Sales Tax from B&H in North Carolina
Oct 25, 2018 10:41:05 #
And so it begins......☹️
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Oct 25, 2018 10:59:55 #
I am sure i am not alone in not liking this tax development. It was a loophole we were exploiting. In California you were legally required to divulge all out of state purchases and pay estimated tax's where things were delivered to California. So now thats closed, it will help immensely the local camera store.
Chris
Chris
Oct 25, 2018 11:12:05 #
mrjcall wrote:
NC businesses were losing HUGE amounts of money to online and catalog retailers over the years. Now they have a *little bit* more level playing field. They still don't get the volume discounts available to the biggest retailers, but at least consumers have less incentive to order from distant dealers.
That said, most of the local camera stores in our state closed their doors LONG ago. There are only a handful of them left, and most of them are struggling.
Besides leveling the playing field, this Supreme Court decision will bring a lot of money into the state coffers, since so many people shop the huge online retailers.
Am I not sad to see this loophole closed? Nobody likes paying more for anything, but I can see the good in it. It was inevitable.
Oct 25, 2018 11:17:07 #
burkphoto wrote:
NC businesses were losing HUGE amounts of money to... (show quote)
Yes only two left here in Charlotte....Biggs and Cardinal Camera....Biggs rocks, not sure how Cardinal is doing tho
Oct 25, 2018 11:24:06 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Yes only two left here in Charlotte....Biggs and Cardinal Camera....Biggs rocks, not sure how Cardinal is doing tho
Cardinal does the majority of it's business on-line by the way. I've bought a bunch of my Sony stuff from them at great discounts.
Oct 25, 2018 11:26:23 #
burkphoto wrote:
NC businesses were losing HUGE amounts of money to... (show quote)
Not nearly as altruistic about the benefits. Our state coffers already have too much of our money which is often frittered away.
Oct 25, 2018 11:30:20 #
I agree this will disappear into the general spending pool and fund more nonsense programs. It should scale back the need for other tax's, but that just will not happen, at least not in California.
As a practical note it will drive me to the local camera stores whenever i am in the area. I will order on line when i am not. It's just a convenience thing we have all grown used to with two day shipping to your door.
Chris
As a practical note it will drive me to the local camera stores whenever i am in the area. I will order on line when i am not. It's just a convenience thing we have all grown used to with two day shipping to your door.
Chris
Oct 25, 2018 11:37:00 #
I live in Washington State. Home of Amazon. They tax items sent from a Washington State warehouse. Now everything ordered online will be taxed. No more benefit to on-line ordering.
Oct 25, 2018 11:37:19 #
Chris Hayes wrote:
I agree this will disappear into the general spending pool and fund more nonsense programs. It should scale back the need for other tax's, but that just will not happen, at least not in California.
As a practical note it will drive me to the local camera stores whenever i am in the area. I will order on line when i am not. It's just a convenience thing we have all grown used to with two day shipping to your door.
Chris
As a practical note it will drive me to the local camera stores whenever i am in the area. I will order on line when i am not. It's just a convenience thing we have all grown used to with two day shipping to your door.
Chris
I'll continue to buy all my photo gear from Greentoe as I have for the past 3 years......but now I'll be paying sales tax. Still cheaper than buying anywhere else!
Oct 25, 2018 11:49:18 #
Sales tax is such a small percentage of the price. The gas used to drive to nearest camera store in majority of USA is vastly greater than savings. I like and support local businesses but do so knowing it will not be as convenient and probably cost more.
Oct 25, 2018 13:49:35 #
Oct 25, 2018 13:55:46 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
I bet California is going to be a nightmare for online retailers like B&H.... statewide sales tax is 7.25%, but counties and municipalities add their own sales taxes on top of that so the rates vary up to as high as 9.75%. There are about 200 different localities charging something in addition to the statewide tax. AFAIK, the retailer will need to calculate the tax differently for each, depending upon the shipping or billing address. I wonder if the retailer will then need to remit the different amounts collected to the different agencies. For example: 7.25% to state of Calif., 2% to county of Alameda and .5% to the city of Newark.... one of the locations now charging 9.75%.
Oct 25, 2018 14:01:00 #
amfoto1 wrote:
I bet California is going to be a nightmare for on... (show quote)
Yes, it could be a total tracking/collecting/paying nightmare!
I'll bet there are a LOT of places with those conditions.
But, the governments decided that they don't want to miss out on ANY possible revenue.
Oct 25, 2018 15:46:37 #
amfoto1 wrote:
I bet California is going to be a nightmare for on... (show quote)
There are computer programs that handle all that automatically.
Oct 25, 2018 15:52:49 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
There are computer programs that handle all that automatically.
Larger companies probably would use them, but the "Little Guy" not so much?
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