Posted by Tricky Dicky on 04/16/07 17:52

"Brian McIlwrath" <bkm@bkmpc.bnsc.rl.ac.uk> wrote in message
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> 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!

Are you saying that because I visited four States then I have to apply to
each local taxation office?

Cheers

Tricky

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