In regards to the PST on certs
It is a totally provincially dictated thing...In SASK where I am locate if i
sell to anyone in Sask I must charge the PST. To any non resident I do not
need to charge such... the same applies here to domains etc
our good old legislators decided here that ALL internet revenue is taxable
last March
MY recent tax audit verifies this as true!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Akbar & Jeff's Reincarnation Hut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: RE: Applicable Canadian Taxes for Web Certs
>
> Hi All,
>
> As a reseller/consultant who has been around the
> "does PST apply" question a number of times,
> I believe that it fails the tests that the Retail
> Sales Tax people apply. In any case, I can certainly
> build a strong enough case that I feel quite confortable
> in saying that I did due dilligance in considering
> the matter :).
>
> My understanding of certificates is that the fee
> is charged for the CA to verify the authenticity
> of the data provided - that is, it is charged
> in order to compensate for the time and trouble
> it takes for the CA to recieve the client documentation,
> review it, and make a determination as to it's validity,
> and to support the backend processes required to provide
> same.
>
> The actual signing with the CA's private key is simply
> the chit that the customer gets in order to show to the
> world that his claim to his name, or what-have-you, has
> be independantly verified.
>
> There are no tangable goods here, and reviewing/thinking
> about paperwork is definately a professional service.
>
> Of course, I rather agree that if you don't feel
> confident in your own ability to make the determination,
> or defend it successfully, that you would be well
> advised to pay someone who _is_ a lawyer, who will
> give you certain guarantees.
>
>
> arakune
> _________________________
> We want your guns.
> We want your sandwiches.
> -NtS
>
>
> On Thu, 31 May 2001, Darryl Green wrote:
>
> > Interesting question:
> >
> > Here's the comments i dug up around here.
> >
> > Tucows hasn't had to answer this question definitively (via a legal
opinion)
> > because we are selling to resellers (not end users) therfore, in any
event,
> > we are not obliged to collect PST.
> >
> > That said, and this is not legal or professional advice, we are not tax
> > lawyers or tax accountants, we aren't 100% positive but we believe it is
a
> > service and as such, PST does not need to be charged. For greater
certainty
> > ask your friendly tax lawyer (or other professional that has
professsional
> > liability insurance that kicks in in the event that their opinions are
> > incorrect).
> >
> > Hoep this helps
> > Regards
> > Darryl Green
> > Product Manager Web Certificates
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Tucows Inc.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian Backland
> > > Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 11:47 AM
> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Applicable Canadian Taxes for Web Certs
> > >
> > >
> > > Is a web certificate considered to be a PRODUCT or a SERVICE for sales
> > > tax purposes?
> > > When I resell a web certificate to a customer, what Canadian taxes
must
> > > be charged? Is it GST only or do I need to charge PST as well? BTW,
> > > this is for Ontario...
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Brian Backland
> > > Backland Communications Inc.
> > > 705-725-7725
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
