Taxes in Canada???????

[NewYorker]

But I think one must keep a car, what if in the middle of a night they have an emergency or something, it is good to hear that you don't have to drive to work and Bus/train are reliable - in the US except some places, you cannot live without a car.

[Leon]

If you have an emergency in the middle of the night, you can call an ambulance or if it's not a huge emergency, you can call a taxi.  The only thing I had problems with when I didn't have a car was when ordering something that arrives with UPS, FedEx or Purolator and since I work, I wouldn't be home so I would have to go pick it up.  All their warehouses seem to be out in the middle of nowhwere with sporadic or no bus service.  I did eventually figure out that at least with some of them, you can have your package transferred to their more accessible offices where you can pick it up.  It's also hard to do bulk shopping.  There are definitely places you can't live when you don't have a car and there are certain jobs you can't take.  You have to schedule around that.

There's a lot of waiting involved when you take the bus too.  Not just waiting for the bus but also going around the bus route which is normally not taking you directly where you want to go.  You have to be patient.  If time is important, it's better to have a car.  Still, a family I saw a documentary about, they were trying to decrease their carbon footprint, they said they found that by spending more time, they gained more time.  Taking their kids on the bus, they found that they had a lot more time to talk with them.  For me, having a car saves me maybe 45 minutes a day in commuting time. If I have to go somewhere on a weekend or after work, I save even more time since the bus service is less frequent then but I pay for this time.  It's a lot more expensive to have a car than taking the bus so up to each one to decide if it's worth it for them.

[aliz]

Is cars are expensive in Canada, as compare with US?

Do we have to pay taxes if we will drive from here and take our car from US to Canada during our move?

Please advice

[Leon]

I don't know the comparison between Canada and the US but you can check autotrader.ca or buysell.com

You can take most of your things tax free when you move but you have to make a list of it for the customs.  See http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/rc4151-eng.html for more info.

[cchabert]

Is cars are expensive in Canada, as compare with US?

Do we have to pay taxes if we will drive from here and take our car from US to Canada during our move?

Please advice

Yes cars are more expensive and someones with less options than the American models and you need to export and then import your car to Canada when you finally move, you need to have the title of the car check this link:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/importing-car-crossing-border-on-old-us-plates-t6071.0.html

[ingegarcia]

For those who think that in Canada you pay too higher taxes take a look at the website below... look at Belgium for example!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada#International_comparison_.28personal_income_tax.29

[NewYorker]

For those who think that in Canada you pay too higher taxes take a look at the website below... look at Belgium for example!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada#International_comparison_.28personal_income_tax.29

You have to see the population of Belgium, may be not even equal to Delaware. What else they do to run the government? So why not tax everyone to their eyeballs.

[nix1]

For those who think that in Canada you pay too higher taxes take a look at the website below... look at Belgium for example!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada#International_comparison_.28personal_income_tax.29

Good info, thanks. I looked at the column that has married with two kids, the US was much better than Canada. You pay half of what you pay in Canada. For me (married with two kids), Turkey was the worst one followed by Sweden, Poland, France, Belgium etc. Ireland was the best for me followed by Iceland, USA, Luxemburg. New Zealand etc.

There was not much difference for single person in Canada (2.5% more) and USA.

[NewYorker]

For those who think that in Canada you pay too higher taxes take a look at the website below... look at Belgium for example!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada#International_comparison_.28personal_income_tax.29

Good info, thanks. I looked at the column that has married with two kids, the US was much better than Canada. You pay half of what you pay in Canada. For me (married with two kids), Turkey was the worst one followed by Sweden, Poland, France, Belgium etc. Ireland was the best for me followed by Iceland, USA, Luxemburg. New Zealand etc.

There was not much difference for single person in Canada (2.5% more) and USA.

Yes US looks better, but you wont get any medical for free in the US - you get that in Canada, that offset the tax difference.

[Leon]

You also have to consider what is the average wage they are taking those taxes off and how expensive it is to live there.  If the average wage is low and you pay low taxes but have high living expenses, you still have little money.  If the average wage is high and relatively cheap to live, you will not really miss 50%

It also depends on what other services you get.  Much of the socialist Europe makes you pay high taxes but instead you may get free universities, subsidised student loans, subsidised or free childcare, better healthcare, better disability benefits, better unemployment benefits etc. etc.

IMO, don't just look at the tax rates, look at what kind of life you can make for yourself in that country and if you like it there.

[bendjoe]

For those who think that in Canada you pay too higher taxes take a look at the website below... look at Belgium for example!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada#International_comparison_.28personal_income_tax.29

Is it such a bad thing to be single without children? Look at the tax rates. Is there a work-around in Canada?

[chow]

For those who think that in Canada you pay too higher taxes take a look at the website below... look at Belgium for example!!!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Canada#International_comparison_.28personal_income_tax.29

Is it such a bad thing to be single without children? Look at the tax rates. Is there a work-around in Canada?

Thinking to adopt a kid?

[Leon]

Yeah, get married and have kids.  That's how you work around

[chow]

Yeah, get married and have kids.  That's how you work around

I will have 3 kids if I don't have to pay any taxes............

[Leon]

In most case the kids cost you more than the taxes which is the reason for the tax discount in the first place