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Years ago (1991) in Canada, there was a massive change to the sales tax structure. It was quite convoluted, where things like 1 donut incurred tax, but a dozen

by tux1968 2y ago

Years ago (1991) in Canada, there was a massive change to the sales tax structure. It was quite convoluted, where things like 1 donut incurred tax, but a dozen had no tax. Potatoes had no sales tax, but of course, GST was levied on car sales. Several large car dealerships immediately advertised that they were no longer selling cars, but expensive potatoes. If you bought a $12,000 potato from them (no tax), they'd throw in a free car. You can imagine how long the government put up with that.

maerF0x0 2y ago
Those might be the most honest salesmen of all time... Yeah it's only $12k, but it is a potato. :grin:
- pcthrowaway 2y ago
  I've bought a lemon from a car dealership, but I guess those are taxable.
  - 486sx33 2y ago
    A single , unprepared lemon would not be charged GST
    - maerF0x0 2y ago
      In the USA sales tax is charged on used cars in almost every state. Which is asinine when you figure the car could change hands an arbitrary amount of times.