Tax Freedom Day in Canada 2011

[uglyducking]

[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ZRhPosqI0&feature=player_embedded[/MEDIA]

 

[ccc]

When?

 

[简单简单]

June 6th

 

[ccc]

June 6th

It's today!!! :banana:

 

[miaomiao2012]

今天买东西都不用交税？？？？？

 

[zjh_helen]

we don't need ot pay tax today?

 

[uglyducking]

今天买东西都不用交税？？？？？

in your dream
from today on, Canadian starts working for himself/herself. All the money for previous 5 month, paid tax to gov.

 

[山清水秀]

in your dream
from today on, Canadian starts working for himself/herself. All the money for previous 5 month, paid tax to gov.

 

[简单简单]

以前都是多等了1，2个月才能在pay check上头看到数字变化，是因为rrsp的缘故吗？

 

[ccc]

以前都是多等了1，2个月才能在pay check上头看到数字变化，是因为rrsp的缘故吗？

You are talking about different things here.

 

[Everflying.cheng]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ZRhPosqI0&feature=player_embedded[/media]

到底啥意思？缴税自由， 还是自由缴税， 还是不交税？没看media

 

[ccc]

简单说，就是今天之前，你是在为政府打工；从今天开始，你是在为自己打工。

 

[山清水秀]

到底啥意思？缴税自由， 还是自由缴税， 还是不交税？没看media

It's just a different way of thinking. Sum up the taxes deducted on your payroll for a whole year, it might equal to the gross salary you have earned up to June 6 of that year, which means 5/12 of your salary is taken by the goverment, and hopefully is paid for useful public services.

 

[ccc]

It's just a different way of thinking. Sum up the taxes deducted on your payroll for a whole year, it might equal to the gross salary you have earned up to June 6 of that year, which means 5/12 of your salary is taken by the goverment, and hopefully is paid for useful public services.

Yeah. But keep in mind this is based on the average income.

 

[山清水秀]

Yeah. But keep in mind this is based on the average income.

yes, that's why I say "might equal to"