Flight Pass - No Tax line
Feb 19, 2022, 5:30 pm
#1
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Flight Pass - No Tax line
Hi all,
I just bought a 6 pack latitude Europe + North Africa -> Western Canada flight pass.
I noticed it did not have a tax line with a breakdown for taxes paid. All my other ones I've bought (business packs) have all had tax lines on them. I have bought personal (1 traveler ones) in the past but don't think I ever noticed and can't seem to find them anymore.
Anyone have any ideas on this? Perhaps this is the way its supposed to work and there is something that I'm missing?
Will make it difficult for accounting to handle as there's no tax line to get the GST back on for my company...
I just bought a 6 pack latitude Europe + North Africa -> Western Canada flight pass.
I noticed it did not have a tax line with a breakdown for taxes paid. All my other ones I've bought (business packs) have all had tax lines on them. I have bought personal (1 traveler ones) in the past but don't think I ever noticed and can't seem to find them anymore.
Anyone have any ideas on this? Perhaps this is the way its supposed to work and there is something that I'm missing?
Will make it difficult for accounting to handle as there's no tax line to get the GST back on for my company...
Feb 19, 2022, 6:52 pm
#3
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If you go to the book / manage page for your flight pass there is a link under options to view and print flight credit value statement. I looked at mine and it shows credit value, tax amount and grand total. Also on the tickets it should show tax. For my flights the tax amount was just the GST amount.
Feb 19, 2022, 9:21 pm
#4
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My Unlimited Flight Pass shows GST on my email receipt for the December 2021 billing--I presume nothing has changed there.
For non-unlimited flight passes, as folkart says, the credit value statement once you book/fly will be sufficient for each credit used.
For non-unlimited flight passes, as folkart says, the credit value statement once you book/fly will be sufficient for each credit used.
Feb 21, 2022, 6:10 pm
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To clarify, no Value Added Taxes such as GST and HST. Other taxes and fees still apply, like Airport Improvement Fee, Security Fees, Immigration Fees etc. On credit-based flight passes these are calculated when you book your flight and are deducted from the credit value. The net amount is the 'fare', which is what you would get for SQD as well.
Mar 2, 2022, 10:58 pm
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AIFs and other airport taxes/fees (US Agriculture, ATSC, etc) are included in the price of international FPs, like every other FP. There's no separate line item for it, it just gets deducted from the credit value when they calculate your SQD. Whether AC has any special arrangement with airport authorities for what they actually pay on FP bookings, who knows.
Mar 3, 2022, 5:16 pm
#12
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Actually, GST/HST is charged on certain fare components on int'l bookings (AIFs and/or security processing fee). All my TATL tickets tend to show a total GST/HST amount in the $1-$4 range. But the amount is obviously negligible.
Mar 10, 2022, 6:56 pm
#13
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I priced out a oneway from YYZ to VIE, Air Canada, August 4:
Price Breakdown
For 1 adult
Flights
Air transportation charges
Departing flight - Adult
$749.00
Carrier surcharges - Canada
$337.50
Taxes, fees and charges
Harmonized Sales Tax - Canada - 100092287 RT0001
$3.90
Airport Improvement Fee - Canada
$30.00
Air Travellers Security Charge - Canada
$25.91
GRAND TOTAL - Canadian dollars
$1146.31$1146.31
Mar 10, 2022, 6:57 pm
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I just did, and I see that you are misinformed.
I priced out a oneway from YYZ to VIE, Air Canada, August 4:
Price Breakdown
For 1 adult
Flights
Air transportation charges
Departing flight - Adult
$749.00
Carrier surcharges - Canada
$337.50
Taxes, fees and charges
Harmonized Sales Tax - Canada - 100092287 RT0001
$3.90
Airport Improvement Fee - Canada
$30.00
Air Travellers Security Charge - Canada
$25.91
GRAND TOTAL - Canadian dollars
$1146.31$1146.31
I priced out a oneway from YYZ to VIE, Air Canada, August 4:
Price Breakdown
For 1 adult
Flights
Air transportation charges
Departing flight - Adult
$749.00
Carrier surcharges - Canada
$337.50
Taxes, fees and charges
Harmonized Sales Tax - Canada - 100092287 RT0001
$3.90
Airport Improvement Fee - Canada
$30.00
Air Travellers Security Charge - Canada
$25.91
GRAND TOTAL - Canadian dollars
$1146.31$1146.31
Mar 10, 2022, 6:59 pm
#15
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So I would like to find documentation for this, because then it is free money for my business. Granted, not a lot (maxes out just over $7, I think), but why waste it.
Last edited by sokolov; Mar 10, 2022 at 7:05 pm