate is 12% | |
Puerto Rico | The sales and use tax (SUT) rate is 11.5% | 1% |
Qatar | There is no VAT in Qatar | |
Russia | The standard VAT rate is 20% | 10% |
Saudi Arabia | VAT is charged at 15% | |
Samoa | VAGST rate of 15% | |
Singapore | The standard Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate is 9% | |
South Africa | The standard VAT rate is 15% | |
Sri Lanka | The standard VAT rate is 18% | |
Taiwan | The standard VAT rate is 5% | |
Tanzania | The standard VAT rate is 18% | |
Tajikistan | The standard VAT rate is 14% | 10%, 7%, 5% |
Thailand | The standard VAT rate is 7% (Reduced from the standard 10% until 30 September 2024) | |
Tunisia | The standard VAT rate is 19% | 7%, 13% |
Turkey | The standard VAT rate is 20% | 10%, 1% |
Turks and Caicos | There is no VAT in Turks and Caicos | |
Ukraine | The standard VAT rate is currently 20% | 7%, 14% |
Uganda | The standard VAT rate is 18% | |
United Kingdom | The standard VAT rate is 20% | 5% |
Uruguay | The standard VAT rate is 22% | 10% |
USA | There is no VAT in the USA. U.S. state sales and use tax rates vary between 2.9% and 7.25% | Reduced rates are offered for sales of specific products. |
Uzbekistan | The standard VAT rate is 12% | |
Vanuatu | The standard VAT rate is 15% | |
Venezuela | The standard VAT rate is 16% | 8% |
Vietnam | The standard VAT rate is 8% | Reduced VAT |
07-28-2024 09:27 AM
(Cut, Paste, Repeat as needed)
Then contact your local MP as it was your elected officials who put this in place, It has nothing to do with eBay...
If you already did not know & evidently you do NOT...
This TAX collection system was planned by your elected Canadian Government, not eBay!
It was in the 2021 Canadian Budget, you did read it right, as a voter you should always read what is going through the system in the pork rind, CBC and most mainstream media only tells you the "things" the GOV wants to be publicized...
Also, it applies to all "online marketplaces" Amazon, Etsy, and all others.
Any marketplace "Facilitator" that makes over $30,000.00CDN in sales has no choice other than to charge and collect the tax, this is not an eBay thing, it's a Government thing, put in place by the people you elected and put into office...
If you have an issue you can contact your local MP.
BTW - This is actually a worldwide thing, the UK, USA, Australia, and a whole slew of others already have a similar tax and many more shortly will.
And, yes it applies to USED GOODS sold through a "marketplace facilitator"
And the TAXES you are paying are based on the entire amount of the transaction you conducted on eBay, that's the Goods & Services bit...
This is the same thing I post every time I see this SALES TAX nonsense, the issue is not eBay it is YOU for not reading about what your government plans and not reading eBay policy about fees charged...
07-28-2024 01:37 PM
Many Non-Profit Organizations are GST exempt.