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 Author: Emporiosa View Messages Posted By Emporiosa
 Posted: Jul 5, 2023 19:30
 Subject: Canada - B2B Verification (new...?)
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 Topic: Taxes
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Emporiosa (5527)

Location:  Canada, Ontario
Member Since Contact Type Status
Jan 5, 2018 Contact Member Seller
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Store: Emporiosa
Sorry BL for constantly being on your case about the tax issues in Canada...
Hopefully I'm jumping the gun and this is not related to Canada somehow,
although in this context, I've only seen GST/HST in relation to Canada.

For reference, please see the thread I had made January 10, 2023 in regards to
what I believed to have been an error in tax collection on sellers fees as per
the CRA's Digital Economy guidelines. I had even called and spoke with CRA
Rulings on a couple of occasions, where they fully believed that the interpretation
was correct, and that LEGO BrickLink should contact them to have an official
ruling (if they hadn't already done one). https://www.bricklink.com/message.asp?ID=1386566

At the time, LEGO BrickLink came back saying their tax team had confirmed with
the CRA that they were part of the normal regime, meaning they could continue
charging GST/HST to sellers who were already registered to collect and remit
GST/HST. All was fine then, and us sellers were able to continue claiming our
ITCs (it's how we reclaim our taxes paid, as they are returned to us). I
assumed they must have had some kind of loophole with LEGO having physical store
presences in Canada (even if BL servers were located in the US).

But while I was in the Management section, I just saw a new B2B Verification
as a Canadian seller for GST/HST. Picture attached. I have not seen any communication
of any kind to make note of this change. On top of that, if what they said was
incorrect, they understand that the CRA requires them to refund the GST/HST paid
by sellers who have provided their GST/HST (which several of us did at the time)
as BL would have been collecting in error.

May we please get an official response about this.

Thank-you,

Sarah
-Emporiosa
 
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Jul 5, 2023 19:38
 Subject: Re: Canada - B2B Verification (new...?)
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 Topic: Taxes
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Location:  Canada, Ontario
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Mar 15, 2016 Contact Member Seller
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Store: Nub's Select
Thanks for always being on top of taxes!
(on a side note i had this error when i tried filling that box out in the past
and have it now again also and was wondering if anyone else is since i know my
number is valid and i tried it without spaces, with spaces, and without the RT001
at the end but nothing works)
 
 Author: Emporiosa View Messages Posted By Emporiosa
 Posted: Jul 5, 2023 19:43
 Subject: Re: Canada - B2B Verification (new...?)
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Location:  Canada, Ontario
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Jan 5, 2018 Contact Member Seller
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Store: Emporiosa
In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  Thanks for always being on top of taxes!
(on a side note i had this error when i tried filling that box out in the past
and have it now again also and was wondering if anyone else is since i know my
number is valid and i tried it without spaces, with spaces, and without the RT001
at the end but nothing works)

It's why I'm hoping it might have been there for a while, and it's
not applicable anymore (in the sense that they had put it in place incase they
weren't part of the normal tax regime, but it didn't end up need to be
used). Mine also does not work when it's valid. I tested theirs too, and
theirs doesn't pass the test either
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Jul 5, 2023 19:47
 Subject: Re: Canada - B2B Verification (new...?)
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 Topic: Taxes
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Location:  Canada, Ontario
Member Since Contact Type Status
Mar 15, 2016 Contact Member Seller
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Store: Nub's Select
In Taxes, Emporiosa writes:
  In Taxes, Nubs_Select writes:
  Thanks for always being on top of taxes!
(on a side note i had this error when i tried filling that box out in the past
and have it now again also and was wondering if anyone else is since i know my
number is valid and i tried it without spaces, with spaces, and without the RT001
at the end but nothing works)

It's why I'm hoping it might have been there for a while, and it's
not applicable anymore (in the sense that they had put it in place incase they
weren't part of the normal tax regime, but it didn't end up need to be
used). Mine also does not work when it's valid. I tested theirs too, and
theirs doesn't pass the test either

heres to hoping it gets sorted out!
 Author: Ra View Messages Posted By Ra
 Posted: Jul 5, 2023 20:17
 Subject: Re: Canada - B2B Verification (new...?)
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 Topic: Taxes
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Ra (263)

Location:  USA, New York
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Store: Zor
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Title transfers, oh the excitement!