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Folks

I'm a programmer and I've got to setup some systems to handle sales
taxes.  So I'd like to setup as complex a system as I'll need right
now which will last me a long time into the future.   Well, ok, maybe
only to the next budget in some govt somewhere.  <sigh>

So I'd appreciate some examples from around the world. I'll attempt to
summarize any responses and post on a website.  With all kinds of
disclaimers about how this is from a programmers perspective and you
getta check these out yourself.

Here in Canada we have the federal GST, provincial PST and, in some
provinces, a harmonized HST which covers both.  So Canadians need two
tax lines.   If someone is exempt from PST we may need to enter their
certificate number.  When it comes to GST everyone pays it but, if
exempt, they claim it back from the govt so it's not the vendors
problem.  Sometimes the PST is based on the sale amount and other
provinces the PST is based on both the sale amount and the GST amount.
What happens if you're in one province with a PST and sell to another
province with a PST?  (Being in Alberta we have no PST so I haven't
had to worry about this.)

In the U.S., or so goes my understanding, you can have a state sales
tax and a city/municipality/county sales tax.   And the sales taxes
can differ depending on whether you deliver the goods into a different
city/municipality/county.   Some companies collect sales taxes from
many states while others only from the state in which they reside.  I
seem to recall that some states, TX maybe, can have a health or
hospital district sales tax or a few other levels of sales taxes.

Hows about other countries?   

So far it would appear I need only two rows/layers of sales taxes
although with many different taxing authorities, percentages and the
odd calculation quirk in each layer.

Are there any websites out there with multi country sales tax
discussions?

Thanks, Tony
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