On 6/22/06, Jenny Brandis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You made me curious about the Australian GST and travellers...
Taxes vary where-ever you go, and it pays to find out :) Those of us who were just in Oregon to attend the PNWLace conference did not have to pay sales or service taxes (at least none that I could see ~) - it was a treat for my driver host, to order a beer with his meal and simply pay the price on the menu. When buying an alcoholic beverage with a meal where I live we pay a tax on that, as well as the GST on the meal. On our way home through Washington state, I was able to buy a much-needed piece of luggage - the many goodies from the lace conference were bulging from my one carryall! The girl asked me if 'I' was 'taxable' - and I didn't know how to answer. I responded, Well, I'm from Canada? she then asked 'Alberta?' - Alberta doesn't charge sales tax either. But I'm from BC. So - I paid the state sales tax. If I was from Oregon I presume I wouldn't have paid the sales tax. I wonder if I was from an overseas country if I would have had to pay (probably not?). I found that interesting. And I had to show i.d. when I made the purchase. Also interesting. I bought a piece of lace, part of an infant's ensemble, recently from an antique shop in Victoria BC. I only paid the one tax, the GST, because the item was still classified as 'babywear' which is tax exempted in the province :) -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging lace at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
