Minimum 5% tax in Canada too, swings back the other way.
Can’t account for tax on only one side.
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leoj@piefed.zip 6 hours agoState+local sales tax at around 7.5% (weighted average) takes it to 480 USD (sales tax in the US can be 0 in a couple states, but is usually much more)
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
leoj@piefed.zip 6 hours ago
I was under the impression Canada included sales tax in their pricing since usually people from the US are mocked for not having tax on their prices, the more you know!
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
It’s pretty confusing. Not everything is taxed, clothing and food aren’t for example, but processed food is. So they can’t include the price? Not every province is the same either, some have pst exemptions, some include both together as an hst.
I’m in AB where it’s simple and you just add 5%.
caseofthematts@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
We also have sales taxes in Canada, but that precentage depends on the province or territory. So you could expect the Canadian price to go as high as $710 CAD.
leoj@piefed.zip 6 hours ago
Oh I thought Canada would have it included, interesting!
albbi@piefed.ca 6 hours ago
The sales taxes were not to be included in the final price so that companies don’t jack up the price of things to the next $x.99 amount. It’s to be shown separately. Whether that actually does anything, I’m not sure. But I got pretty good at estimating 14%.
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
it’s 725$ where i live 😭
it’s ok, we have… well not much anymore but we used to have a kinda alright welfare state