GST/HST and PST
GST/HST and PST on wholesale food orders, worked out on every order
Tell Supligo which taxes you are registered for, once. Every order is taxed by what is in it and the province it is delivered to — and your customer sees the full total before they place it.
Set it up once, check it once
What you are registered for
At setup, choose the taxes you collect: GST/HST, and PST, RST or QST where you are registered for them.
Each province’s rates
Supligo works from dated tables of every province’s rates — you do not type them in.
Each product’s class
Basic groceries, snacks, soft drinks, supplies and more — with a suggestion where the product’s name points to one.
You confirm it
You see what every product is charged in each province you deliver to, and confirm it before customers can order.
On every order
Taxed by what is in it, and where it goes
Each order is priced on our server for its delivery address, so a customer with locations in two provinces is taxed correctly at each. How a delivery charge is taxed depends on what is delivered with it, so ask your accountant about yours.
- Each order taxed by the province it is delivered to
- Basic groceries stay zero-rated
- Only the taxes you are registered for
- Roma tomatoes25 lb case$38.50
- Romaine heartsCase of 24$31.90
- LemonsCase of 115$42.00
- RibeyeAbout 12 lb · $13.90/lb~$166.80
- Delivery fee$15.00
- Sales taxBasic food, not taxed$0.00
In each country we serve
Canada
GST/HST and PST, RST or QST by the province of delivery, from dated tables — only the taxes you are registered for.
United States
Your permit states and one combined rate for each, ten product classes, and customer exemption certificates.
United Kingdom
VAT by product class — standard, reduced, zero or exempt — with the rate shown on every line.
Questions about sales tax
Does Supligo file or pay my sales tax?
No. Supligo works out the tax on each order from what you set and shows it on the order and its summary. Filing and paying it stays with you and your accountant.
Do I type in each province’s rates?
No. Supligo works from dated tables of every province’s rates. You choose the taxes you are registered for, and every order uses the rates of the province it is delivered to.
Is wholesale food taxed?
Most basic groceries are zero-rated, while snacks, candy, soft drinks and supplies such as cleaning products are taxable. The rules for some foods are detailed, so you set a class for each product — Supligo suggests one where the name points to it — and you confirm it. This is not tax advice.
What does my customer see?
A tax line and the full total — including estimates for items sold by weight — before they place the order, and the final tax on the order summary.
Sources
- GST/HST Memorandum 3-3-3, Place of Supply in a Province – Tangible Personal Property — Canada Revenue Agency
- GST/HST Memorandum 4.3, Basic Groceries — Canada Revenue Agency
- GST/HST calculator (and rates) — Canada Revenue Agency
- 2020 Budget tax changes — Government of British Columbia
- State Sales Taxes – Food and Drug Exemptions — Federation of Tax Administrators
- Uniform Sales & Use Tax Resale Certificate – Multijurisdiction — Multistate Tax Commission
- Purchases by Restaurants, Taverns, and Similar Establishments (TB-ST-695) — New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- Shipping and Delivery Charges (Publication 100) — California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
- VAT rates — GOV.UK
- Food products and VAT (VAT Notice 701/14) — HM Revenue & Customs
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