Business delivering products to the US

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triunbad
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Business delivering products to the US

Post by triunbad »

If a business (not incorporated) produces an item in BC, and delivers this item to the US, are they responsible for paying personal tax in the US? They take all orders over the phone, and don't have a permanent establishment in the US, they only deliver. They do however have a US postal box.
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Post by nelsona »

Neither business tax nor personal tax is owed in US.
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Post by tsanaha »

maybe import duty ? this would be buyers' responsibility
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Post by nelsona »

Let's focus on the question....
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Post by tsanaha »

not that i want to argue with you knowing that you are an expert on tax issue.

the headling of this discussion "Business delivering products to the US", if it were produced in Canada and delivered inside Canada, the author would not ask a question.

So it is a cross border issue, and naturally, i thought duty would be related to the top, maybe not really to his question.

Other related to this topic would be sales tax, would the seller be supposed to collect sales tax (some states do collect sales tax)
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Post by nelsona »

I suppose they would have sales tax issues too when they stop for a coffee at the diner across from the Post office.

Besides, you are simply raising more questions that you have, without answering them.
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Post by tsanaha »

then what is wrong to ask a question ? and do i have to answer my own question, if so, that would not be a question in the first place, right ?
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Post by nelsona »

On your thread, perhaps, that is common netiquette.
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