by Mathieu Benoit » Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:50 pm
From a little while back (before the GST went down to 5%.) I thought I was on the fun phone.
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Me: GST is applicable on the Canadian value of the vehicle.
Him: How much is that?
Me: 6%, sir.
Him: 6% of what exactly...?
Me: Of your vehicle's value.
Him: Oh I get it. So how much is that?
Me: Depends on your vehicle's value, sir.
Him: What does?
Me: The amount of tax owed does.
Him: Wait a second! You said it was 6%!
Me: Yes that's correct sir.
Him: But you said it depends on the value.
Me: Yes it is 6% of the vehicle's value, so you would multiply the canadian value of the vehicle by 0.06."
Him: 0.06 what?
Me: No you'd multiply the value by this number.
Him: Hey, you're not getting paid to give me a math lesson.
Me: (wtf?) I'm sorry sir I just want to make sir that you understand the answer as clearly as possible.
Him: Well I'm not stupid. OK let's start back at the beginning. How much do I owe?
Me: (WTF?)