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by run4yourlives2 3373 days ago
Except for the fact that the GST gets remitted to the government, instead of to Uber. Your suggesting is an 5-17% reduction in margin, dependent on province.

Either way, collecting GST on a sale is the norm in Canada, regardless of what happens on the back end.
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qeternity 3373 days ago
Read the parent:

> So from what I can see, Uber should be collecting, for itself.

My comment is not about remitting, it's about collection. Jesus.

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run4yourlives2 3372 days ago
I don't think you understand how this works. I can charge you $10 for a candy bar with GST included and make $.95, or I can charge $10 + 5 cents gst and make $10.

It's not at all the same thing as you previously suggested.

The entire point of this conversation here is that $10 + 5 cents gst is a price increase if you weren't bothering to charge a tax at all.

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