Why is the tax not just included in the displayed price? I thought that was just in the US. Canada does it too? - ThreadSky

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magicmad11.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Why is the tax not just included in the displayed price?
I thought that was just in the US. Canada does it too?

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soliloquyjackalope.bsky.social•4 days ago

Unfortunately, we are like the US in that regard. Unless the price specifically states that tax is included, it is not a part of the display price. I agree it would make things a lot easier, but I don't have a say in that haha

soliloquyjackalope.bsky.social•3 days ago

Also not everything or everyone counts towards the 13% HST - some items and people pay a lower tax so that may be why but I digress

magicmad11.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m just really used to our system in Australia, which is completely synchronised nationwide (I believe GST revenue is collected by state governments, but the rate is set federally), everything is either exempt or 10%, and displayed price includes tax. Receipts usually just asterisk taxed items

soliloquyjackalope.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah, here each province/territory set their own sales tax and either have seperate provincial sales tax and goods and service tax, or a combined harmonized sales tax. It's weird. First Nations people are exempt from part of the tax with a status card. Some items are no tax, or a lesser tax.

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