Thread: International service fee for Kobo purchases?
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Old 03-15-2011, 12:19 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph View Post
I was willing - somewhat - to deal with the transaction fee. But the state sales tax??! How am I being charged a sales tax when Kobo is located and delivering from Canada? If I buy a book from Amazon I do not get charged a state sales tax because Amazon is not located in my state and does not have a physical presence in my state (well, lack of state since I don't live in a state). There is no reason I can find for me to be charged this fee.
Have you considered asking your DC government why they're charging you this tax?
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