Sales Tax

[Shah Mat]

If I ordered a couple of Tommy Bahama shirts on-line and was charged sales tax. I thought out of state shipments you didn't have to pay. They're being shipped from Washington state.

 

[cigdaze]

Since Tommy Bahama has corporate operations in your state, and thus they have a VA tax ID, you must pay sales tax - regardless from where they're shipped.

 

[Wrinkleface]

taxes, taxes, taxes!!!:beatdeadhorse5::beatdeadhorse5::beatdeadhorse5::beatdeadhorse5:

 

[cigdaze]

In 12 months time we'll all be paying sales tax on everything we buy online, that's pretty much guaranteed.

 

[JupiterSunsation]

In 12 months time we'll all be paying sales tax on everything we buy online, that's pretty much guaranteed.

Not if you live in New Hampshire....no sales tax. It is a hot topic in Mass. right now since they raised their sales tax as of Aug. 1st to 6.25 (from 5%). The argument is how can similar retailers compete when NH is 6.25% cheaper. Mass. is a very small state and most people can hit the northern boarder in less than an hour. So you wouldn't go over the line for small stuff but for electronics, jewelry and other big ticket items you are running for the border.....

 

[cigdaze]

Ya, forgot about NH.

 

[cuda]

In Florida, we like the Yankees to pay for our stuff. Our sales tax is 7%, and the counties have an option of adding on another one percent.

Oregon has no sales tax.

 

[JupiterSunsation]

In Florida, we like the Yankees to pay for our stuff. Our sales tax is 7%, and the counties have an option of adding on another one percent.

Oregon has no sales tax.

Cuda it is only 6.5% on the east coast of FL, Dade might be 7 though......

 

[Ms PatriYacht]

Since Tommy Bahama has corporate operations in your state, and thus they have a VA tax ID, you must pay sales tax - regardless from where they're shipped.

Wouldn't that depend if he bought it through Tommy Bahama or a store selling the Tommy Bahama brand. The way I thought it worked at least in MI, is if I buy from a store or someone that does not have business in that state then I pay no tax. But if I buy and ship from Macy's in NY and have it shipped to me in MI, I pay tax because there are Macy stores in MI

 

[cigdaze]

If an online retailer has a physical presence in a particular state, such as a store, business office, or warehouse, it must collect sales tax from customers in that state. If a business does not have a physical presence in a state, it is not required to collect sales tax for sales into that state. This rule is derived from a 1992 Supreme Court decision which held that mail-order merchants did not need to collect sales taxes for sales into states where they did not have a physical presence.

 

[Wobble]

In 12 months time we'll all be paying sales tax on everything we buy online, that's pretty much guaranteed.

If you are buying for your business then you better be accruing it anyway. Just went through a sales tax audit, the first thing they looked at were online purchases.

 

[cuda]

Cuda it is only 6.5% on the east coast of FL, Dade might be 7 though......

Jeez! Some of the snowbirds are getting off cheap! I'm not sure what it is in Deland, but I'm fairly sure I'm on the east coast.

 

[MarylandMark]

Yet MD raised their sales tax from 5% to 6% and wonder why people buy out of state.

Another brain move they did was raise the price of smokes- so every one I know that smokes drives 11 miles to VA to save $20 a carton, fills up with 40 cent per gallon cheaper fuel and gets a $2 cheaper sammich while they are over there. Now MD wonders why they are making 65% less on cigarette taxes...

 

[Offshoredrillin]

No sales tax in Delaware either.

 

[cigdaze]

Yet MD raised their sales tax from 5% to 6% and wonder why people buy out of state.

Another brain move they did was raise the price of smokes- so every one I know that smokes drives 11 miles to VA to save $20 a carton, fills up with 40 cent per gallon cheaper fuel and gets a $2 cheaper sammich while they are over there. Now MD wonders why they are making 65% less on cigarette taxes...

Don't tell Clay; they may need to die, too.

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[Shah Mat]

Yet MD raised their sales tax from 5% to 6% and wonder why people buy out of state.

Another brain move they did was raise the price of smokes- so every one I know that smokes drives 11 miles to VA to save $20 a carton, fills up with 40 cent per gallon cheaper fuel and gets a $2 cheaper sammich while they are over there. Now MD wonders why they are making 65% less on cigarette taxes...

Yeah, but we Virginian's drive to MD to buy our booze. MD is not controlled by ABC.