Why does Dell want to charge me tax?

[Chaotic42]

I'm trying to order a 2405FPW monitor from Dell, but those crazy bastages want to charge me tax. The whole point of me ordering from Dell is so that I don't have to pay tax.

What's going on? I'm scared. :Q

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42
I'm trying to order a 2405FPW monitor from Dell, but those crazy bastages want to charge me tax. The whole point of me ordering from Dell is so that I don't have to pay tax.

What's going on? I'm scared. :Q

they do that now. If they have a presense in your state then you are taxed.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Jnetty99
they do that now. If they have a presense in your state then you are taxed.

Damn!

What the hell are they doing in Mississippi?

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: Jnetty99
they do that now. If they have a presense in your state then you are taxed.

Damn!

What the hell are they doing in Mississippi?

They probably have one of those little Dell Outlets in some Mall.

 

[QurazyQuisp]

They probably have a kiosk in a mall or something.

 

[RedCOMET]

... Stupid Kiosk...

 

[spaceman]

i got charged tax in MA on my last dell order(about a yr ago)

 

[Mayfriday0529]

From Dell's Website

The amount of tax and shipping added to your order depends on where you have asked for the product to be shipped as well as on which products you've chosen to purchase. Dell Catalog Sales LP currently collects applicable sales tax in California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. In other states, the purchaser is responsible for remitting the use tax on all taxable items to the appropriate state tax authorities. Dell does collect sales tax for On-Site Service contracts in all applicable states.

 

[Ausm]

Get used to it there are two sure things in life death and Taxed to death.


Ausm

 

[Proletariat]

Better buy a lot of crap from Dell fast before they come to Maryland

 

[SampSon]

I know dell collects from certain states, like in the post above, but it is also law that internet venders must charge sales tax for all inter-state commerce.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
... Stupid Kiosk...

Yeah.

That will probably prevent me from ordering my laptop from them this summer.

Oh, well. What are you going to do?

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Do you live close to a state border? Have a relative over there?

Option 2 is to say "screw Dell and their sales tax" and buy one from ebay. For some reason there's a HUUUUGE surplus of brand new Dell monitors there, you might even find one cheaper than Dell is asking.

 

[apinomus]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
... Stupid Kiosk...

I laughed at this more than I should have.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
Do you live close to a state border? Have a relative over there?

Option 2 is to say "screw Dell and their sales tax" and buy one from ebay. For some reason there's a HUUUUGE surplus of brand new Dell monitors there, you might even find one cheaper than Dell is asking.

yeah... and pay double the shipping rate... ebay sellers get you with that..

 

[pontifex]

isn't it obvious? its because you touch yourself...

come on guys, you're slipping. i would have thought that would have been in the top 3 posts in this thread


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[Sundog]

Originally posted by: SampSon
I know dell collects from certain states, like in the post above, but it is also law that internet venders must charge sales tax for all inter-state commerce.

Please show me a link to that. AFAIK that is not true.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Sundog

Originally posted by: SampSon
I know dell collects from certain states, like in the post above, but it is also law that internet venders must charge sales tax for all inter-state commerce.

Please show me a link to that. AFAIK that is not true.

i don't know if its a law, but most vendors do it if they are in the same state as you.

 

[EKKC]

you wont believe what i want to do to those kiosks and their giddy reps

there's one by the mall which i am 10 minutes away in queens, nyc. :|

 

[draganjr]

Off Topic but Dell does not make there own products if you all didnt know that already. buy Samsung!

 

[SampSon]

Originally posted by: Sundog

Originally posted by: SampSon
I know dell collects from certain states, like in the post above, but it is also law that internet venders must charge sales tax for all inter-state commerce.

Please show me a link to that. AFAIK that is not true.

I really don't feel like searching, I was just going by what I remember being posted here years ago.
I think it was more along the lines that the consumer is suppose to keep track of internet sales and then remit payment to the state for the sales tax they did not pay. At least that's what I read from a quick 5 second search.
A quick search on google for "internet sales tax law" nets lots of results.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Sundog

Originally posted by: SampSon
I know dell collects from certain states, like in the post above, but it is also law that internet venders must charge sales tax for all inter-state commerce.

Please show me a link to that. AFAIK that is not true.

i don't know if its a law, but most vendors do it if they are in the same state as you.

Congress wants to make it become real, here is a story about it but its from 2003, who knows what has change since then.
link

 

[JLGatsby]

Nebraska FTW.

 

[EKKC]

lol. people will be PM'ing you to receive DELL orders over there in Nebraska and ship the items out. it'd still be cheaper than having Dell ship direct, lol.

 

[Leper Messiah]

they have a presence in Michigan? Aw fvck that, not buying dell.