So I am still confused about the taxes !

[Ronnie0160]

Do we pay taxes on FP, and if we do, do we pay taxes on the full price of an item when we use a coupon or the amount we acually pay for it.
I ask because I had 3 FPC for Iams cat food and had to pay .25 taxes.

[cheekysaver]

In most stores yes you have to pay the taxes... walmart's policy is no tax on FPC but getting them to follow thru on that has proven difficult. Shoppers used to have the company pay the taxes... but they have changed their tills and that seems to be disappearing. Most often we do end up paying taxes on freebies.

[Ronnie0160]

Thank You

[pizzahutmanager]

In most stores yes you have to pay the taxes... walmart's policy is no tax on FPC but getting them to follow thru on that has proven difficult. Shoppers used to have the company pay the taxes... but they have changed their tills and that seems to be disappearing. Most often we do end up paying taxes on freebies.

UGH, nothing to do with store policies

There is no tax on FPC. The customer doesn't pay it. the store doesn't pay it. the manufacturer doesn't pay it. Doesn't exist

[annedougherty]

Yes as I've said before, your best bet to pay no tax on an FPC is a Loblaws banner store. For some reason they seem to be the only stores AWARE of the fact that the customer is not to pay tax on an FPC or the free item when you use a buy one get one free coupon. The above poster said it quite well...according to the government tax does not exist on an FPC, no one is "absorbing" it. Any Loblaws banner store I have used an FPC at, the cashiers have a chart and instructions at their tills to determine and deduct the taxes. Most other stores will give you an argument or scrutinize the wording on the coupon to see if it says tax is included. However, the wording on the coupon is in fact irrelevant.

[abbasgirl]

Most often we do end up paying taxes on freebies.

I NEVER pay taxes on freebies. I just point out the wording on the coupon to the cashier and they are always taken off for me. Or if it doesn't say anything I take them to a store that goes by the rules.

[Ronnie0160]

Thank you, I think I got it this time. lol