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New York sales tax works properly on ebay
jmlanzaf
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I just thought we needed another sales tax thread on the 1st page
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How easy is it for them to catch someone?
I don't know about you, but I haven't seen ANY benefit and or other relief, after the addition of the internet sales tax.
This money is just lining someone's pocket.......
Nope. Bought a pair of $20 pants on Ebay and I was charged 8.75% sales tax in NY
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Don
Another reason I "Escaped from New York" and retired to South Carolina.
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I'm not sure what this means or proves. Do you live in NY? Pants are taxable in NY. Sales tax goes by the address of the buyer.
I didn't see any benefit or relief from the taxes I was already paying, so I'm not sure why I would have expected anything different here.
Clothes less than $100 aren't NYS taxed, only the local county tax. So here in Erie County the tax on the pants should only have been 4.75%.
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If you thought the "fully original luster" rant was long you haven't seen anything. Don't get my started on living in NYS.
I figured they get the tax collecting part right.
The error was made in the State's favor, not the taxpayer. They are probably not as concerned about getting overpaid.
Sales tax, at least in NY, is based on location of delivery, not buyer's address. NY sellers were making delivery in CT for some NY customers who lived near CT in order to avoid sales tax until CT and NY cracked down on use tax and CT deliveries. NY has been known to go to malls in NJ looking for NY plates to send them a bill for estimated sales tax evaded. They are aggressive about tax scams around here.
Something working as it was supposed to. I'll alert the press.
The new standard of lowered expectations. 2021.
Same.
All I know since eBay went to collecting sales tax it has really hurt my sales in strong sales states like FL, NY, CA. A real bummer.