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I'm hoping that someone could at least point me in the right direction.
I'm sure somthing like this must exist but I've been looking and I can't seem to find the solution. I live in the province of Quebec. The governemt requires me to charge PST (provincial sales tax) and GST (goods and services tax) to anyone living or purchasing from Quebec. Anyone who is buying out of Quebec but within Canada I need to charge only the GST and for anyone else in the world, no tax. This means that I need three levels of pricing or a script that can detect the IP and calculate the tax accordingly.
Here's what I would like:
-Tax calculated based on IP.
-Sales recorded within some type of accounting software to track sales and tax collected.
If you know of a software or can just point me in the right direction I would truly appreciate it.
If you were purchasing from a Canadian airport then the tax would be applicable. Forget about being online for a moment. If you were in the airport and would buy a chocolate bar then you would get taxed even though you would be visiting. You could fill out a form and request the Canadian Government to reimburse you the tax. I guess that could work if you were purchasing from me online.
Man, these governments make things difficult! lol
If you were in the airport and would buy a chocolate bar then you would get taxed even though you would be visiting.
The governemt requires me to charge PST (provincial sales tax) and GST (goods and services tax) to anyone living or purchasing from Quebec.
Um, what if I'm buying the chocolate bar from the duty free store?
I was just trying to make a point about paying taxes.
Change your hosting. If you host your online shop outside Quebec then your customers would not "purchase from Quebec".
Hmmm... that's interesting. My hosting is done in the US.
Part of the problem is that the Government doesn't even know how to handle it. I had spent a few hours with an agent trying to figure this out and we never really came up with an answer except that I need to collect taxes because the business name is registered in Quebec.
Hmmm... that's interesting. My hosting is done in the US.
If you host your online shop outside Quebec then your customers would not "purchase from Quebec".
Local regulations are different everywhere, but the majority go along the lines of:
- If your physical presence is in Province/State A, you must charge tax to purchasers from Province/State A, unless the person can prove they are not a resident of Province/State A (but even that doesn't work in some cases).
- If the purchaser is outside of Province/State A, then you're probably not required to charge tax. BUT, you may still be required to charge tax based on the the Province/State where the purchaser lives. True example- California residents are required to report and pay California sales tax on purchases made outside of California (if the item will be used in California). Many online sites are charging CA sales tax if the item is being shipped to California.
Oh, if online life were really that simple!
Oh, if online life were really that simple!
Yes, it is. You have only to make difference between sales tax and income tax!
What is your problem then? Why do you insist so much to pay a tax you do not owe?
I'm not insisting I'm just trying to abide by the rules. I also want to avoid having problems in the future. I could just imagine the government telling me that I have to fork over thousands of dollars because I haven't declared any sales tax.
Anyway, the thread is about finding a program that can solve the collection of sales tax and possibly integrating it with an accounting program. I will deal with the issue of who will pay the taxes with my accountant and with an agent of the Minister of Finance.
