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Originally Posted by HarryT
This is a curious anomaly. An eBook is something that has value, whether it's "tangible" or not, so surely it should be taxed. Are music downloads similarly exempt from tax?
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HarryT,
it is curious, and varies from state to state here.
Apple mentions it in their T&C:
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Your total price will include the price of the product plus any applicable sales tax; such sales tax is based on the bill-to address and the sales tax rate in effect at the time you download the product. We will charge tax only in states where digital goods are taxable.
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I'm in California, and downloads like the OS X Lion upgrade, IOS apps, and songs are not taxed. (Or rather, Apple does not collect the tax).
And our company does not charge sales tax on digital files we send to clients, but do for printed materials/physical items, even the exact same printed version of the digital file.
This is a separate issue than the whole in-state/out-of-state state tax/use tax thing, as taustin notes-the no sales tax between states has been around forever-the digital thing is relatively new, and I believe was supposed to be just a short term break to give digital commerce a boost.
But wayrad, yeah, I do see your point-they must also have a presence there, so maybe it isn't quite so separate!