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Old 04-16-2014, 08:14 AM   #316
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So what you're saying is that it's cheaper for you to buy online because you break the law by not paying the taxes that you're legally required to?

That strikes me as both morally reprehensible (tax evasion is stealing from everybody) and legally wrong.
Not to mention all the other people in her state who buy taxable stuff online (and don't pay the use tax, when appropriate). Or all the people who travel out of state and buy taxable stuff and bring it back without paying use tax (when appropriate). Or all those people in the state who take a vacation and buy taxable stuff and bring it back without paying use tax (when appropriate.)

That is one state full of morally reprehensible people.

FWIW, I am not a tax expert, so some of the above mentioned people may be less morally reprehensible than others.
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:22 AM   #317
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That is one state full of morally reprehensible people.
Which is worse - a morally reprehensible person or a morally reprehensible monkey?
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:23 AM   #318
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Are you allowed to 'drop the subject' after calling someone morally reprehensible?
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That strikes me as both morally reprehensible (tax evasion is stealing from everybody) and legally wrong.
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But anyway, we're rather straying from the topic here, so let's drop the matter.
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:27 AM   #319
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Which is worse - a morally reprehensible person or a morally reprehensible monkey?
I think HarryT is the resident expert on moral reprehensibiliousness.
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Old 04-16-2014, 08:45 AM   #320
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When it comes to monkeys, I think the word you're looking for is prehensile.
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My state has no income tax, a very high sales tax, and a use tax. I don't know of anyone who pays use tax for private purchases or non-taxed out-of-state purchases. I'd venture to say that most people don't even know it exists.
I'd venture to say that most people don't wish to spend the time to keep track of such things. Doing taxes takes enough time as it is without having to keep and add up a few hundred receipts.
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Not to mention all the other people in her state who buy taxable stuff online (and don't pay the use tax, when appropriate). Or all the people who travel out of state and buy taxable stuff and bring it back without paying use tax (when appropriate). Or all those people in the state who take a vacation and buy taxable stuff and bring it back without paying use tax (when appropriate.)
You may regard tax evasion as a joke. Not everyone shares your views.
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Which is worse - a morally reprehensible person or a morally reprehensible monkey?
We give monkeys a big leeway, especially when it comes to taxes.
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Old 04-16-2014, 10:35 AM   #324
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You may regard tax evasion as a joke. Not everyone shares your views.
Big corporations take tax evasion *very* seriously!
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Okay guys, one more thing, this summer when you're being inundated with all this American bicentennial Fourth Of July brouhaha, don't forget what you're celebrating, and that's the fact that a bunch of slave-owning, aristocratic, white males didn't want to pay their taxes.
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Old 04-16-2014, 11:16 AM   #325
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You may regard tax evasion as a joke.
I don't.

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thank you for clarifying this.

And not everyone shares your views.
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Old 04-16-2014, 11:21 AM   #326
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For the people that claim ignorance about not paying sales tax, are you also the ones who complain about your income and property taxes going up because you can't figure out where the shortfall came from?

And by the way, ignorance is no excuse. It's just ignorance.

/soapbox

But to be fair, different areas have different rules. In my state, I can spend up to $770 without paying a use tax. I rarely hit that, because I much prefer to buy locally when I can and support my neighbors and community.
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Old 04-16-2014, 11:25 AM   #327
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I'd venture to say that most people don't wish to spend the time to keep track of such things. Doing taxes takes enough time as it is without having to keep and add up a few hundred receipts.
My state allows me to use a chart to estimate the use tax, based on adjusted gross income, if I don't want to track every receipt.
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Old 04-16-2014, 11:42 AM   #328
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For the people that claim ignorance about not paying sales tax, are you also the ones who complain about your income and property taxes going up because you can't figure out where the shortfall came from?
The shortfall is usually the fault of our legislators who reallocate funds for purposes they were never intended for. Use tax shortfall is a drop in the bucket compared to the former.
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My state allows me to use a chart to estimate the use tax, based on adjusted gross income, if I don't want to track every receipt.
I believe that most, if not all, states offer a similar facility.
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I believe that most, if not all, states offer a similar facility.
Maybe most, but not all. Washington doesn't.
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