[a fool in paradise]

>>Starting this week, companies are now required to charge you if you live in California.

Texas is looking at the same thing.

[a fool in paradise]

what if you order by snail mail or phone from a catalog?

For hundreds of years that’s been untaxed.

[DoughtyOne]

Amongst the highest income tax states in the nation...

Amongst the highest sales tax states in the nation...

Amongst the highest gasoline tax states in the nation...

It’s eyeing our highways to charge more fees now with miles driven in mind, even though it’s already targeted vehicle owners with registration fees, sales taxes on vehicle purchases, and driver’s license fees.

California just can’t collect enough to satisfy it’s insatiable thirst for spending.

[HighSierra5]

Yeah I noticed. My cigars are $4.00 more per order. It’s not going to get better.

[gaijin]

Remember BayWatch..?

If you throw a football or frisbee on a public beach in L.A. County in a place not specifically marked and set aside for that purpose, the fine is $1,500.

If you dig a hole in the sand on those same beaches and the hold is deeper than 18 inches, it’s the same fine.

In many cities and towns you cannot BBQ on your porch or balcony. Of your HOUSE..? Yes.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

I think online retailers will start to refuse to sell in CA. the paperwork for them won’t be worth it!!! I I’ve in Ca. and do ALL my shopping on line I think I will start to have a lot less choices!!!

[JudgemAll]

Closed that loophole? Is there a tariff border with California but we cannot have one with China?

This is total anarchy.

[KarlInOhio]

More and more sellers have been adding Ohio sales taxes even if they don't have an Ohio location. Interesting, Amazon will collect for its own merchandise but third party sellers (outside of Ohio) on Amazon don't have a sales tax...for now.

[fireman15]

Washington has been doing this since last September.

[zeestephen]

I think Washington state has been doing this for several years.

I bought a Dell computer on line in 2017 and paid full Washington state sales tax.

What's the next move?

We pay full sales tax for BOTH states involved?

[billyboy15]

I believe a USSC ruling last yr made this possible. I now live in SC and questioned sales tax being added to an on line purchase from a co. which hadn’t previously charged me. They said a recent law required this be done if State requested.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Once again, Thank You, Supreme Court.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Madoff was a piker compared to California politicians.

[bert]

That has been the sales tax policy in Tennessee since the beginning. If you buy on line and the vendor does not collect the tax, the purchaser ust pay. It is called use tax Businisses can and are audited for compliance.

the policy was implemented to collect tax on out of state orders by telephone

[Lean-Right]

So, how did they get around the “taxation without
representation” thing?

[Svartalfiar]

If you order something online from merchants with a brick-and-mortar store in California like Target or Kohls, consumers pay California sales tax. But buying something online from stores that don’t have an actual store in California, until now, didn’t charge a sales tax.

Well yea, that's the whole tax nexus thing.

California has now closed that loophole.

And how are they planning to enforce this? Sure, a bunch of companies will do it voluntarily, as it doesn't touch their bottom line, it's all charged to the consumer. But for companies that don't bother? If they don't voluntarily pay the tax, what is CA going to do to them? Nothing..?