10 AR mags where?
- Thread starter IM_Lugger
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- Location
- ON in the 519
I'm with you on the extra 8% but I think Questar is the importer as well.
- Location
- BC, In a Van down by the river!
Buy from Questar. We can all thank them for being able to use those mag's. Don't be a cheap a**! 
They are made specifically (and exclusively) for Questar... we are the sole importer and we distribute them to dealers across Canada. If your local dealer doesn't carry them you can ask them to contact us and we'll be happy to make them available.
In 23 more days it won't much matter where you buy them as after July 1st you won't save anything on the taxes buying "out of province"... thanks to Mr. McQuinty and his Liberal government. Same for BC residents buying out of province... come July 1st we'll have to charge you guys the HST rate on your sales.
So save while you still can
Mark
No effect on goods which were previously subject to both taxes.
Products purchased from another province will only be subject to HST if that province is a participating province. (Ie, you can still purchase stuff from Alberta and pay only GST, I think).
Along with the new HST system comes much more intense/complicated place of supply rules. Anything sourced in Ontario will be subject to HST, whether or not it is sold in Ontario.
This is my understanding, though I don't specialize in commodity tax.
This is not really "new"... it's been in place for several eastern provinces for a number of years now... Any business that collects GST/HST is required to collect the rate of GST/HST appropriate to the province that the goods are being sold (shipped/delivered) to. This has been the case for the eastern provinces that have HST for the past few years... and now this will be the case for BC and Ontario once they join the ranks of HST provinces.
So... no matter where the seller is located, they are required to charge the buyer the rate of tax that is charged in the buyers home province if delivery of the goods is made to that province (5% GST or 12% HST for BC or 13% HST for Ontario and the other HST provinces).
If you live in Ontario and you buy an item from another province, that vendor will be required to charge you 13% HST if they are sending the item to your home province. The exception is that an Ontario resident who physically goes to Alberta (for example) and picks up the item in Alberta... he would only need to pay the 5% GST... if he goes to Quebec he would pay the GST and the Quebec Provincial Tax rate... if the Alberta dealer ships the item to your home in Ontario then it's considered an Ontario sale and you will be charged 13% HST.
This means that Ontario customers who used to save the 8% PST by buying items from other provinces... they will now be paying 13% HST no matter what province they buy the goods in if those goods are shipped to Ontario. It also means that BC customers who used to save their PST by buying items from Ontario and other provinces outside of BC will now be charged the BC HST (12%) on their purchases shipped to BC regardless of what province the purchase is made in. That's been the system for 3 eastern provinces for quite some time now... it sucks but they've closed the "loop-hole" that allowed people to save the PST by having purchases shipped into the province instead of making the purchse in their home province.
If the vendor fails to collect the proper rate of tax then they themselves will be liable for that money when they get audited by the tax department.
Mark
HST is part of the GST system... in effect there will be no more PST in Ontario. McQuinty made a deal with the Federal Government... in effect the Feds will collect all of the tax and they will send a portion of what they collect to Ontario as part of the "deal".
For a business in Ontario we eliminate the PST and adjust the tax rates that we charge for GST... Ontario becomes an HST Province at 13% and BC becomes an HST Province at 12%... the other provinces stay the way they were prior to July 1st (some are 5% GST and some are 13% HST already). We collect the GST and HST taxes and send them to the Feds every month... but before sending it we deduct all of the GST and HST that we've paid out on our purchases and expenses (those are called input tax credits). What gets sent to the government is the difference between what we've collected and what we've paid out.
It is actually possible for a business to pay out more than they collect (during a set reporting period) and in those cases the business actually gets a refund cheque from the government... but obviously that doesn't happen for long.
Mark
sorry for the stupid question but are magazines able to bought without your PAL , are they considered a controlled item ? , reason i ask is my pal is going to be about a week or so coming in but i figured i might as well get started collection stuff i may not need a license for yet .
- Location
- Peace River, Alberta
Magazine licence
You don't have a magazine licence?
Greg
You don't have a magazine licence?
Greg
300shooter
Regular
- Location
- Windsor, Bantario
Soooo, getting back on track, I just received my party pack of 10 mags from Questar. The shipment was lightning fast, the mags are great, pricing was right AND they are a site sponsor. Just Do It !
Thanx Questar.
Thanx Questar.
I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding a dealer that will not require you to have your PAL to purchase magazines.
Unfortunately, Questar only does business with customers who have a valid PAL... that is our own corporate policy and not a legal requirement of the firearms act. It applies to anything being purchased from our company.
Sorry.
Mark
