Navigating sales tax compliance can be tricky, but the consequences of noncompliance can be far worse than the effort ...

Private vehicle sales are subject to a 13% retail sales tax (RST). This is based on either the actual price you pay for the vehicle or its Canadian Red Book wholesale value, whichever is higher.

That's only true in four provinces. You'd pay just the 9.975 per cent provincial sales tax in Quebec, 7 per cent in Manitoba, 6 per cent on sales over $5,000 in Saskatchewan and nothing at all in ...