The Unofficial Speak Out Wireless Canada Consumer Page - Topic: Value Plan taxes

dennismiller on Value Plan taxes

Thu, 05 Sep 2013 01:49:58 -0700

"""""as the newer 250 [shared by BC and AB"""

Sorry 250 has been BC for years and years and is not shared by AB!!!!

Having been an Alberta resident for 17 years and now a BC resident for 14 years I have to say we share the BC scenery and all with Albertans but that's all!

ottawa2010 on Value Plan taxes

Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:37:26 -0700

Right, if charged to the account, "place of supply" is normally based on area code of the phone (and the exchange if necessary, e.g. to distinguish 902 between NS and PE, as well as the newer 250 [shared by BC and AB] and the forthcoming 782 [NS and PE]). So if you have a postpaid Telus phone with 403 area code you pay 5% GST, if you have a 514 area code you pay 15% GST+TVQ, no matter what your billing address is.

There are ways to make a minor savings, e.g. to buy Fido Prepaid voucher in ON (13%) and apply to your 514 number, rather than charging it directly to the account (15%). But even a $100 refill will only save you $2 in that case, at the cost of going to a store to buy a voucher.

Speakout doesn't seem to follow this rule exactly, e.g. I refilled a 514 SO number online for a friend (since SO doesn't serve QC) and they charged 13% HST, presumably based on ON billing address. Ultimately the differences are pretty small with the values we're talking about, and in the case of the 514 number, SO wouldn't take a QC billing address anyway (as I recall).

=aw

chimpanzee on Value Plan taxes

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:34:21 -0700

for online i believe it is based on shipping address if there is shipment.

if not, the phone# area code

46jimbo on Value Plan taxes

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:55:56 -0700

I believe you will find that HST is added on to all purchases from Speakout. But how do they determine how much to charge, as each province has a different percentage? Is it based on your province of residence?

chimpanzee on Value Plan taxes

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:55:16 -0700

you only pay tax once when it moves from your bank account(or pocket) to them

gdallas on Value Plan taxes

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:46:50 -0700

Are there any taxes or fees deducted from your account each month when your on a Value Plan or is it just when you purchase airtime?

Thanks.