Sales Tax collection has started on many sites

[sumrtym]

Not a surprise that Montana didn't pass it...they don't have a sales tax in the entire state!!!

 

[nickdigger]

Originally posted by: Spook
So, correct me if im wrong here... If your in a state that doesn't participate, or doesn't have Sales tax, the E-Stores in those states won't charge tax, right? Or will they charge tax, according to the state that you are located in?

If they charge according to the location of the E-Store, then why not locate were there is no Tax... Many of these Hardware sales sites have little to no brick and mortor... just relocate.

The lazy ones - and MANY of them are lazy - won't relocate. i dont care how l3333t newegg is, they lose lots of sales in their home state because they never bothered to "place" their operation in a tax-free state, like Oregon.

 

[novon]

Well stores in tax free states will now be prefered

 

[kaizersozei]

Since WalMart and MArshall Fields etc all have physical stores in most states, then I don't see how they can NOT charge sales taxes. However, stores like NewEgg or googlegear prob won't have a problem.

 

[SFang]

I thought reducing TAX is Bush's main goal in his presidency, or is it just for the rich people?

 

[Nutzo]

There's still hope !

Meanwhile, there's a move afoot in Congress to ban online sales taxes altogether. In January, Rep. Chris Cox, R-Calif., and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., renewed their efforts to prohibit online sales taxes by introducing a bill that would turn the current moratorium into an outright ban.

 

[AnimeKnight]

I am lost

I am in CA (According to the map we are "observing"). So if I purchase an item from any of the participating stores from out of state I won't be charge tax is that how the map reads?

 

[ams30gts]

were starting to pay for having a republican president. higher taxes. more expensive cigarettes. higher gas prices

 

[cpumaster]

You guys should move to Indonesia, no tax or little tax on most purchases. Of course, the drawback is you got incompetent government.....

 

[WingsOverVirginia]

This still only affects the states in which the online store has a presence. It changes the policy of stores like Walmart that were claiming that their online and B+M stores were separate entities.

 

[TRD]

Originally posted by: nickdigger

Originally posted by: Bonezilla
Damn Hawaii actually did a good thing not particpating in this crap. We already pay enough here.

you already pay a huge tax on internet sales -- it's called "shipping".

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thats why we Hawaiians make sure we purchase from places like Amazon.com and Best Buy who offer their FREE SHIPPING offers to those of us in the middle of the Pacific.

 

[Tung]

goodguys.com won't charge you tax there's free shipping also.

 

[JafCo]

Originally posted by: ams30gts
were starting to pay for having a republican president. higher taxes. more expensive cigarettes. higher gas prices

What are you SMOKING?!?!

Bush has already lowered taxes once, and he's trying to do it again. Sales taxes are STATE items. Not federal, state! Did you even read the article?

Cigarettes have the same taxes (federally) that they've had for the past two years. The only federal cigarette tax increases that have occurred in the past 14 years have been under Clinton.

Gas prices (outside of California) are and have been stable for the past 2 years, barring any recent spikes due to Iraq concerns. Bush wants to open up more domestic drilling to LOWER gas prices.

Again, I have to ask. What are you smoking?!

 

[squirrel dog]

This is a Raw deal.

 

[NICKel]

Originally posted by: Macro2
The states have been crying about this all along. Now many states are broke (due to the economic slowdown and irresponsible spending) so they really want the money. Of course they rcan't stop spending all the money they don't have.

Mac

Anyone have any good link as to why all the states... Especially California are all suddenly broke? I have been hearing a lot about the Bush administration having to do with this...

 

[Rab]

This is a Raw deal.

That it is.

These sites charging sales tax had best make it apparent during the checkout process, or they'll pay the price in chargebacks.

Especially California are all suddenly broke? I have been hearing a lot about the Bush administration having to do with this...

Probably a combination of the economic downturn, and the States picking up more of the bill for services the Feds used to reimburse them for.

 

[plasticquart]

Congress will be discussing and voting on these issues soon.

I like shopping on the Internet. New burdensome taxes and regulation on tech industries that have been heavily hit during our current economic slump is not something that would benefit anyone.

Keep Newegg alive!

Contact your elected officials and voice support for bills S.52 and H.R. 49, the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act of 2003.

Contact Congress Here

 

[GroundedSailor]

Originally posted by: cpumaster
You guys should move to Indonesia, no tax or little tax on most purchases. Of course, the drawback is you got incompetent government.....

Implying that we don't already have that drawback here???:Q

 

[aldamon]

Dot Bomb Part II

 

[OnyxBlackheart]

Wow, guess what I won't be buying on-line anymore..

 

[Fallen Kell]

The retailers you are refering to are ones that have STATE PRESENCE IN ALL STATES....thus they have a presence in your state and are required to take sales tax for that state.

 

[aldamon]

Originally posted by: Fallen Kell
The retailers you are refering to are ones that have STATE PRESENCE IN ALL STATES....thus they have a presence in your state and are required to take sales tax for that state.

If you think it's going to stop there you're delusional.

 

[huesmann]

Originally posted by: JafCo

Originally posted by: ams30gts
were starting to pay for having a republican president. higher taxes. more expensive cigarettes. higher gas prices

Gas prices (outside of California) are and have been stable for the past 2 years, barring any recent spikes due to Iraq concerns.

Those recent price spikes are due to George Bush having a rock solid hard-on for invading Iraq. If he wasn't standing behind a podium whenever he makes a public statement about Iraq, you'd see his hard-on tenting his pants. Gas used to be under $1/gallon less than 2 years ago. It's 50%+ more now.

 

[MegaNerd]

Originally posted by: FrugalGuy
Amazon.com, which has partnerships with Target.com, MarshallFields.com and Mervyns.com to sell items online, notified customers of the change through a posting on its site.

Never occurred to me that Amazon.com would be a part of this. Wonder if it will include Amazon.ca which is a favorite place of many dvdtalkers to order dvds?



MN

 

[corinthos]

good thing I got my computer components purchased already...