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JP-pornshooter · 12-07-2012, 11:27 AM

doing my usual shopping with free prime shipping i was astounded to see i was being charged sales tax.
one of the advantages of buying amazon has for me been no sales tax.
being in California, i know there is a place for those purchases on my state tax return but still..
i wonder how much business amazon will loose on this.
i will definitively look at other options now, perhaps ebay again..

JFK · 12-07-2012, 11:29 AM

Been a long time coming

Mutt · 12-07-2012, 11:31 AM

is it just California or are people from all 50 states being charged sales tax now from Amazon?

it was a huge advantage online retailers had and there has been huge political pressure from brick and mortar retailers to do something about the problem.

Wizzo · 12-07-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

is it just California or are people from all 50 states being charged sales tax now from Amazon?

it was a huge advantage online retailers had and there has been huge political pressure from brick and mortar retailers to do something about the problem.

I there's like 11 states that have made deals with them.

96ukssob · 12-07-2012, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

doing my usual shopping with free prime shipping i was astounded to see i was being charged sales tax.
one of the advantages of buying amazon has for me been no sales tax.
being in California, i know there is a place for those purchases on my state tax return but still..
i wonder how much business amazon will loose on this.
i will definitively look at other options now, perhaps ebay again..

by law you are supposed to pay YOUR state sales tax on all items purchased outside your state.

so if you buy something online with no tax, you are supposed to then include that with your tax returns, but no one gives a fuck so no one does.

therefore, California decided to kick everyone in the balls and make it mandatory for buying online

PornoMonster · 12-07-2012, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bossku69

by law you are supposed to pay YOUR state sales tax on all items purchased outside your state.

so if you buy something online with no tax, you are supposed to then include that with your tax returns, but no one gives a fuck so no one does.

therefore, California decided to kick everyone in the balls and make it mandatory for buying online

YEP!

Amazon is going ahead and just helping you out by keeping you Legal.
When my accountant hit me with, oh you owe this amount for out of state online purchases, I was like dang!

JP-pornshooter · 12-07-2012, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossku69

by law you are supposed to pay YOUR state sales tax on all items purchased outside your state.

so if you buy something online with no tax, you are supposed to then include that with your tax returns, but no one gives a fuck so no one does.

therefore, California decided to kick everyone in the balls and make it mandatory for buying online

i do mention this in my original post.
and yes i always report out of state purchases on my tax return.
you dont want to mess with the tax man...

JP-pornshooter · 12-07-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mutt

is it just California or are people from all 50 states being charged sales tax now from Amazon?

it was a huge advantage online retailers had and there has been huge political pressure from brick and mortar retailers to do something about the problem.

here is the official list from amazon:
Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the following states are subject to tax:

California
Kansas
Kentucky
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington

Wizzo · 12-07-2012, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bossku69

by law you are supposed to pay YOUR state sales tax on all items purchased outside your state.

so if you buy something online with no tax, you are supposed to then include that with your tax returns, but no one gives a fuck so no one does.

therefore, California decided to kick everyone in the balls and make it mandatory for buying online

How does that work for states that don't have state income tax returns?

BareBacked · 12-07-2012, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PornoMonster

YEP!

Amazon is going ahead and just helping you out by keeping you Legal.
When my accountant hit me with, oh you owe this amount for out of state online purchases, I was like dang!

your accountant made you pay sales tax ?

Fat Panda · 12-07-2012, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

doing my usual shopping with free prime shipping i was astounded to see i was being charged sales tax.
one of the advantages of buying amazon has for me been no sales tax.
being in California, i know there is a place for those purchases on my state tax return but still..
i wonder how much business amazon will loose on this.
i will definitively look at other options now, perhaps ebay again..

Im sickened by FREELOADERS that dont believe they should pay taxes.

woj · 12-07-2012, 01:33 PM

what happens if you buy from a state that doesn't have sales tax requirement at amazon, and send it as a gift to a person in a state that does charge it?

- Jesus Christ - · 12-07-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SAC

Im sickened by FREELOADERS that dont believe they should pay taxes.

Stealing money is legitimate if you call it a "tax" and the victim of theft is now the freeloader.

How Orwellian.

JP-pornshooter · 12-07-2012, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SAC

Im sickened by FREELOADERS that dont believe they should pay taxes.

i run a S corp in California, pay myself a salary.
First i pay tax as an employee, then i pay tax as an employee...go figure.
Then I pay franchise state taxes.
California is not exactly freeloader friendly.

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Originally Posted by woj

what happens if you buy from a state that doesn't have sales tax requirement at amazon, and send it as a gift to a person in a state that does charge it?

it is charged if the place you send the gift to is located in one of the states mentioned.

BlackCrayon · 12-07-2012, 03:44 PM

what about people from out of country buying. should we have to pay sales tax?

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 12-07-2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

here is the official list from amazon:
Items sold by Amazon.com LLC, or its subsidiaries, and shipped to destinations in the following states are subject to tax:

California
Kansas
Kentucky
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Texas
Washington

That is odd as I am in Texas and have never been charged sales tax on any amazon purchase. Any idea how they are getting around it?

ErectMedia · 12-07-2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JFK

Been a long time coming

+1

only a matter of time before all states tax internet purchases as once governments go broke they gotta find loopholes to close

docputer · 12-07-2012, 09:41 PM

Amazon charges taxes in states where they have warehouse and office facilities.

GFED · 12-07-2012, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by docputer

Amazon charges taxes in states where they have warehouse and office facilities.

Not only Amazon, but everyone does this... it has always been this way... ordering from the Internet is the same as mail order.

PornoMonster · 12-08-2012, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

what about people from out of country buying. should we have to pay sales tax?

Nope, but an export tax.. HA

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