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Old 09-09-2005, 06:47 PM  
WarChild
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Originally Posted by Paul Waters
If an American goes to a Canadian McDonalds, they pay GST.

There is no refund for it.

They only get a refund if they take the purchase back home with them.

How do you take a service back home with you? That is the complexity.
I could be wrong about this, but don't American's get the GST they paid for Hotel Rooms back? Maybe that's just for the 8% Hotel Room Tax in BC?

Edit: Quick research shows this may be the one exception.
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