$100 Federal A/C Excise Tax Dropped?

[scottgee]

I just got an update on CarCostCanada saying that the price of the Mazda 3 I bought on Monday (I have not taken delivery of it yet) has dropped by $100.

The updated price report shows that the Federal Air Condition Excise Tax is no longer applied to the the car.

Anybody know what this is about?

If the report is correct, I'm assuming that since I haven't actually taken possession of the car, and therefore not completed the purchase, I won't have to pay this tax!

Scott

[Jeff-TheBiz]

If that is the case.. you will not have to pay it..

Mind you I have heard anything about it yet.

Scott can you fax it to me?

[scottgee]

Faxing the last one and the new one to you now...

[Go_Habs_Go]

Any update on this?

Was the 100$ A/C tax dropped? If so, I would assume it's for all cars across Canada? (since it's a federal tax...)

[scottgee]

I talked to Jeff about this and he thinks it might just be a typo/flub on Car Cost Canada's part... I'm inclined to agree. It wuld probably have made the news by now if they had changed the rules/regs around this.

Any update on this?

Was the 100$ A/C tax dropped? If so, I would assume it's for all cars across Canada? (since it's a federal tax...)

[Go_Habs_Go]

thanks for the follow-up!

[sip]

I just got an update on CarCostCanada saying that the price of the Mazda 3 I bought on Monday (I have not taken delivery of it yet) has dropped by $100.

The updated price report shows that the Federal Air Condition Excise Tax is no longer applied to the the car.

Anybody know what this is about?

If the report is correct, I'm assuming that since I haven't actually taken possession of the car, and therefore not completed the purchase, I won't have to pay this tax!

Scott

It is the importer or the manufactuer that required to pay the Fed. A/C tax not the consumer, as it is not a retail tax like GST or PST. In practice, the importer (Mazda Canada) recovers the A/C tax from dealer and dealer then recovers from the consumer. Technically, the buyer is not liable tp pay this tax. A class action law suite has been filed last year against Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, Chrysler CanadaInc., Honda Canada Inc., Toyota Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Inc. regarding misrepresenting A/C Tax.

[scottgee]

It is the importer or the manufactuer that required to pay the Fed. A/C tax not the consumer, as it is not a retail tax like GST or PST. In practice, the importer (Mazda Canada) recovers the A/C tax from dealer and dealer then recovers from the consumer. Technically, the buyer is not liable tp pay this tax. A class action law suite has been filed last year against Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, Chrysler CanadaInc., Honda Canada Inc., Toyota Canada Inc. and Nissan Canada Inc. regarding misrepresenting A/C Tax.

Thanks for the clarification! Good to know that this might be another negotiable item, especially in these "tough economic times"