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Shippin to canada as a ift

MrSinn · 2006-05-30 21:43:30

i have received 3 questions from people from canada(so they say)asking me will i ship the item im selling on ebay as a gift so they can save on taxes,(my item is $200 )they claim that they dont have to pay tax on an item under $20. anyone come across this?

30-05-2006 9:43pm

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MrSinn

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i have received 3 questions from people from canada(so they say)asking me will i ship the item im selling on ebay as a gift so they can save on taxes,(my item is $200 )they claim that they dont have to pay tax on an item under $20.
anyone come across this?

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#2 30-05-2006 10:50pm

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This is a standard tax avoidance scheme. Sending it as a gift makes it least likely to be stopped for tax.

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