Suppose I bought something worth less than the $750. If the custom asks, do I have anything to declare, I can just say I have nothing to declare, instead of saying, I have bought stuff, but less than $750.?
Ya, i reported all my oversea income, the accountant helped me do that already, so I guess I'll just I work in HK lor.... but then I'm planning to ask my auntie to bring back my laptop, camera, bag ...
Do visitors need to pay taxes on items that they bring into Canada and that they will leave behind?
原帖由 maldini 於 2008-3-21 23:01 發表
Do visitors need to pay taxes on items that they bring into Canada and that they will leave behind?
Theoretically, yes. The custom have the right to ask you to prove that you will be taking the items with you when you are leaving in order to have taxes exempted.
原帖由 maldini 於 2008-3-21 22:57 發表
Suppose I bought something worth less than the $750. If the custom asks, do I have anything to declare, I can just say I have nothing to declare, instead of saying, I have bought stuff, but less than ...
You tell them the exact amount on what you buy and have all the receipt on your hand and wave to them in case they want to check. They usually will not check though.
Never say you have nothing to declare or did not buy anything unless you really did not buy anything. They will suspect if you say you did not buy anything.
原帖由 icing 於 2008-2-27 09:29 發表
If you haven't come back for 2 years, you're non-resident already if you don't have any dependent, real estate property, bank account, care card here. You don't really have to declare it under the tax ...
My mom is in the same situation. So one time she used the 特區護照 when she come back. The custom says that she should use Canadian passport since she is Canadian. (eventhough non-resident). So my mom just says "my Canadian passport is expired so I use the other one...
發表於 2008-3-21 22:57
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