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Old 02-27-2009, 09:54 AM
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VAT is Value Added Tax, or in Canada we have the GST which stands for the Goods and Services Tax.

This type of tax is added at each step of the procurement chain so an example a car dealership would pay the GST on all of their purchases whether it be a car, parts, or stationary. When they sell the car or parts, they charge the next consumer the GST and they then get to claim back the GST they paid on that item. Since the stationary is for the dealerships use, they would not get a refund on that tax as they are the 'consumer' of that product.

What little I've read, the British VAT operates in a similar fashion.
 
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Originally Posted by BOFH
VAT is Value Added Tax, or in Canada we have the GST which stands for the Goods and Services Tax.

This type of tax is added at each step of the procurement chain so an example a car dealership would pay the GST on all of their purchases whether it be a car, parts, or stationary. When they sell the car or parts, they charge the next consumer the GST and they then get to claim back the GST they paid on that item. Since the stationary is for the dealerships use, they would not get a refund on that tax as they are the 'consumer' of that product.

What little I've read, the British VAT operates in a similar fashion.
Wow - sounds like an accountants job security and retirement plan to me!
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 09:17 AM
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Europe's Value Added Tax. A lot like a sales tax.

But no, only USERS should pay a fossil fuel tax.
 
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Old 02-28-2009, 11:15 AM
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ISTR an article last week that said this was one of those ideas tossed out by some screwball that was promptly shot down for being blatant idiocy . Now some wingnut gets ahold of it and starts screaming "Libruls wanna eet r baybees!!!!!" over it.

Let's just give it the attention it deserves. None.

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Old 02-28-2009, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by BOFH
VAT is Value Added Tax, or in Canada we have the GST which stands for the Goods and Services Tax.

This type of tax is added at each step of the procurement chain so an example a car dealership would pay the GST on all of their purchases whether it be a car, parts, or stationary. When they sell the car or parts, they charge the next consumer the GST and they then get to claim back the GST they paid on that item. Since the stationary is for the dealerships use, they would not get a refund on that tax as they are the 'consumer' of that product.

What little I've read, the British VAT operates in a similar fashion.
Yes I believe the UK VAT tax is the same way.

Just an FYI, the UK VAT tax is 17.5%
 
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