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HST Tax?
I live in Ontario and I thought that the HST tax doens't apply to children's clotghing and footwear, infant and child care seats, diapers, books, footwear under $4, newspapers, female hygiene products, and any food/candy under $4?
Well I buy cookies often and I was charged $1.13 at metro and at Tim Horton's I forgot how much but it was definitely not the price that was up there. Am I right or does HST apply to EVERYTHING?
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Gotta love that HST...
HST is tricky, and kind of a pain in the butt to figure out.
Your cookies shouldn't be subject to a 13% tax when you buy them at Timmy's. The provincial portion of the tax is taken care of by the government at the point of sale, so although you will pay tax, it's only 5%.
At Metro, the only explanation I can think of is that they may be calculating based on groceries rather than 'prepared foods' because you're buying it from a grocery store. So instead of counting your cookie as fast food, it's viewed as groceries. Since it's a non-essential item (compared to vegetables, milk, etc) it's subject to taxation.
The whole fast food thing is a huge mess. I don't get why you can buy a coffee or a juice tax-free, but not a pop! Ridiculous.
In any case, here's the information sheet for the fast food stuff so you can check to see what qualifies and what doesn't.
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