Does anyone know why is it that some online sites charge taxes and many don’t?
how can I order from my neighborhood shoprite and pay maybe 3 dollars on 200 in groceries when the sales tax here is 8.25 percent?
I pay taxes for some things on Amazon and not for others, and even then the tax rate is sometimes correct (which sucks) and sometimes lower.
confusing
For online sales you only pay state tax if the vendor has a brick and mortar presence in the state.
When buying groceries some states do not tax food at the same rate as other purchases.
You’re probably buying a bunch of things from ShopRite that aren’t subject to your state/city sales tax. Here in New Jersey, there is no sales tax on most food and clothing.
You don’t pay taxes on food products.
if the store is in your state you owe a sales tax... if they don’t have locations in your state, you don’t.
Only some items from your grocery store are taxable... most staple foods are not taxable, but non-food items your grocery store sells are taxable.
“I pay taxes for some things on Amazon and not for others, and even then the tax rate is sometimes correct (which sucks) and sometimes lower, confusing”
No all Amazon sales actually come from Amazon. For instance I bought some items from Amazon. The person actually filling the order for Amazon was in Texas as I. I thus paid tax as it was considered a state sale which it was.
Washington is the absolute WORST! We (StorePorter) recommend Avalara for our most difficult online stores.
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If the merchant doesn’t collect it, you must pay up
keep a record and submit annually.
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