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>pay more taxes for goods and services just because they’re bought online. Not sure about this one, does this only apply to Federal Taxes? I would still have t
by nemothekid 11y ago
>pay more taxes for goods and services just because they’re bought online.
Not sure about this one, does this only apply to Federal Taxes? I would still have to pay CA tax when buying from Amazon right?
- tyingq 11y agoThis bill doesn't change anything about local sales tax, on internet purchases, other than prohibiting something punative...like where buying something over the internet would incur a tax HIGHER than buying it locally. There is a separate fight going on around local taxes for items bought on the internet. At the moment, an online business is able to charge sales tax only for sales that are shipped to a state that it has a presence in. Amazon, being what it is, has a presence in every US state...so they tack on the appropriate sales tax for wherever you live. And, Amazon is lobbying for legislation that would push every online retailer to do the same, even if they don't have a presence in the shipping destination state. Edit: It's pretty complex: http://blog.taxjar.com/charging-sales-tax-rates/ http://blog.taxjar.com/charging-sales-tax-rates/
- mejari 11y agoHe's writing this to citizens of Oregon, which doesn't have a sales tax. Other states would still have the "pay sales tax on internet purchases" thing that they theoretically already have that no one pays attention to.