Posted by Brian McIlwrath on 04/16/07 15:30

Colin Wilson <REMOVEEVERYTHINGBUTnewsgroup@phoenixbbszerospam.co.uk> wrote:
: > Did anyone reclaim the sales tax on the goods and services they purchased
: > once they got back to the UK? I've heard it's possible and as I've kept
: > receipts want to give it a go.

: We've done this for shopping from Canada a couple of times now - if
: you box clever and get "bundled" hotel packages you can save quite a
: bit as against paying for them seperately / locally !

For Canada you can reclaim GST (the national tax) very easily via an Ottawa
Government supported scheme - the various Provincial taxes are, AFAIK,
not reclaimable.

As the USA does NOT have a federal tax like GST - I think you are left
in a similar position to the Canadian Provincial taxes!

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