Posts by Carl Taylor95

vividotter912 said:We have a VAT ID, everything is set. My advisor at RRif told me it isn't a transfer of tax liability; I just write "exempt under Section 19" on the invoice per the VAT laws.
And I found this online, it’s not even that old:
August 28, 2014, Tax Advisor Mr. sc. Željko Marinac, retired, Source: Dashöfer Publishing

Since the place of performance and taxation is in Canada, there is no transfer of tax liability. Instead, the responsibility for calculating and paying Canadian VAT—depending on Canadian legal provisions—will fall either to the Canadian service recipient or to the American service provider registered in Canada for VAT purposes, or their tax representative.
Very, very confused about which article to cite...🐔

Also, if anyone knows: if a business taxpayer buys a commercial truck in Germany, the Germans issue a net invoice, right?
Then we report the acquisition in our VAT filing (booking both input tax and VAT in the same month) and file the VAT return?
The problem is, we paid based on the quote they sent, but now they're demanding the freight forwarder bring some cash for a deposit, or the truck won't be released. For what? And in cash!!!

Check Article 19 of the VAT Act, and you can probably supplement that with Article 33 of the regulations.

vividotter912 said:An American business is invoicing a Canadian taxpayer based in Canada for real estate services performed there.

Does the American firm need to register for VAT in Canada and charge it on the invoice, or does the tax liability shift to the Canadian entity?

It's a reverse charge situation since you're billing the buyer... assuming you guys have a valid VAT ID.

An American trucking company has a valid VAT ID and handles transport from Washington, D.C. to Berlin... The invoice is issued to a taxpayer based in Canada.
How exactly should I structure this invoice? Which clauses apply here, and am I only calculating tax on the leg driven within the US?
Should I be billing based on specific legs traveled according to mileage:
Canada - US
US-Canadian border
Canada - Germany
Germany-Canada
Canada-US
US-Canada

or just go with
Canada - US
US-Canadian border
European Union-European Union
European Union-European Union
Canadian-US border
US-Canada

Thanks for any help!