Internet sales collecting State taxes :(

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10-23-2018, 02:42 PM
Speedster

Internet sales collecting State taxes :(

Today, I went to purchase a few resistors to attenuate my speaker's midrange/tweeters and discovered that Parts Express was charging me 8.8% WA sales tax (this wasn't charged on a similar purchase from them only 2 weeks ago).

Horrified, I went to Amazon to check up on Castle Forbes 1445 shaving cream pricing, and sure enough, I would have to pay $4 more in addition to the shipping charges. So much for what started out as a great $38 value. Guess I held off on that purchase too long. :shrug:

Anyone else noticing the recent change in the US? Oh, and thanks to the genius trade war, Parts Express also increased the price of Mills resistors by $0.26, up from $4.25. This may seem insignificant, but today's 10-count bulk rate is what I was charged for the singles upon my last visit. Just great....
10-23-2018, 03:18 PM
PaulKidd

Yesterday, I placed an order on Amazon for 3 items. I was charged sales tax only
on two of the items: those that were shipped from here in California. No tax on the
out-of-state item.

California charges sales tax on anything ordered from a seller who has an outlet in
the state. Out of state origins, no tax. But, if an item comes from a seller who has
an outlet in the state, even if the actual shipment comes from out-of-state, then
sales tax applies.

Gotcha.....
10-23-2018, 03:22 PM
Speedster

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulKidd

Yesterday, I placed an order on Amazon for 3 items. I was charged sales tax only
on two of the items: those that were shipped from here in California. No tax on the
out-of-state item.

California charges sales tax on anything ordered from a seller who has an outlet in
the state. Out of state origins, no tax. But, if an item comes from a seller who has
an outlet in the state, even if the actual shipment comes from out-of-state, then
sales tax applies.

Gotcha.....

Right, Paul, this is exactly how WA sales were treated until now. If there was a brick and mortar shop owned by the internet retailer in my state or it was shipped from WA state, I got charged the WA state sales tax.

However, due to a recent Supreme Court decision this past June, all internet retail sites will now collect each state's respective state tax rate for those customer's purchases. The "free ride" is over, fellas. Bummer.
10-23-2018, 04:04 PM
PaulKidd

OK. So, I guess that means that state sales tax now applies to everything here, too,
although there does appear to be some anomalies.

However, our local sales tax (which includes assessments for county and regional bond
issues) is another story...I hope. That would nearly double the tax burden.

And then there's the $0.74 per gallon tax on gasoline in California, the $10.67 cellphone
tax, and the $3.30/gal liquor tax. Lord have mercy....
10-23-2018, 04:55 PM
earcutter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedster

Right, Paul, this is exactly how WA sales were treated until now. If there was a brick and mortar shop owned by the internet retailer in my state or it was shipped from WA state, I got charged the WA state sales tax.

However, due to a recent Supreme Court decision this past June, all internet retail sites will now collect each state's respective state tax rate for those customer's purchases. The "free ride" is over, fellas. Bummer.

Just a quick FYI, just in case any of you were making any exorbitant purchases on line, it was never really a free ride. At least it wasn't supposed to be. As you know, unless the online vendor was in your home state, taxes were not collected in the past, but that didn't mean you didn't have to pay em. In other words, when you did your taxes, you were supposed to claim that. The government assumed you'd do the right thing I guess bhahahahaha.

Of course no one did! Duh! And I'm sure a box or two of Cubans flown in from FLA to your doorstep, isn't going to bring down the wrath of the US government on you. But you never know. If you did a lot of commerce, they might have taken notice. They have 7 years to ask fer der mullah. Just saying.
10-23-2018, 10:21 PM
thebigspendur

Amazon has been collecting sales tax for quite some time now. If it's not coming directly from them you may not be charged it.
10-24-2018, 03:34 AM
jfk742

The only thing they do better than collect money is spending it....
10-25-2018, 01:20 PM
PaulKidd

Yesterday, I placed an online order with a California in-state vendor (a SoCal
brick and mortar shop). Here's what the invoice looked like:

Subtotal
$50.00

Shipping
$0.00

CA COUNTY TAX
$0.13

CA SPECIAL TAX
$0.44

CA STATE TAX
$3.00

CA CITY TAX
$0.25

CA SPECIAL TAX
$0.50

Total
$54.32 USD
10-25-2018, 01:40 PM
evnpar

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulKidd

Yesterday, I placed an online order with a California in-state vendor (a SoCal
brick and mortar shop). Here's what the invoice looked like:

Subtotal
$50.00

Shipping
$0.00

CA COUNTY TAX
$0.13

CA SPECIAL TAX
$0.44

CA STATE TAX
$3.00

CA CITY TAX
$0.25

CA SPECIAL TAX
$0.50

Total
$54.32 USD

Damn, no wonder so many Californians are moving up to Oregon with no sales tax.
10-25-2018, 01:49 PM
Speedster

Compared to the $4.32 in CA tax, here in WA I'd wind up paying $4.40 (8.8%) plus the shipping (except for Amazon or free shipping on purchases totaling $75-100+).
10-25-2018, 02:32 PM
earcutter

Quote:

Originally Posted by PaulKidd

Yesterday, I placed an online order with a California in-state vendor (a SoCal
brick and mortar shop). Here's what the invoice looked like:

Subtotal
$50.00

Shipping
$0.00

CA COUNTY TAX
$0.13

CA SPECIAL TAX
$0.44

CA STATE TAX
$3.00

CA CITY TAX
$0.25

CA SPECIAL TAX
$0.50

Total
$54.32 USD

"Special tax"... yeah. The "special taxes" in Kansas make me want to puke. The state decides to provide incentive's to some business's to come to a location by not charging the businesses taxes, but then pass it off on us the consumer. Moreover, it's tough to keep it all down. I go to Home Depot and get charged say 8% tax, then go across the street and shop at Lows and get nailed 9% tax.

ARG!! Cali has nothing on Kansas. :(

Try buying a house! Property taxes are all over the board!!
10-25-2018, 08:03 PM
BobH

Could always be worse. In Ontario the sales tax, HST, is 13%. That $50.00 order would wind up being $56.50 total.

Bob
10-25-2018, 08:10 PM
earcutter

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobH

Could always be worse. In Ontario the sales tax, HST, is 13%. That $50.00 order would wind up being $56.50 total.

Bob

I remember that clearly Bob. But then, I didn't pay a company called Blue Cross and Blue Shield 2K USD a month to provide health care that still see's me pay $40 co-pays, no dental, and only subsidizes the shitty drugs.

Oh and here's a good one, I have to pay tax on every licence plate I own here in KS.

Bah! lol,
10-25-2018, 08:54 PM
BobH

Quote:

Originally Posted by earcutter

I remember that clearly Bob. But then, I didn't pay a company called Blue Cross and Blue Shield 2K USD a month to provide health care that still see's me pay $40 co-pays, no dental, and only subsidizes the shitty drugs.

Oh and here's a good one, I have to pay tax on every licence plate I own here in KS.

Bah! lol,

What you make on the beer you loose on the peanuts. One way or another you are going to pay in the end.

Bob
10-25-2018, 09:07 PM
earcutter

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobH

What you make on the beer you loose on the peanuts. One way or another you are going to pay in the end.

Bob

When we first moved here from Toronto we broke it all down and yes, it was almost the same. Until we had kids, then it became super lop sided in favor of Ontario being cheaper... if you don't account for standard of living.

Kansas be cheap! 200K is a big old honking house here lol.
10-25-2018, 10:36 PM
thebigspendur

Don't complain, if you lived in California you'd be living in an RV on the street. If you lived in New Jersey your property taxes would eat up your entire paycheck.