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TPS, TVQ, FOB

English translation: GST, QST, FOB


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French term or phrase:TPS, TVQ, FOB
English translation:GST, QST, FOB
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Bus/Financial - Retail / A sales agreement
French term or phrase: TPS, TVQ, FOB
These could be some kind of taxes in Canada but I'm not sure.
TIA.


Quantity and description of the article Price per unit Quantity Total price
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plastic packaging (Under a shell) with insert xx $
TPS 7%
TVQ 7,5%
Total
Total taxes incluses FOB Montréal Inclus
Date de livraison À déterminer
Date de livraison finale À déterminer
Anna Augustin
France
Local time: 08:21
GST, PST,FOB
Explanation:
TPS = GST (Goods and Services TAx)
TVQ = PST (Provincial Sales Tax)
FOB = FOB (Free on Board)F.O.B. indicates which services come with a price.Describes a price which includes goods plus the services of loading those goods onto some vehicle or vessel at a named location, sometimes put in parentheses after the f.o.b.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-09-04 17:13:16 GMT)
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just to clarify further, you would say "FOB Montreal"

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-09-04 17:24:51 GMT)
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The PST could be further defined according to the province. Since its a Quebec Sales Tax (in your case), you could refer to it as the QST as pointed out by Claudette.
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Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 02:21
Grading comment
Thank you to all.
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Summary of answers provided
5QST, GST,FOB
Claudette Hepburn
4GST, PST,FOB
Enza Longo


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
TPS,TVQ,FOB
QST, GST,FOB


Explanation:
Goods and Service Tax
Quebec Sales Tax
Franco on board


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Note added at 16 mins (2005-09-04 17:14:53 GMT)
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http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/events/qc/lav-gst-e.html

Claudette Hepburn
France
Local time: 08:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  JCEC: FOB = Free on board
24 mins
  -> Exact! Merci
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
TPS,TVQ,FOB
GST, PST,FOB


Explanation:
TPS = GST (Goods and Services TAx)
TVQ = PST (Provincial Sales Tax)
FOB = FOB (Free on Board)F.O.B. indicates which services come with a price.Describes a price which includes goods plus the services of loading those goods onto some vehicle or vessel at a named location, sometimes put in parentheses after the f.o.b.

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Note added at 14 mins (2005-09-04 17:13:16 GMT)
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just to clarify further, you would say "FOB Montreal"

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Note added at 26 mins (2005-09-04 17:24:51 GMT)
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The PST could be further defined according to the province. Since its a Quebec Sales Tax (in your case), you could refer to it as the QST as pointed out by Claudette.

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 02:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Security: "FOB" is "Free on Board" specifying name of final destination as Enza points out
6 mins
  -> Thank you!

disagree  JCEC: TVQ = QST
19 mins
  -> I did clarify further on
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