E-commerce imports tax Canadians

For items that are assessed duties, the taxes are applied to the total value of the purchase that includes the price tag amount and the assessed duties.

If the item being bought is downloadable from the Internet, like software or a horoscope reading, and Canadian sales taxes are not assessed, Proulx said it's up to the customer to report the purchase to Revenue Canada. Of course this is not enforceable and Proulx admitted that tax payment relies on "the honor system."

Since this article was originally written, most of the main distributors of computer-related items now have Canadian bases. Visit the links below and then click on the links that direct you to the Canadian pages.

Here are a few :

• TigerDirect.com
• Dell.com
• Amazon.com

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