Georgians to pay 8% sales tax for online purchases

[westau]

Originally Posted by PKCorey

It won't change anything for me except for big ticket items. It may just be easier to pickup instead of waiting on 2 day shipping but I"m sure, Amazon will still come out ahead in that case too.

I didn't realize sales tax had reached 8%. I thought, it was 7%.

The sales tax varies by county and the base Georgia state tax rate is 4%. Most metro Atlanta counties are 7 but some(including mine) are 6% so I am still trying to figure out how/why they have gotten this thing up to 8% statewide.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by westau

The sales tax varies by county and the base Georgia state tax rate is 4%. Most metro Atlanta counties are 7 but some(including mine) are 6% so I am still trying to figure out how/why they have gotten this thing up to 8% statewide.

Aren't FulCo and DeKalb 8% (don't forget MARTA's penny).

[toll_booth]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Aren't FulCo and DeKalb 8% (don't forget MARTA's penny).

Depends on whether you're in the city of Atlanta or not.