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Current Events => Economics => Topic started by: NateRiver on June 07, 2009, 08:28:49 PM
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It has been a bad week for gun owners in Tennessee, but the taxpayers lucked out when a proposal to tax online purchases when the retailer advertised through an instate company, website or blogger, stalled. Check to see if your state is considering an eTax.
Check Your eTax (http://www.stopetaxes.com/tennessee-etax-stalls-committee-a2984)
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It has been a bad week for gun owners in Tennessee, but the taxpayers lucked out when a proposal to tax online purchases when the retailer advertised through an instate company, website or blogger, stalled. Check to see if your state is considering an eTax.
Check Your eTax (http://www.stopetaxes.com/tennessee-etax-stalls-committee-a2984)
Numerous states have gone down this road only for the law to get slapped down by the Supreme Court. States can not tax interstate commerce sales if the dealer does not have nexus. However, the state does require those that do receive goods that have been purchased tax free to accrue use tax. I doubt that more than 5 per cent do. That was my experience when I worked as a sales tax auditor.
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Why would I pay my state sales tax for a product I bought in another state?
Personally, I doubt that most people purchase over the internet as a way to beat the sales tax. I know I don't. I order on line as a convenience as I really don't like going out to shop and I can often buy things cheaper online than locally even after I factor in the shipping charges.
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I buy online simply because I live in a small town that doesn't HAVE what I'm looking for!
I'd rather bring up the ol' Shopping Cart and click away than drive damn near 40 miles to get to the nearest store that's selling what I need.
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Why would I pay my state sales tax for a product I bought in another state?
Personally, I doubt that most people purchase over the internet as a way to beat the sales tax. I know I don't. I order on line as a convenience as I really don't like going out to shop and I can often buy things cheaper online than locally even after I factor in the shipping charges.
I mostly agree. However, people that spend large amounts of money on furniture, jewelry, etc might be inclined to take the sales tax in consideration. For example, you could fly to NY or Miami buy a Rollex watch, have it shipped to you in your home state and the thousand you saved on taxes would pay for your vacation. The down side is that if that purchase is reported to your state, you get stuck with the sales/use tax plus penalty and interest.