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Icyedge on 10 October 2011

Canada is the same except that taxes are even higher, your better off buying in the US.



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Marks on 10 October 2011

In Ontario (across the border from Detroit) there's a 13% tax on everything. So yeah add 13% to the $250 PS3 you want to buy. It'll be $282.



Mepeteatu on 10 October 2011

Here in Texas its 6.25%, but local taxing jurisdictions usually bump it up to 8.25%.



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oldschoolfool on 10 October 2011

games cost $65 new



germibobi on 11 October 2011
Mr Khan said:
NiKKoM said:
just a warning, depending from which country you're from and well.. luck.. at the custom control you might have tp pay an import duty...

He's going from Canada to the United States and back again. NAFTA all the way

 

@ Kasz. Pretty sure Ohio has a sales tax on all food and clothing, just that the overall rate is lower than PA. I know my family in Akron loves to go shopping in Grove City (very close to Ohio border and to where i live) because of the tax-free clothing

Actually I am going from France to US and back again :D.Will I have to pay additional custom taxes?



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mchaza on 11 October 2011

we have GST, which is our sales tax and its always included in the price. So US dont pay 60 dollars for there game ??, Umm thats news to me,



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lololol on 11 October 2011

In the UK sales tax is 20%... :'(

but its included in price listings



Galaki on 11 October 2011
Marks said:
In Ontario (across the border from Detroit) there's a 13% tax on everything. So yeah add 13% to the $250 PS3 you want to buy. It'll be $282.

It really bites when you spend buy something expensive. $500 suddenly turns into $565.

It was 15% some years ago.



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Kasz216 on 11 October 2011
KylieDog said:
Kasz216 said:
germibobi said:
Consoles have tax too,right?


EVERYTHING does, except for nontaxables like food.  Even then in some places some foods have sales tax.  (Junk food, Soda).

 

And, yes it's stupid, and no i don't know why it's like that.

 

It is based on the type of food, not where you are.  Confectionery foods are always taxed.

Sure it is.  Sales taxes are set locally.

Plus I mean, we don't charge a sales tax for any food items and 60% of what we sell is candy.



Marks on 11 October 2011
Galaki said:
Marks said:
In Ontario (across the border from Detroit) there's a 13% tax on everything. So yeah add 13% to the $250 PS3 you want to buy. It'll be $282.

It really bites when you spend buy something expensive. $500 suddenly turns into $565.

It was 15% some years ago.


Yeah it hurts man, so annoying. It's not gonna get any better with the Liberals. Their plan for balancing the budget includes more spending, not spending cuts. They plan to balance it by increasing revenues which means more taxes...ugghhh

Why can't a country just try real capitalism for 4 years and see that it works.