Suggested transaction tax system

[Paul Tatham]

Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> "Al B. Snell" <alaric@alaric-snell.com> writes:
> 
> > On Wed, 15 Nov 2000, James A. Treacy wrote:
> >
> > > GST = Goods and Services Tax
> > > The rate is 7%, but how it is applied depends on the province. Most
> > > apply it on the cost of the good (or service). Others, like Quebec,
> > > apply it to the cost + provincial tax. Yes, there can be tax on a
> > > tax, as remarkable as that sounds. So, in Ontario we pay 15% tax,
> > > but in Quebec the rate is 15.56%.
> >
> > So in the end it's just a simple percentage? No problem! :-)
> 
> Except I bet you can come up with some screw cases where an item is
> covered by one tax but not the other.. Or some items (eg a grocery
> store) may be taxable and others are not.
> 
> > ABS
> >
> > --

Yeah, really. If you go to a donut shop and order 6 or more donuts - no
tax. Less than 6 and and it's considered restaurant food, not groceries
- tax is charged. At the grocery store the food is not taxed but other
stuff is. 

> >                                Alaric B. Snell
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> >
> 
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