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Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by Neil

Neil — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:46:46 +0000

If you look at the detail of your Bell invoice for Internet services you will see a portion of the monthly charge consists of a Modem Rental Fee, and that part (only) is subject to Ontario Provincial Tax at 8%.
The rest of your Internet service is subject only to 5% GST.
If your Bell invoice includes telephone services they are subject to both 5% GST & 8% PST.
I’m surprised no one you spoke to at Bell was able to explain that. Obviously most of the customer service reps have no clue.

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by Angel

Angel — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:01:56 +0000

Bell had my correct address on the bill. I left for 2 weeks on vacation. When I got back I found my bill on the floor outside my apartment. It had the incorrect apartment number written on the envelope. I should have received the bill before I left on vacation. I’m just waiting for my recorder to recharge before I record our conversation. It’s common sense that if it was put in the wrong mail slot then the person would leave it out with the other mail and not write the incorrect apartment number. It’s also common sense that the mail man would not write the incorrect apartment number on the bill. What makes sense is that Bell wrote the incorrect apartment number on envelope. Now I know I will be charge interest. Has anyone else had this problem?

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by David

David — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:16:49 +0000

Called bell to tell them that their practice is illegal. They don’t get it!!

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by Lee

Lee — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:04:54 +0000

This is definitely illegal. You are only allowed to charge tax for what you receive.

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by David

David — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:46:18 +0000

I also got overcharged on my new plan with bell.

SO basically I get a $17 discount on my plan for signing for 3 years and what bell is doing is to charge me GST and PST on the pre-discounted price.

So for example my plan costs $100 but I pay $83. Bell is charging me GST and PST on $100 instead of the $83.

Is this even legal??? I have never seen that anywhere except where you get a mail in rebate, which is not the case here. any comments would be appreciated.

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by Lee

Lee — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:16:05 +0000

There is a way to not even have Bell as your home phone. Rogers has a home phone service that they offer that is a bit cheaper than bell and much better. IMHO.

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by Dar Fahrbach

Dar Fahrbach — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:38:26 +0000

Hi, I have a different problem. Its with their billings of Television. I have wasted 12 hours of my time discussing the problem. I write down employee names and #’s every time I talk to someone. Its extremely difficult to finally be allowed to talk to Managers and when you do, they correct the over billings for one month and then you are back to square one the next month. When you try and reach that Manager again, they have become a phantom, they have went off on early Maternity Leave or they simply don’t call back. They initially sent the bill to the wrong address for 2 months, even though they had someone out directly to install the satellite. Then when we finally received the bill, it was double the price that was initially quoted by their sales person. Every 2 months I have to call them and tell them to correct the billing. After usually 1.5 hours they credit past over billings but refuse to credit current over billings. We even have in writing from them the amount of their supposed special pricing when you sign up with them (luckily no signature was required with the exception of signing that the equipment was installed). Every person I have talked to about this problem has stated the same problem. They are over billed and when trying to resolve the problem, you speak to people from India at Bells Call Centre who then try to repeat the same nonsense that their superiors have taught them. They try to state higher rates and that they are trying to help but never actually read your file with the comments added by the Managers that you have wasted time talking to. Is there a way in Ontario to not have to deal with Bell at all for the Telephone? If there is, I will automatically cancel everything to do with them and live a happy life.

Comment on Please be careful hanging Christmas lights this year! by Lee

Lee — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:26:39 +0000

Not to hard to make I gather, stuffed the legs and torso then sewed them together. Not sure what he used for the head. I just know that I have to make one when I get out of my condo!

Comment on Please be careful hanging Christmas lights this year! by larry

larry — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:13:30 +0000

Where did he buy the dummy?

Comment on Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX by Ted

Ted — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:06:11 +0000

So now it looks like Bell is incorrectly charging Ontario PST on its internet service.
My December bill now has the 8% on the internet monthly fee but according to the Ontario Government website and information phone line it is not taxable.
And of course the idiots on the other end of the customer service line at Bell know nothing.