You buy on Amazon? (credit card, purchases, grocery, clothes)
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I have been buying from Amazon for many years and never had a problem. Recently I received a defective electronic item. (It would not power up). I tried calling and emailing the manufacturer with no success. I then tried going through the Amazon menus in order to exchange the item and, IMO, the menus were not user friendly. I tried to find a phone number but could not. Finally I followed the menus that did not serve my problem and came on one screen where they requested my phone number so they could call me. Sorry, I don't consider this to be a good way to do business. When I want to talk to someone I want to talk to them at that time and not get a call at dinner time. Finally I sent them a email describing my situation. Amazon did respond quickly and provided an answer and solution. I got the return label via email and returned the item. Within days they received the item and my CC was credited very quickly.
The only thing I find I am not happy with at Amazon is no phone number. I know they say they will call back, but at what time, during dinner or business meeting, not the way I like it. Regardless Amazon did make good on the item and they did it in a timely fashion. I will continue to buy from Amazon with the confidence that if I receive a defective item they will make good on it. Outside of that what more could we ask from a retailer. Amazon gets an OK from me.
What state are you in? Only a very few number of states have no sales tax.
If I wanted to share personal information with the public I'd be on Facebook or some other such criminal facilitator.
I think the tax applies if the seller has a retail establishment in the state the goods are shipped to. We are not usually taxed for books, but are for some other things.
I think the tax applies if the seller has a retail establishment in the state the goods are shipped to. We are not usually taxed for books, but are for some other things.
All states other than Delaware and Oregon require sales taxes whether or not there is a retail establishment in the state. If certain items such as books are exempt in retail stores, they are also exempt from online stores. This is what makes Amazon a bit annoying.
In NJ, Amazon does not have a retail establishment, so they don't collect taxes automatically. As a result, I have to keep track of the taxes myself.
All states other than Delaware and Oregon require sales taxes whether or not there is a retail establishment in the state. If certain items such as books are exempt in retail stores, they are also exempt from online stores. This is what makes Amazon a bit annoying.
In NJ, Amazon does not have a retail establishment, so they don't collect taxes automatically. As a result, I have to keep track of the taxes myself.
I'm getting a little off-track here, but I'm curious: You're keeping track of the taxes yourself because your state is one of those that send you letters or have legislation that says you are responsible for paying the taxes you would normally pay Amazon, if it had a local retail establishment, to the state? Or because you take a sales tax deduction on your taxes instead of the income tax?
I wonder just how many people are actually paying sales taxes on products they buy from companies out-of-state.
All states other than Delaware and Oregon require sales taxes whether or not there is a retail establishment in the state. If certain items such as books are exempt in retail stores, they are also exempt from online stores. This is what makes Amazon a bit annoying.
In NJ, Amazon does not have a retail establishment, so they don't collect taxes automatically. As a result, I have to keep track of the taxes myself.
I do not believe that the law has to do with Amazon's location, but whether Prentice-Hall or St.Martin's Press have a retail presence in the state. So you can be taxed on one book and not on another. This, I believe, is the situation on Kindle books. I cannot recollect, though, ever being taxed on hard copies, but perhaps I am wrong.
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If I wanted to share personal information with the public I'd be on Facebook or some other such criminal facilitator.
I think the tax applies if the seller has a retail establishment in the state the goods are shipped to. We are not usually taxed for books, but are for some other things.
Also think tax applies if the shipping facility it comes from is in your state. Amazon has a lot of its shiiping come from KY and since I live in KY the tax applies on my buys.
I'm getting a little off-track here, but I'm curious: You're keeping track of the taxes yourself because your state is one of those that send you letters or have legislation that says you are responsible for paying the taxes you would normally pay Amazon, if it had a local retail establishment, to the state? Or because you take a sales tax deduction on your taxes instead of the income tax?
I wonder just how many people are actually paying sales taxes on products they buy from companies out-of-state.
Correct, I keep track of my own sales taxes and pay them on my own. My state (NJ) doesn't send me any letters or even know how much I owe. It's completely my responsibility to pay the taxes.
This applies to all states except Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
My guess is that a big chunk of people are evading taxes by not paying their fair share of sales taxes.
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