OMG Thought I found an on line deal until I was told we have to charge you SALES TAX
06-23-15, 04:31 PM
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OMG Thought I found an on line deal until I was told we have to charge you SALES TAX
As Gomer Pyle USMC would say SURPRISE SURPRISE. Found a Road Frame I wanted (past tenths) until I found out the State whre the frame is located want to ding me 7.5%.
Anyone else have any horror stories about hidden internets sale charges?
Anyone else have any horror stories about hidden internets sale charges?
06-23-15, 04:33 PM
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In Virginia if you buy something online and the seller does not collect Virginia sales tax you are supposed to pay it when you file your state income tax.
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06-23-15, 04:47 PM
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This was from a merchant on the East Coast, I am way out West, and delivery point is out West I need not support the infrastructure of a place I will not set foot in again, unless I go to Miami, FL. to see my grandfathers grave.
06-23-15, 05:02 PM
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OMG 7.5% more????!??? The horrors. That's like 75 cents on a $10 purchase!
06-23-15, 05:06 PM
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Yeah, the company remits the collected tax to the state in which the purchase was made. And like bhchdh stated, depending on the state you live in, you're going to be in a spot of a trouble if your state agency decides to audit you and you haven't been declaring sales and use tax on your state income tax forms.
06-23-15, 05:23 PM
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Apprently Florida adds sales tax to both in state, and out of state transactions.
06-23-15, 05:23 PM
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Must have been a tenths situation.
Internet retailers will charge tax to anyone living in the state in which they have a physical presence. If the retailer does not have a presence in your state, they are not obligated to do so, but the customer is obligated to declare the purchase and pay sales tax to their home state.
Internet retailers will charge tax to anyone living in the state in which they have a physical presence. If the retailer does not have a presence in your state, they are not obligated to do so, but the customer is obligated to declare the purchase and pay sales tax to their home state.
06-23-15, 09:03 PM
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06-23-15, 10:04 PM
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$3000+ frame ?!?!
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Florida does not require businesses selling online to collect sales tax from buyers in other states unless the business has a physical presence in that state. That presence can be any number of things, including a brick & mortar store, a warehouse, or an office. If the business does collect sales tax, it will be on behalf of the buyer's state, not the seller's. (In other words, if the business was going to charge you Florida sales tax, they were doing so mistakenly.)
Since your location states "the Sonoran desert", it's probably safe to assume you're in Arizona or California. Both of those states require payment of a "use tax" on purchases from out-of-state vendors that don't collect sales tax. So in this case, you shouldn't have been charged Florida sales tax, but you would be legally obligated to pay an equivalent use tax to your own state, likely to be noted on your annual income tax return.
Since your location states "the Sonoran desert", it's probably safe to assume you're in Arizona or California. Both of those states require payment of a "use tax" on purchases from out-of-state vendors that don't collect sales tax. So in this case, you shouldn't have been charged Florida sales tax, but you would be legally obligated to pay an equivalent use tax to your own state, likely to be noted on your annual income tax return.
06-24-15, 05:08 AM
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I am actually waiting for the op to start a thread that is not a complaint or insult to something or someone.
He does not like his LBS and now he does not like on line shopping...guess he will not be buying much.
He does not like his LBS and now he does not like on line shopping...guess he will not be buying much.
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06-24-15, 07:46 AM
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UK its 20%, but that funds the NHS.
Oregon ups the Taxes on Income to compensate for not charging sales tax.
Oregon ups the Taxes on Income to compensate for not charging sales tax.
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Yeah, the company remits the collected tax to the state in which the purchase was made. And like bhchdh stated, depending on the state you live in, you're going to be in a spot of a trouble if your state agency decides to audit you and you haven't been declaring sales and use tax on your state income tax forms.
06-24-15, 02:03 PM
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That has occurred to me too. Who has paid our state legislatures to come up with a system that benefits out-of-state vendors at the expense of local merchants?
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