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May 19, 2019 09:54:39   #
SportQue
 
Seems due to a new law companies are now required to charge sales tax on online purchases for out of state buyers. Anyone know of ways to skirt that? B&H is offering a credit card that pays your sales tax for you but I'm leery about getting another card online because of the personal information you have to give up, possible hidden fees etc. Also I need another CC like a hole in the head.

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May 19, 2019 10:01:11   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
It’s a law that requires sellers to do this--get used to it.

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May 19, 2019 10:08:59   #
agillot
 
i cannot believe that a credit card would pay your sales tax , some states up to 10 % . that does not make any sense .

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May 19, 2019 10:14:31   #
SportQue
 
B&H just rolled out their own new card that does. Call them they'll explain it. Its called PayBoo. No joke.

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May 19, 2019 10:20:54   #
BudsOwl Loc: Upstate NY and New England
 
It’s about time that everyone pays their fair share of taxes.

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May 19, 2019 10:21:56   #
cyclespeed Loc: Calgary, Alberta Canada
 
I agree with KWGW9V. I like how you must be thinking when you use the word "skirt" Most honest people who understand the role of taxation have the auto substitute function in their brain that replaces skirt with C***T! Pay it like most law abiding people do.

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May 19, 2019 10:31:28   #
BebuLamar
 
agillot wrote:
i cannot believe that a credit card would pay your sales tax , some states up to 10 % . that does not make any sense .


Not a credit card that pay your sales tax. It's B&H that is willing to drop their price by up to 10% to get your business. They can't simply drop the price because camera manufacturers restrict them on how low they can sell.

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May 19, 2019 10:36:51   #
Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA
 
I pay taxes every year. The big picture is my frustration at the way our taxes are used.We have
stripped the funds for public education and doubled down on more military toys. Not supported
the veterans that have bravely given service. Let the roads, infrastructure, bridges, water supply
first responders and fireman lacking support. Made students loan victims of lenders to try and get education.
Fought wars and military action not formally approved by congress which is the law.
And are stripping out healthcare from a large group of Americans.

Now before someone tells me this post does not belong here. Maybe we should not worry
about this and think about the t***h of taxes. Some do good most taxes are applied for the
betterment of a few people.

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May 19, 2019 10:39:11   #
f8lee Loc: New Mexico
 
Yes, as @BebuLamar points out, the BH card doesn't actually pay your taxes but instead will create an automatic credit to your card for the amount of the sales tax calculated for your purchase (which, naturally varies by state, city, county, etc.).

And this is hardly a surprise, since Congress passed the law a while back.

So, to paraphrase the old saying, the only way you can avoid taxes now is via death.

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May 19, 2019 10:39:41   #
BebuLamar
 
SportQue wrote:
Seems due to a new law companies are now required to charge sales tax on online purchases for out of state buyers. Anyone know of ways to skirt that? B&H is offering a credit card that pays your sales tax for you but I'm leery about getting another card online because of the personal information you have to give up, possible hidden fees etc. Also I need another CC like a hole in the head.


As far as fees, there is no annual fee but if you carry balance the interest rate is high.

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May 19, 2019 10:49:41   #
1963mca
 
If I read the info correct, the sales tax IS being paid to the state by B&H, you aren't c***ting the state out of anything. What appears to be happening is that B&H is still paying the sales tax and at the same time refunding you the same amount of sales tax you paid. It seems like they would be losing money but my guess is that B&H is hoping that you will use your credit card and pay the monthly charge rather than paying off the card all at once. If you pay the monthly CC charge, it won't take long until the CC card interest you pay will far exceed the paltry x% sales tax you have saved. I figure B&H looked at the amount of credit card sales they take in and figured they should be getting the CC interest instead of Visa or Mastercard, and the x% sales tax rebate to get people to use their card is a small amount to sacrifice compared to the 29+% interest rate on their card, that would add up fast. Just my thoughts.

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May 19, 2019 11:01:18   #
BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA
 
Tom Daniels wrote:
I pay taxes every year. The big picture is my frustration at the way our taxes are used.We have
stripped the funds for public education and doubled down on more military toys. Not supported
the veterans that have bravely given service. Let the roads, infrastructure, bridges, water supply
first responders and fireman lacking support. Made students loan victims of lenders to try and get education.
Fought wars and military action not formally approved by congress which is the law.
And are stripping out healthcare from a large group of Americans.

Now before someone tells me this post does not belong here. Maybe we should not worry
about this and think about the t***h of taxes. Some do good most are not applied for the
betterment of out people.
I pay taxes every year. The big picture is my frus... (show quote)


First, a strong and capable military is necessary.

That said, lets talk about hundred of miles of bicycle paths, luxurious high school and college athletic training facilities, plush high school and college sports venues (think football field used maybe 5-6 times a year and I don't believe the ruse that no tax dollars are used), student facilities including climbing walls, and tax dollar supported coffee shops on campus. The list goes on.

The big problem is that those who v**e to strip money from supposedly "sacred" targeted funds, e.g. gasoline taxes, cannot be held accountable except at the b****t box and US v**ers are generally unread in politics and go for the candidate who promised freebies. Enough! Maybe se need to go to "The Attic"?

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May 19, 2019 11:15:47   #
SportQue
 
agillot wrote:
i cannot believe that a credit card would pay your sales tax , some states up to 10 % . that does not make any sense .


Just to clarify.... B&H is offering their new CC whereby, if you purchase camera equipment etc. from them they will foot the sales tax on purchases from them. If you're going to buy a computer from Best Buy that is not going to apply. Only purchases from B&H apply. The catch? pay in full before 30 days is up or interest is over 29%.

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May 19, 2019 11:19:36   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
agillot wrote:
i cannot believe that a credit card would pay your sales tax , some states up to 10 % . that does not make any sense .


Do you not believe there are credit cards that give you cash back or points programs, senior citizen discounts or wh**ever? In this case the vendor is paying the tax and not the credit card company.

Our different levels of government are all funded at our expense. We don't agree with every method, but rest assured there will continue to be one or several as required.

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May 19, 2019 11:26:11   #
pendennis
 
SportQue wrote:
Seems due to a new law companies are now required to charge sales tax on online purchases for out of state buyers. Anyone know of ways to skirt that? B&H is offering a credit card that pays your sales tax for you but I'm leery about getting another card online because of the personal information you have to give up, possible hidden fees etc. Also I need another CC like a hole in the head.


Actually, it's not a "new law", it's a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving a South Dakota law, that requires stores not having a brick and mortar presence there, to collect use tax on out-of-state purchases, and remit those taxes to the state. As such, the ruling becomes the law of the land. Most states just didn't have any court precedence to go after the interstate sellers; now they do. For a state to go after a few retailers on their own may not be worth the legal effort. However, now that the courts have ruled in the several states' favor, they'll be able cast the widest net possible to sop up every bit of tax revenue possible. There are, of course, minimums that they'll chase. "Mom&Pop, Inc." may not be a target, since they may sell very little compared to Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, L.L. Bean, etc., but those larger retailers are prime for picking, now.

You've always owed the state sales tax on intrastate purchased, and use tax on interstate purchases. That you chose not to pay voluntarily is why the case got to the Supreme Court. Most states allowed their taxpayers to voluntarily pay what they owe. Care to guess how that worked?

There will be dozens of companies, probably more, which will make bundles off the software to help B&H, etc., comply with the court ruling.

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