How long ago did this happen? Amazon has been collecting sales tax on california purchases for years.
You’re right. This was a purchase last week. I just checked my order and I DID pay CA Sales Tax.
I just checked my Amazon orders back to August 2017 and about 20% to 25% don’t have any tax collected on them. I think it’s because those merchants do not have a physical presence in California.
I remember when the tax collection was being introduced around 2011 when I bought my plasma TV. I bought it on line before the new tax collection started.
I buy my photo gear from B&H - they are based in NY state and do not have any physical presence in CA, so they don’t charge tax, either.
Looks like I need to find better methods to make sure CA doesn’t get my tax dollar!