Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

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Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

April 24, 2008, 07:30:13 PM

New York has decided it's going to tax all internet sales including those of businesses who ship to NY and have no operations there!

OH JOY!!!:mad:
The fun starts June 1st........
http://wcbstv.com/technology/ny.internet.tax.2.707820.html
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/3740056/Amazon+Tax+Lands+in+New+York.htm
http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/news/news/article.php/3740276

If you thought l we were in a recession before (like me) just wait.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #1 – April 24, 2008, 08:25:58 PM

Great. That should throw yet another wrench into my Cheerios.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #2 – April 24, 2008, 08:49:23 PM

And Albany will probably get the money and i'll still have to pay a toll to leave the island that I live on

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #3 – April 24, 2008, 11:13:14 PM

So the deal is U have the parts or stuff shipped to someone outside of NY and have them UPS it to u :S They can't tax u for someone upsing a item to u :S :S I guess this would be only good if u had a lot of stuff of course...

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #4 – April 24, 2008, 11:16:51 PM

and the NY primary is over ,, correct? something does not add up.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #5 – April 24, 2008, 11:39:58 PM

This is why I know people and pay in cash so I don't have to pay the 8.75% sales tax for car parts :nkhk:

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #6 – April 24, 2008, 11:52:35 PM

I'd like to see a real lawyer challenge that in court. I honestly believe they'd have a hell of a good shot at throwing that law out. The whole "restricting inter-state commerce" and "taxation without representation" comes in. Kind of hard for NY to collect money on stuff manufactured in Idaho.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #7 – April 25, 2008, 12:10:38 PM

Not really surprised considering this states desire to push out hard working folks and business and support delinquints and other unsavory folks looking for there monthly hand outs. Maybe they need to raise some money for our former and or present governor, neither seems all that bright. Hell this is the state thinking illegal imigrants needed to get drivers licenses. Like I needed another reason to dislike NY.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #8 – April 25, 2008, 01:44:17 PM

I hate to be a wet blanket, but everything bought from legitimate stores on the internet should have been taxed anyway.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #9 – April 25, 2008, 02:06:45 PM

Well, it's just as bad that they sent out over 90,000 letters to people who paid their state taxes, saying they couldn't prove they paid them and they want copies of ALL 2007 pay stubs, 2007 w-2, a letter from the company including a phone number for contacting someone and a copy of the SS card.

They claim a discrepancy between what was reported as paid and what was actually paid. So, great... we get to wait another few months for our return.

Luckily, Roger saves all of his pay stubs from each year so we have all of them... but how many people actually do that? I'm betting NY is hoping not many do, so they can refuse the refunds.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #10 – April 25, 2008, 02:51:27 PM

You're legally obligated in Alabama to pay a consumer use tax on any item purchased that didn't get taxed in the first place.

So if you buy a $100 widget at Amazon.com, you need to pay $4 (4%) in tax to Alabama because you bought it.
Explanation

I've never seen it enforced though.

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #11 – April 25, 2008, 05:30:06 PM

No sales tax in NH - that applies to everything.

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Reply #12 – April 25, 2008, 06:28:29 PM

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Hell this is the state thinking illegal imigrants needed to get drivers licenses

....and ISSUES THEM those licenses! Yes, that started LONG before it was in the media's eye....

It's amazing how the "temporary visitor" status denoted on the license can expire in say 6 months, but the license will still be valid for YEARS after that.

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You're legally obligated in Alabama to pay a consumer use tax on any item purchased that didn't get taxed in the first place.

The same applies here, but it's nicer to do it in one shot at the end of the year when you have a return coming.......It gets lopped off the return amount and it can work out to be MUCH cheaper because it can be based on gross adjusted income....The problem -- as far as the state is concerned -- is it's near imposibleto enforceand most people do not know about it.

New York is ridiculous.....Check THIS out...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1984220/posts

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Additional local tax — You may owe an additional local tax if you are a resident of a locality (county or city) at the time of purchase and you:
• bring property into that locality which you purchased in another locality in New York State that has a lower tax rate;
• bring property into that locality on which you had a taxable service performed in another locality in New York State that has a lower tax rate; or
• bring a service (such as an information service) into that locality which you purchased in another locality in New York State that has a lower tax rate.
-- However, you are not required to pay any additional local tax on any property or service that you bring into a locality in New York State that you purchased outside that locality before you became a resident of that locality.

So every time I buy a 16 oz cup of coffee in the adjoining county to mine on my way home from work does that mean I owe my county of residence 1/4 of 1 cent?

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Reply #13 – April 25, 2008, 06:51:18 PM

...It could be worse.....ask Wesley Snipes: http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=311040>1=7701

Just when you thought the economy had enough issues.....

Reply #14 – April 25, 2008, 06:53:24 PM

You're a FReeper?

That explains a lot - lol!