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When you file your state income tax this year, look for an entry about
this. You will be asked to declare the amount of your untaxed
out-of-state purchases; this will absolutely include any purchases made
over the intarweb. If you lie, you are committing the crime of tax
fraud. The chances of being caught are small, but only because the
various states aren't pursuing this avenue currently, not because the
records are hard to get.

If you don't want to wait until you file your taxes, ask a tax preparer;
they should be popping up like jack rabbits in the next several weeks.


RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

If you think so... Give it a try.

Presumably, you'll be able to make up receipts showing tax paid...

 

If you think so... Give it a try.

Presumably, you'll be able to make up receipts showing tax paid...

 

It CAN be collected and passed on to the local taxing authority.

However, there's no mandate that such collection take place in such a
situation.

There's a big difference. A retailer may act as a tax collector for any
venue.

 

It CAN be collected and passed on to the local taxing authority.

However, there's no mandate that such collection take place in such a
situation.

There's a big difference. A retailer may act as a tax collector for any
venue.

 

And exactly who is going to be asking for these receipts?

I live in Texas, a state which has no state income tax. There is no
personal state tax filing, no forms, no affidavits, no audits. Sales taxes
are collected by businesses.

The Federal government has no incentive to care about this. If you live in a
state without an income tax, sales taxes are deductible, thereby possibly
reducing your federal income tax due.

Back to my original assertion -- This is the most anal retentive thread of
the year. I'm still waiting for that show of hands. Who here has sent
unsolicited sales tax payments for internet purchases to their state?

 

And exactly who is going to be asking for these receipts?

I live in Texas, a state which has no state income tax. There is no
personal state tax filing, no forms, no affidavits, no audits. Sales taxes
are collected by businesses.

The Federal government has no incentive to care about this. If you live in a
state without an income tax, sales taxes are deductible, thereby possibly
reducing your federal income tax due.

Back to my original assertion -- This is the most anal retentive thread of
the year. I'm still waiting for that show of hands. Who here has sent
unsolicited sales tax payments for internet purchases to their state?

 

So, did you pass fifth grade civics?

It appears that YOU have the problem parsing here...

JT

 

So, did you pass fifth grade civics?

It appears that YOU have the problem parsing here...

JT

 

That retailer who collects a bogus tax is open to litigation which they
will lose.

A state law can never trump a federal law. In this case, federal law is
specific regarding taxes and the internet. That's why state guv'ments
are cryin' that giant whining sound.

JT

 

That retailer who collects a bogus tax is open to litigation which they
will lose.

A state law can never trump a federal law. In this case, federal law is
specific regarding taxes and the internet. That's why state guv'ments
are cryin' that giant whining sound.

JT

 

That retailer who collects a bogus tax is open to litigation which they
will lose.[/QUOTE]

Sure, if it's bogus.

But if they choose to collect the tax and pass it on to the appropriate
taxing authority, that's fine.

There's nothing that PREVENTS them from doing so. Fortunately for us,
neither is there anything that FORCES them to do so.

 

That retailer who collects a bogus tax is open to litigation which they
will lose.[/QUOTE]

Sure, if it's bogus.

But if they choose to collect the tax and pass it on to the appropriate
taxing authority, that's fine.

There's nothing that PREVENTS them from doing so. Fortunately for us,
neither is there anything that FORCES them to do so.

 

They are solicited. Google to verify the point.

I posted my carefully qualified comment only to be complete.
Fact is, states are trying to deal with the loss of sales
tax revenue from internet purchases.

I have at least once paid taxes on internet purchases. It
was due in small part to fear of possibly being audited for
other things. But other times I have blown it off, breaking
the law. Fact is it's a pittance. I happen to be grateful to
live in a country where the chances of my political leaders
being murdered, along with dozens of innocent people, are
slim. Paying taxes to support our government (while it's a
terrible system, I know you seriously could not come up with
another one). Your reaction is stupidity.

Why do you care what other people's personal choices are?
You some kind of busybody?

The bigger point of the thread is I paid some $4 in sales
tax yesterday to a local internet OEM parts supplier and
saved some $17 (Majestic's s/h charge) in transportation
etc. costs. The part was the same price both locally and at
Majestic.

These days, before ordering online from a company far away,
folks should either google or call their dealer and ask if
they have a parts department that sells through the
internet, with competitive yada prices.

 

They are solicited. Google to verify the point.

I posted my carefully qualified comment only to be complete.
Fact is, states are trying to deal with the loss of sales
tax revenue from internet purchases.

I have at least once paid taxes on internet purchases. It
was due in small part to fear of possibly being audited for
other things. But other times I have blown it off, breaking
the law. Fact is it's a pittance. I happen to be grateful to
live in a country where the chances of my political leaders
being murdered, along with dozens of innocent people, are
slim. Paying taxes to support our government (while it's a
terrible system, I know you seriously could not come up with
another one). Your reaction is stupidity.

Why do you care what other people's personal choices are?
You some kind of busybody?

The bigger point of the thread is I paid some $4 in sales
tax yesterday to a local internet OEM parts supplier and
saved some $17 (Majestic's s/h charge) in transportation
etc. costs. The part was the same price both locally and at
Majestic.

These days, before ordering online from a company far away,
folks should either google or call their dealer and ask if
they have a parts department that sells through the
internet, with competitive yada prices.

 

What a load of crap!!

So according to you, if I choose not to somehow send my state a tax payment
from out of state internet purchases I have made (as far as I know, there is
not even a mechanism to do so in my state), then I hate my country, I am
condemning the government to fall, its leaders to be assassinated, and I am
stupid. Now, who is overreacting here?

Huh? My point is, rhetoric aside, you are now the only person I have ever
encountered who admits to paying. I posted the question because I believe
it is a total non-issue for the vast majority.

Which is a monetary decision that makes perfect sense. I normally make the
same calculation (total cost including shipping & tax) when I decide where
and how to buy.

The only point (big or small) I have seen being thrashed in this thread is
this nonsense about paying sales taxes uncollected by internet vendors.

I totally agree.

 

What a load of crap!!

So according to you, if I choose not to somehow send my state a tax payment
from out of state internet purchases I have made (as far as I know, there is
not even a mechanism to do so in my state), then I hate my country, I am
condemning the government to fall, its leaders to be assassinated, and I am
stupid. Now, who is overreacting here?

Huh? My point is, rhetoric aside, you are now the only person I have ever
encountered who admits to paying. I posted the question because I believe
it is a total non-issue for the vast majority.

Which is a monetary decision that makes perfect sense. I normally make the
same calculation (total cost including shipping & tax) when I decide where
and how to buy.

The only point (big or small) I have seen being thrashed in this thread is
this nonsense about paying sales taxes uncollected by internet vendors.

I totally agree.

 

I'll accept your apology after you ask a tax preparer in your state.
Note that I'm not asking you to take my word. Do the research; it's
easy. You can also ask a representative of the Revenue department, in
your state capital. Rather than making yourself look stupid here, why
don't you try that?

If you get some other answer, by all means let me and all the others
here know, and I'll be the one looking stupid. I'll be reading and waiting.

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

I'll accept your apology after you ask a tax preparer in your state.
Note that I'm not asking you to take my word. Do the research; it's
easy. You can also ask a representative of the Revenue department, in
your state capital. Rather than making yourself look stupid here, why
don't you try that?

If you get some other answer, by all means let me and all the others
here know, and I'll be the one looking stupid. I'll be reading and waiting.

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen

 

No one is trying to tell you that you should pay it. That's up to you.

The only point I have made, and I think this is true of most of the
others in this thread who have posted, is that the tax exists, and the
authority to collect it exists. The states don't have the means, or in
some cases the desire, to collect it, and you can almost assuredly
continue to not pay sales tax on those items with impunity.

Similarly, I continue to exceed posted speed limits, because the state
(and county, municipal) authorities don't have the means to enforce the
law - they aren't able to stop me most of the time when I do it. But
when I do, I am aware that I am breaking a law; I'm just not likely to
get caught. When I make a purchase over the internet and do not pay
sales tax when I submit my taxes at the end of the year, I am breaking
the law; I'm just not likely to get caught.

RFT!!!
Dave Kelsen