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But, if you (in MA) purchase from a shop online that does not have a presence in MA then you don't have to pay sales tax. Just maybe shipping. |
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But, Jon, doing a little research I see that Massachusetts has a 5% sale or use tax. If you buy goods out of state, or online, which are intended for use, storage, or consumption within Massachusetts, you are required to pay a 5% use tax on those goods. If the same goods are purchased in a U.S. state that does collect sales tax for such goods at time of purchase, then whatever taxes were paid by the purchaser to that state can be deducted (as a tax credit) from the 5% owed for subsequent use, storage or consumption in Massachusetts.
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As I say, Xenophon, I'm just a bit surprised that the collection of what must a huge amount of money, nation-wide, isn't enforced. State governments must be losing billions in revenue collectively by not doing so.
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There are above 10000 different jurisdictions, and each taxes different things (in PA or NJ you do not pay tax on clothes, so you go buy there and come back to NY theoretically you should pay the NY tax but again...); even in NY when they declare a tax holiday on clothing, local stores have trouble adjusting; is it the full 8.5 tax rebated, or just the 4.25 state part and not the 4.25 NYC tax; does this apply to shoes?, to belts ?... the local tabloids have a field day going in stores and making trouble for the confused merchants by pointing that either they charged too much tax or too little; you get the idea... |
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It's merely another example of the fact that the U.S. tax system has fallen behind the times (long before the Internet came along), and needs revamping to better befit an international market (not to mention the support of its own people).
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Yes, we need a tax system like like GB, with a 19.4% VAT. Yeah, sure we do.
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It is usually the seller who is investigated, not the buyer.
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I was referring to the UK launch, not the 505.
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Unfortunately I have to listen every day to mostly inanities on CNBC from 9 to 4 (one reason that after hours I run from TV like from the plague), but sometimes they discuss interesting stuff, and online taxes and that art case are among the things I perk my ears to. |
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When I purchase something online that has no sales tax, I don't declare it. We have an occasionally sales tax free day. But that's usually for items up to a certain amount. If I was going to declare it, why would I not just buy it here instead? Well ok, price could be one issue. But nobody declares stuff like a Sony Reader. It would be silly. Also, we don't pay tax on food at the grocery store or clothes.
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