Is there anything like this for Canadian's buying stuff in the US for
them to recover US State taxes?

Chris

On 1/10/07, misemefein <misemefein@mac.com> wrote:
> The Canadian federal government shops out GST tax rebates to a private
> company called Premier Tax Free.  Any foreigners visiting Canada with
> the intention of reclaiming their eligible tax should visit the web
> site before leaving:
>
>   http://www.premiertaxfree.ca/
>
> The mail service is very slow.  We filed for rebates for a trip to
> Quebec on August 24; the check arrived just before Christmas.  Out of a
> retail amount of about $750, we got $20 back.  Premier Tax Free takes a
> healthy 18% service charge off every claim, besides whatever they're
> making off their contract with the government.
>
> Some of you may decide it's not worth it. . . .
>
> Perhaps you can do better if you cash in your receipts at the border.
> Be sure you use a border crossing that is prepared to handle such
> things!
>
> Good luck with the trip.  It sounds fabulous.
>
> Ellen
>