Like Mike said.
If you purchase a boat out of Canada, there is no tax payable unless you
bring it to Canada, but even a single visit makes the tax payable.
It is my understanding that the country of registration makes no difference
to the CRS for pleasure vessels, only the actual ownership.
I suspect that corporations have legal ways around this, but not us.
Steve Thomas
C&C27 MKIII
Port Stanley, ON
P.S. I helped a friend bring a boat that he was importing across from
Michigan a few years ago, and Pelee Island had the nearest port. Customs
insisted that we dock at the West Dock, where their office is. It was a very
calm afternoon, so we complied, but by the time we were done the boat was
being ferociously slammed against the wall. Something about the hydrology
there amplifies the wave action. If I had to do it again, I would just go to
Scudder and call customs from there. The West Dock on Pelee Island is no
place for small vessels.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
To: <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com>
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 09:31
Subject: Re: Stus-List Sales tax in Canada
A sale between private owners incurs tax in Nova Scotia and likely in the
rest of Canada. The only difference between the private sale and using a
broker is that the broker usually does this as part of the business
procedures vs the private sale where the buyer is supposed to remit it
(usually upon registration of the vessel). I know a large number of people
who never paid tax on their boats. Rumor has it that some marinas are
being visited by officials looking for boats that have not paid the sales
tax ...
For me personally the last two boats were purchased in the US which
required tax to be paid when the boat crossed the border (by land) or the
tax invoice triggered by customs inspection (by sea)
Mike
Persistence
Halifax
-----Original Message-----
From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Connon via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 9:59 AM
To: C&C List
Cc: Bill Connon
Subject: Stus-List Sales tax in Canada
We've been having a discussion at the marina over sales tax payable in
Canada. One thought is that a sale between two private owners incurs no
tax whereas a sale by a broker brings on PST and GST. Does anybody out
there have definite knowledge, especially where Quebec is involved? ( we
still operate under Napoleonic Civil law)
Bill
Caprice 1
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