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Do you have to pay tax on expensive Christmas gifts in Canada?

Asked by talljasperman (21916points) December 16th, 2014

A gift around $1000. In Canada

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thorninmud's avatar

Nope, no tax.

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majorbacon's avatar

only if youre buying them , not if you’re recieving them

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Vintage444's avatar

All provinces/territories in Canada have sales tax added to the base price of the retail purchase. In Ontario, it is HST 13%, hence the sales tax on $1000 would be $130. Each province is different. http://www.retailcouncil.org/quickfacts/taxrates

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