Posted on 03/11/2015 6:58:12 PM PDT by napscoordinator
My point is that all these arguments over no taxes on the internet are nonsense. We already are being taxed on the internet. I looked up the states that Amazon taxes and it is a healthy amount. I guess the fight is over. Taxes are on the internet. Congress didn't act fast enough. Sad day for freedom again.
Yes, but it’s only those companies that have a business presence in a given state that will charge the sales tax. Of course, the big ones like Amazon are everywhere.
Is the Interenet the next Internet?
;-)
In VA you are required by law, to report on your internet purchases that are not taxed.
It is the new improved big way of typing when a little bit pissed off.
I wonder if they get 10 bucks annually?
Actually, my understanding of the tax situation with the states ... is if there is a sales tax charged in the state, then you owe that tax ... even if the Internet purchase doesn’t charge you tax. That’s always been the case.
The problem is that this is next to impossible to enforce. So, it’s never been the case that a person did not owe the tax (in states that do have the sales tax) ... they ALWAYS OWED IT. To get the Internet store to “charge the tax” on the invoice is the “enforcement mechanism”. So, the actual “tax situation” has never changed.
Yep, when they built their warehouse in Florida they started having to charge state sales tax.
I know but it was nice to beat the tax system for awhile. I guess I did for a long time in Maryland, Italy, Korea, and other places. They caught up to me in low tax Florida of all places. I guess it isn’t something to brag about but we hate taxes especially dumb taxes like sales tax on the internet. Conservatives really should stop this tax.
Ugh....bring jobs to the state and screw everyone else......hmmmmmmm. Something wrong with that picture.
Amazon has been opening distribution warehouses in various states. Sales tax is applied to items shipped from that warehouse to an address within that state.
Same for brick and mortar retailers, say like Home Depot, if they have a store in your state they must charge you tax on internet sales.
Yes, that is true about Amazon. Amazon has a warehouse in Dallas, Texas, and Texas went after Amazon a few years ago to collect taxes from people who live in Texas. Now, I pay that tax.
Same for brick and mortar retailers, say like Home Depot, if they have a store in your state they must charge you tax on internet sales.
Great the tax free internet days are long over I guess.
Texas went after Amazon....wow......total opposite of what I would expect from a deep red state.
You should thank amazon for taking care of your tax obligation for you
https://askdor.state.fl.us/FAQ/FAQDetails.aspx?ID=0
Been there, done that!
Yes, I was very aware at that time that our Texas govn. did that, I remember when it happened.
Ohio has no Amazon distribution centers. They have them in the states surrounding it. Ohio's is actually in the Cincinnati Metro, but it is in Kentucky.
I don't get taxed on my purchases from Amazon, but when I buy from Walmart and get it home delivered, I do because they have a physical presence in Ohio.
His point is that Florida does _not_ have a sales tax. So why is he being charged sales tax?
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