Well for us, we mail an invoice to a U.S. Address. If it comes back, then we
know they gave us a false address. We also bill in U.S. Dollars.
I've haven't seen someone try to defeat the system in order to save 7% off a
domain reg yet. Perhaps there are people that will do anything in order to
get a 7% discount.
You may want to contact the government and ask about fraud issues like
that -- however it doesn't change the principle that U.S. citizens and
businesses who are currently in the U.S. should not pay GST on domains
ordered via a Canadian company.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Chris S
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 4:06 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: GST on domain transfers
>
>
>
> well what is stopping someone from canada claiming to be from the states,
> and then changing the information afterwards?
>
> >From: "dnsadmin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >CC: "Scott Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: GST on domain transfers
> >Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:43:45 -0800
> >
> >
> >Scott,
> >
> >You should not be charging GST to customers that are located in the U.S.
> >The GST you pay is refunded against any remittances you do.
> >
> >If you pay GST on domains purchased from OpenSRS, it does not mean you
> >should also charge GST to a U.S. Citizen or Business while they
> are located
> >outside of the country.
> >
> >GST is only applicable to products or services that are bought
> and used in
> >Canada. If you are exporting the ownership of a domain name to a U.S.
> >Citizen, then you should not charge GST to that U.S. Citizen.
> >
> >However, if the U.S. Citizen bought a domain name, was staying in Toronto
> >for a year while they made use of it here, then they would have
> to pay GST
> >(and perhaps apply for a refund later).
> >
> >If they are located outside of the country at the time of purchase, then
> >they don't need to pay the GST.
> >
> >This URL:
> >http://www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/E/pub/gp/rc4027eq/rc4027eq-03.html#P193_10886
> >
> >The quotation is:
> >
> >"exports-most goods and services taxable at 7% or 15% in Canada are
> >zero-rated when exported. "
> >
> >Please call the government to clarify.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott Goodman
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:00 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: GST on domain transfers
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I charge everyone GST, as I am doing business in Canada, and
> > > OpenSRS charges *me* GST
> > > for every dollar I spend with them (.ca, .com doesn;t matter). I
> > > refer americans to the
> > > CCRA website for info on getting rebates, although I'm actually
> > > not too sure if they
> > > even can get a rebate.
> > >
> > > Chris S wrote:
> > >
> > > > i was wondering about how GST is being handled for canadian
> > > customers. what
> > > > stops me from registering a name as an american, and then
> going in and
> > > > changing my information afterwards? also, how are
> transfers affected
> >by
> > > > GST? i know that a year is added to the domain after a transfer is
> > > > complete, but does GST apply to this?
> > > >
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