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>if I'm in the same state. And that happens what, 8% of the time? Most online services are evading sales tax.
by sprout 16y ago
>if I'm in the same state.
And that happens what, 8% of the time? Most online services are evading sales tax.
- _delirium 16y agoSure, but that's not specific to the service/goods split is it? That's basically Amazon's business model with physical goods as well.
- koenigdavidmj 16y agoHell, if you're in Washington, Amazon will ship from an out-of-state warehouse so that you still don't have to pay.
- chronomex 16y agoI'd rather pay the 9% to support local services and get my packages a bit earlier.
- blahedo 16y agoIt doesn't matter where the shipment is from; if the business has a point-of-presence in the shipped-to state, they charge you sales tax for that state. For instance, I bought some stuff at the Pendleton store in Portland, Oregon, and had it shipped home to Illinois, and the clerk (very apologetically) told me that he'd have to charge me sales tax since Pendleton owned stores in Illinois. This despite the fact that I was physically in Oregon, the sale was taking place in Oregon, the blankets were still in Oregon, and Oregon has no sales tax at all.