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Applying to get PST back
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:35 pm
by CREGAN
When I purchased my new Delica I was told that I can apply at the registry office to have my PST refunded from the purchase (not GST, only PST) because I bought it in BC and I live in Alberta where ther is no PST. When I asked the lady at the registry today she looked at me like I had spoken to her in Japanese. It could have been because she was pissed off because the VIN wouldn't work on her computer and I waited a while to tell her
Do any of you Albertans or non-PSTers know about this magical and mythical application? What is it called and where do I get it? Thanks.
Craig
Re: Applying to get PST back
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 8:55 pm
by jessef
Instructions :
http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/documents_libr ... st_007.pdf
Form :
http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/documents_libr ... 98FILL.pdf
Claiming a Refund
Non-resident purchasers may submit claims for a refund on an Application for Refund
of Social Service Tax Paid on a Motor Vehicle form (FIN 413/MV). The following
documentation must be submitted with each claim.
A bill of sale or receipt showing the date you purchased the vehicle.
A validated ICBC Transfer Tax form (APV9T) showing the amount of PST you paid
to ICBC when transferring the vehicle. If you paid the PST to the person who sold
you the vehicle, attach the bill of sale showing the date of purchase and the
British Columbia PST you paid.
A signed statement from you stating the date the vehicle left British Columbia and
what, if any, use you will make of the vehicle in British Columbia in the future.
A signed statement from a reputable third party (e.g. an employer, a doctor,
a teacher etc.) that you were not a resident of British Columbia at the time you
purchased the motor vehicle.
Registration documents for the vehicle from the jurisdiction where you took the
vehicle.
If you removed the vehicle from British Columbia after thirty days, but within
six months of purchase, the registration documents must show you paid retail
sales tax to that jurisdiction. If you did not pay tax to that other jurisdiction, you
are not entitled to a refund of British Columbia PST.
To apply for a refund, you need to complete the Application for Refund of Social Service
Tax Paid on a Motor Vehicle form (FIN 413/MV), which is available on our website.
Send your refund application and supporting documents to:
Ministry of Finance
Refund Section
PO Box 9628 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9N6
The ministry must receive your refund claim within four years from the date you paid
the tax