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I don't care, they don't really need to charge tax in some province of a country thousands of km away. Why the Hell did they capitulate now? I don't believe my provincial government should have any right to tax that... files are infinitely copyable, that's BS. So I'm not tolerating it. Steam has been doing it for some time now, and I resent that too, enough to support GoG even when it was easier, cheaper and more practical to have a particular game on Steam.
Taxes that I resent, I don't like to pay. (I buy a lot of contraband commodities lol)
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I don't get why this is open for discussion. We're talking about a reputable internet shop here, not some shady (half-)criminal organisation.
Last edited by emphy on 14 November 2023 at 1:44 pm UTC
If they are doing business IN Ontario, yes. But are they? If I buy something outside of the EU, I don't pay VAT either. If it's a physical product, customs might bill me. If it's digital, I'm supposed to declare it myself (fat chance). Not collecting VAT has nothing to do with being reputable, but having a legal presence in the country of the customer.
The only way to avoid VAT is to run a business and purchase without it that way. But you still have to report your purchases and pay the VAT at the end of the year. Along with a whole bunch of other taxes.
Oooh, "authority". You're not going to brow beat me. It's open for discussion because I opened it for discussion. Do you like paying pointless tax? I'll bet that others don't either. That's the problem, it's pointless taxation. I pay income tax (resist claiming things so I can pay some tax to stay off radar, contribute etc.) and I don't mind sales tax on most goods
They don't have a presence over here, not in Canada, not in North Ameerica even, and it's absolutely unenforceable. Provinces and states are trying to grant themselves that right. This is the first time GoG has ever tried to charge me sales tax.
It's now commerce that's just not going to happen and nobody is getting the money. This stopped an impulse buy right in its tracks, and it also put my back up and made me rethink this. I don't have to pay for software and nobody "needs" to buy games. I'm no longer tolerating that intrusion. I'll not pay tax on downloaded bits... they aren't entitled to money from ether.
I'm just sitting here realizing how foolish I've been. Thousands of dollars in "digital property", most of which I don't even use. Any or all of it can go poof any day.
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Anyway, I don't think that paying local taxes is something to be outraged about. Yes, growing up you find you have to pay all kinds of taxes, it sucks, it is a fact of life.
If you can pay in CAD, they either operate in Canada or their partners for processing payments do.
Last edited by eldaking on 14 November 2023 at 5:57 pm UTC