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Why Canucks Cross The Border 7 Sep 2012 | 05:18 am
Have you ever wondered why your fellow Canadian get so excited about crossing the border to visit American to go shopping? There are several reasons actually but one main trigger of this shopping-cart...
Dollar Power 6 Sep 2012 | 07:23 am
As everyday people, no one feels the sting of a shaky economy the way we do. Our vested interests in things like homes, cars, health care and education have rendered us basically indebted to and depen...
Home is where the health is 2 Aug 2012 | 03:40 am
Nothing is more un-fun and un-exciting than being sick at home. We’re not talking about being home one day with a head ache or sore tummy; we’re talking about having to be at home for more than two we...
Fashion On A Budget – Possible? 20 Jun 2012 | 01:52 am
How important is fashion? Well, considering the industry rakes in over $150 billion dollars a year, clearly it’s important to a lot of people. Trends come and go and the good ones, stay around forever...
New Personal Exemption Limits for Canadian Shoppers Effective June 1, 2012 19 May 2012 | 12:43 am
Canadian residents returning to Canada will have a increases to personal exemption limits, effective June 1, 2012. CBSA also promise to expedite clearance and make cross border travel more convenien...
5 Easy Steps to Calculate Canada Customs Duty and Taxes 10 Dec 2011 | 10:38 am
First of all I’d like to thank BoB for giving me this opportunity to write this guest post on betterdollar.com His website has been very inspirational for me as a blogger on all things customs and mad...
Flying cross US will be more expensive 18 Feb 2011 | 05:20 am
In the draft 2012 U.S. federal budget sent to Congress, it’s proposed to add a $5.50 head tax per air passenger flying to US destinations. However, there is no head tax for people crossing the border ...
Buying Cameras in the US, Saving me 25% 20 Oct 2010 | 12:58 pm
My old point-and-shot Canon camera was completely dead last month with an image sensor problem. The death was a slow and painful one. First it produced a discolored image once in a while. Then it gen...
What Tax to Charge for Out of Province Shipped Goods 15 Sep 2010 | 03:17 am
If you buy only with Canada, from another province, the HST/GST rates are now different since July 1st, 2010. Online stores based on provinces (except QC) are required to charge the tax based on the ...
HST Coming to a Province Near You, on July 1st 14 Jun 2010 | 03:59 pm
For Ontario and British Columbia residents, we are going to have a uniform value-added tax HST on July 1st, 2010. By the government definition, Generally, GST/HST registrants must charge and account f...
