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This is so asinine. The easy solution is for people to pay state taxes from whatever state the product is shipped. For example, if I go to California from my state to buy something, I have to pay...
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I can see the nightmare of litigation coming. It seemed like a simple law that you collect taxes from sales you collect from the state you are based. Maybe New York and other cities and states should...
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"Maybe New York and other cities and states should learn how to balance a budget." Good one! ;-)
View ArticleLike drugs to an addict
Tax money is to government like drugs to an addict. They'll use any twisted logic to justify their actions when times are lean. The state of Massachusetts demanded excise tax on my vehicle fully two...
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And it could also lead to states lowering their sales taxes to increase the number businesses moving into their state. We do not have a sales tax here in Montana, but there are no businesses clamoring...
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There should be no change to the existing laws. Just because the state governments are getting even greedier doesn't mean we need to bend to their will. I don't see the difference between an internet...
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only problem is those programs are the last to get addressed even with extra money. I've heard that from the lottery which was supposed to subsidize school programs. Now you see that the little money...
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That extra money could go towards education and roads which we desperately need money for here. Yes, the money could go to these things. It's unlikely that even if Montana did implement a sales tax...
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Yeah, because clearly all that extra money has already gone towards education and roads, just like Sarkozy's salary perhaps?
View ArticleNY V AMAZON who will win
I hope Amazon sues NY for the absurdity of that it would be one thing if amazon was actually in NY.
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lets let Washigton state and New York state fight over this. IE: if ppl living in New York have to pay New York sales Tax then they shouldn't pay Washington sales Tax. my question is where do the books...
View ArticleAffiliates
I think that the affiliates NY is talking about are places like J&R that sell on Amazon's site rather than people who advertise Amazon on their site. Since Amazon collects for them, I can see that...
View ArticleSales Taxes in NY
I believe the current law states that NY residents are supposed to pay NY sales and use taxes on any goods bought out of state or on the Internet and declare it on their personal tax returns. The...
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There should be a piece of legislation passed so that you're legally allowed to ignore retard claims like this one... and actually posted on youtube and techdirt so people can laugh at the asshat who...
View ArticleIt's just like Ebay...
...an Amazon affiliate uses space on the Amazon server to sell thier goods and services, just as Ebay sellers use Ebay's server space to sell thier goods and services, juast as I purchase server space...
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I once purchased something from QVC and was suprised to see sales tax on the invoice. When I called to question QVC told me they made a deal with the State of California to collect taxes. Why if NY...
View ArticleTaxes and Amazon...
Due to this article, I went to Amazon and tried to find something from Target through Amazon (since Target has a physical presence here in Texas) to add to my cart. After a few minutes, I found a...
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> they threatened me with arrest and issued a warrent How can they issue an arrest warrant for something which isn't a crime? Non-payment of vehicle fees is a civil matter, not a criminal one.
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> my question is where do the books get shipped from? Depends on where you order them from. Amazon ships them from its nearest warehouse. Also, sometimes an item is out of stock in one warehouse so...
View ArticleRe: Sales Taxes in NY
> I believe the current law states that NY > residents are supposed to pay NY sales and > use taxes on any goods bought out of state > or on the Internet and declare it on their >...
View ArticleTaxes?
Hmm...personally, I figure I'll pay taxes when the state I live in starts using the money responsibly. State taxes have gone up on just about everything continuously for the last few years, yet, the...
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If you check further, on many items such as network hardware, it is the final resting destination of the hardware that is used to determine the tax rate. To IMA FISH ... the reason you are charged...
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What taxes should you pay if it is shipped from Canada, or Japan, or China, or India, or whereever in the WORLD it might be. The states are clamouring to "figure out" another method they can use to...
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Yeah, it's talking about the affiliates. Target is in every state, so if you're buying from Target online, Amazon (who runs it) should collect. Sounds fair to me, as far as taxes go. Funny how all the...
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What amazon should do is tell people who want something shipped to NY that they won't do it because of goofy laws and that residents of NY should contact their governments to get the law changed....
View ArticleAmazon/Target
Robyn, like Matt said above, Amazon *does* already charge sales tax if you're buying something through an affiliate with a local presence. I live in New York, and I have ordered merchandise from Target...
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Pouty? Remember that little thing called the Revolutionary War? Do you remember what it was about? That's right, ding ding ding, unreasonable tax laws. What do we have here? You guessed it,...
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Look up something called the interstate commerce clause. Ny has no authority to make such a law. It is unconstitutional.
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