HST on ebay purchases from Canada

Technically you are supposed to report on your income tax return you purchased products that were not subject to HST so you can be taxed HST... iirc... but then again does anyone actually do this?

Altera wrote: ↑ Technically you are supposed to report on your income tax return you purchased products that were not subject to HST so you can be taxed HST... iirc... but then again does anyone actually do this?

I doubt it but anyway can you point us at CRA's income tax interpretation bulletin you are referring to?

HST applies to all goods purchased in or imported to Ontario. If a seller in another country does not charge the HST, it is supposed to be applied by the CBSA on import. If they miss it, you are are supposed to self-report (I think one person almost did that once, but then they forgot). So in theory there is no tax difference between Canadian sellers and U.S. sellers.

If a company in another province that doesn't have HST sells you something, they are supposed to charge you Ontario HST. In the distant past before GST, out-of-province companies had the advantage of not having to charge PST. But since GST now applies to the whole country, and all companies have to report it to the CRA, there is no escaping the requirement to charge HST when shipping to Ontario.

You are allowed to import goods by mail or private shipper up to $20 free of HST, and of course you have higher limits if you purchased the goods in person on an out-of-country trip.

Exp315 wrote: ↑ If they miss it, you are are supposed to self-report (I think one person almost did that once, but then they forgot). So in theory there is no tax difference between Canadian sellers and U.S. sellers.

Same question as before, can you point us at CRA's income tax interpretation bulletin you are referring to?

andrew4321 wrote: ↑ Same question as before, can you point us at CRA's income tax interpretation bulletin you are referring to?

Yes I can. As can anyone who is not too lazy to type "HST self assessment" into a Google search box.

Just because they are collecting HST doesn’t mean it is being remitted to the government. It’s another price scouge. Much like a flea market vendor asking for HST. Pure profit for the them as they have no HST account or intention of remitting it.

Exp315 wrote: ↑ Yes I can. As can anyone who is not too lazy to type "HST self assessment" into a Google search box.

Right...but obviously the reason for the changes are because 1) very few know about having to fill in a return within a month after a purchase and 2) very few, even if they know, are not going to bother filling in a return and 3) it's not a simple matter of easily discerning what would be taxed or not. Exception might be a motor vehicle.

And googling "HST self assessment" doesn't come up with a clear answer to the typical Joe that doesn't understand taxation in this country. A link would be nice to the point you're trying to make.

Like, how many are going to pay tax for clothing purchased when they visited a different province?