華盛頓州的煙霧彈-免稅驚喜!? - 溫哥華

※ 引述《wharton315 (wharton)》之銘言：
: 剛剛購物回來, 想說分享一下
: Seattle Premium Outlets的並沒有所謂免稅措施
: 免稅措施也就是之前有情報說從七月一日起 任何從BC AB來的居民, 不需要繳交購物稅

Washington State sales tax deal blocked
CBC News
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 | 6:33 PM

A sales tax exemption for B.C. and Ontario residents shopping in Washington
State that was scheduled to take effect Thursday has been blocked.

A state judge has put a temporary halt to the planned exemption after
applications by lawyers for the city of Bellingham, Washington, and Whatcom
County, near the Canadian border south of Vancouver.

The judge's order puts a halt to the exemption throughout the state.

The issue will be back in court July 9 when state officials are expected to
argue in favour of the exemption.

State revenue officials announced June 8 that residents of the two provinces
would become eligible for a sales tax exemption due to the HST.

Washington state law allows a sales tax exemption to residents of
jurisdictions that impose a sales tax of three per cent or less. As the HST
in B.C. and Ontario technically eliminates provincial sales taxes, residents
of those provinces were to become eligible.

But in Washington State, the 6.5 per cent state sales tax is accompanied by a
county sales tax of up to three per cent.

Bellingham and Whatcom County officials said that the state-imposed exemption
would cut too deeply into their tax revenues.

Washington State has long been a favourite shopping destination for B.C.
residents.

就如同前一篇推文說的,
由於律師抗告,
法官暫時中止了這個計畫..

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