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Fine, so knowing this, Uber collects GST and reduces the fare by the offsetting amount. In one pocket and out of the other. It's purely optics.
by qeternity 10y ago
Fine, so knowing this, Uber collects GST and reduces the fare by the offsetting amount. In one pocket and out of the other. It's purely optics.
- run4yourlives2 10y agoExcept for the fact that the GST gets remitted to the government, instead of to Uber. Your suggesting is an 5-17% reduction in margin, dependent on province. Either way, collecting GST on a sale is the norm in Canada, regardless of what happens on the back end.
- qeternity 10y agoRead the parent: > So from what I can see, Uber should be collecting, for itself. My comment is not about remitting, it's about collection. Jesus.
- run4yourlives2 10y agoI don't think you understand how this works. I can charge you $10 for a candy bar with GST included and make $.95, or I can charge $10 + 5 cents gst and make $10. It's not at all the same thing as you previously suggested. The entire point of this conversation here is that $10 + 5 cents gst is a price increase if you weren't bothering to charge a tax at all.
- graeme 10y agoIt's not purely optics. It's either an increase in Uber's prices, or a decrease in their margins. By "collecting, for itself" I meant "for itself as the seller" rather than "collecting on behalf of its contractors"