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When did MF start charging sales tax for online sales?
I had to order a couple guitar stands over the weekend. So I called up MF and got a very good price and that was cool. But when the rep read me the total it didn't jive with the amount. So I asked him how could $44 turn into $47? "Sales tax", he said. Whaaaa????? Since when. He said "all online companies are now charging sales tax. I don't think that's true. So I looked at their site and lo and behold they are charging sales tax for (only?) 18 states, including Illinois.
At least it wasn't the 10.25% that we get hammered with locally. I'm curious when they started with sales tax- and why?
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I'm biting my tongue, you know, that *politics* thing
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Didn't it start when Amazon did too? A new law.
Technically, you're always supposed to pay tax on everything including online sales. You are supposed to report in your tax return, but no one does.
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Mandated by law, October 1,2018 in Minnesota.It was deemed unfair competition to brick and mortar stores. People who buy online are required to pay state sales tax on those non taxed purchases but we know approximately how many actually did that. Tax revenue for states was probably the biggest factor. Of course we all want to comply with the law and pay our fair share.
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that states could require that sales tax be charged on internet sales. Amazon started charging sales tax at least a year ago. You can expect that online retailers will be proactive charging sales tax.
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In a way it's a good thing, because each individual was previously responsible for reporting and filing sales tax, depending on state. I also live in Illinois and have always kept track of internet purchases and reported and paid taxes as required. Not everyone does, and it's a calculated risk. One of my friends purchased a very expensive camera from New York and got hit with a fine plus interest 2 years after the purchase. Buyers will most likely see a lot more of this in the future no matter where they live, and it does help to even the playing field for sellers within the state. |
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My understanding is that the tax is charged when you live in a state that has a state sales tax. Alaska doesn’t have any statewide sales tax, it’s only in some communities - Wasilla, Palmer and Cordova, Alaska all have sales taxes, but the Municipality of Anchorage does not.
So I haven’t been charged any taxes for Internet purchases so far. Eventually, I suppose, I will be. whm |
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I found out about the sales tax that MF was charging when I balanced my credit card account. I have been charged tax by MF since June 2018, but their website shows zero tax when I look at my account and order page. I've even ordered a bass over the phone from MF and was quoted a final price, only to find out that tax was added on my credit card.
Paying tax that is mandated by law is one thing, but it should be clear to the buyer that he is being charged tax at time of purchase. MF needs to update their website and give some training to their employees that answer the phones and take orders. |
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Wayfair changed everything. As long as retailers hit the sales threshold (which someone as big as MF does easily), they are now required to pay sales tax in any jurisdiction that collects it, even if they have no physical presence. Some states were already requiring it (which contravened decades of pre-Wayfair Supreme Court decisions, but that's moot now), but for the rest, most had launch dates of October 1 to get tax collection started, hence your recent tax addition.
Wayfair is even trickling down to the state level—as of December 1, Colorado is requiring retailers to pay tax at the local rate, not the statewide rate.
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so, will this bring back brick and mortar, or are they still not able to compete?
play music!
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It's more convenient for me that the retailers now collect the sales tax. Now I don't have to remember to report it at the end of the year. You have been doing that, right?
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It’s simply greed. Some States like my own Massachusetts want to reach into your pocket and take whatever they can even though the company you did business with does not reside in that State.
Last edited by Kerbie; 10-22-2018 at 06:05 PM. Reason: Edited comment |
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I ordered something two days ago and didn't get charged sales tax.
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If you ordered it online from MF, you had better check your credit card statement. They have been charging tax without the buyer knowing it or showing the tax on your account page.
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