What a good discussion! I think I just saved some money. I thought that for my state, I had to pay sales/use tax on just about everything I ordered over the internet. I guess that is not the case:
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Q & A About the Connecticut Individual Use Tax 1. What is use tax? Connecticut taxpayers owe use tax on purchases of taxable goods or services when Connecticut sales tax is not collected at the time of sale. Most often, this results from purchases made online or out-of-state. Together, sales and use taxes assure that taxable purchases of goods and services used in Connecticut are treated equally and fairly.
2. Who pays use tax?
If Connecticut sales tax is not paid to the retailer at the time of purchase, Connecticut law requires that the purchaser pay use tax
directly to the DRS.
3. On what kinds of goods or services must I pay use tax?
You must pay use tax on taxable goods whether purchased, leased or rented, and taxable services. Taxable goods include:
furniture, jewelry, automobiles, appliances, cameras, computers, and computer software.
Taxable services include: repair services to your television, motor vehicle, or computer; landscaping services for your home; and
reupholstering services for your household furniture.
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Amazon has no retail presence in my state. I can see them charging me use tax, but they shouldn't be charging me sales tax? And yet it looks like Amazon is miscalculating the use tax. For example, I bought some bearings, and they charged sales tax.