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May 20, 2019 11:00:35   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
traderjohn wrote:
Just a quick thought. Do you think they pumped the price to "cover" the tax??


Just like they pump the price to cover any overhead. Part of doing business. Any business. Somebody, even non profits, have to cover overhead.

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May 20, 2019 11:06:25   #
nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY
 
Jer wrote:
Business have to pay the taxes. Whether they pass it on to you is their decision.


This concept is alien to many people. Businesses are just collection agencies for the states. States couldn't care less if businesses collect sales taxes "separately" on purchases.

Note....states give the business a small piece of the tax amounts as a fee for being the collector.

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May 20, 2019 11:11:00   #
2mdman
 
Easy way to get around that and its legal. Move to Oregon.

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May 20, 2019 11:11:09   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
pendennis wrote:
To the contrary. Every added dollar in business cost, whether materials, labor, taxes, shipping costs, etc., lowers the profit of a company. It costs the business real dollars to add functionality to collect and remit taxes to over 10K jurisdictions. It's not a zero-sum transaction. Prior to the Supreme Court decision there was no reason for B&H to collect sales/use tax, except for New York sales. At some point the business has to lower its profit margin, or pass along those increased costs to the customer. And in the 21st Century, no one is going to pay a clerk to look up all these disparate sales and use tax rates, and manually apply them to their sales programs.

That B&H, or any other retailer, resorts to using incentives to maintain their business share percentage, is just another sales promotion. They anticipate increasing volume to compensate for lost revenue. However, this only lasts until Adorama, Cameta, Best Buy, etc., all trot out their versions.
To the contrary. Every added dollar in business c... (show quote)


I will not continue to argue your attempts to convince me or anyone else, that this is some big costly program for businesses to implement a sales tax program. It's old news and all that is happening is applying it to more states. You may wish to investigate software that has been around for years. That was the point of my post and your vast knowledge of the business world will not change my assertion.

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May 20, 2019 11:12:02   #
kenrich53 Loc: Omaha Nebraska
 
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 truth of taxes. Some do good most taxes are applied for the
betterment of a few people.
I pay taxes every year. The big picture is my frus... (show quote)

I am completely with you. I too pay my fair share of taxes and have done so all my life. My problem is with that they end up being used for the wrong things instead to what they were meant to be used for.

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May 20, 2019 11:13:33   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
nadelewitz wrote:
This concept is alien to many people. Businesses are just collection agencies for the states. States couldn't care less if businesses collect sales taxes "separately" on purchases.

Note....states give the business a small piece of the tax amounts as a fee for being the collector.


LOL, in Ct, business pay a fee to the state for the privilege of collecting and remitting sales tax!

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May 20, 2019 11:17:09   #
WayneL Loc: Baltimore Md
 
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 truth of taxes. Some do good most taxes are applied for the
betterment of a few people.
I pay taxes every year. The big picture is my frus... (show quote)


Lets not forget all the tax payers money being wasted at the southern border to stop the invaders.

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May 20, 2019 11:17:15   #
DaveO Loc: Northeast CT
 
In closing, I can't wait to see the flap when sales tax hits the Ebay world! Just a matter of time! The wonderful world of the computer age is rapidly progressing. As a side, some man enjoy looking at a thing called Big Data.

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May 20, 2019 11:18:37   #
I Derfdog
 
rjaywallace wrote:
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 😂


Using Payboo credit card give you a B&H discount amounting to what your state sales tax would be. If your state sales tax is 10%, then 10% discount on what you buy at B&H. If you live in a state with no sales tax, then no discount.

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May 20, 2019 11:23:39   #
Dan Mc Loc: NM
 

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May 20, 2019 11:24:38   #
nadelewitz Loc: Ithaca NY
 
DaveO wrote:
LOL, in Ct, business pay a fee to the state for the privilege of collecting and remitting sales tax!


Really?? Well, that's CT for you. No income taxes, but you pay personal property taxes every year...I used to be surprised by the yearly tax bill for my car.

When I managed a small business here in NY, I got to keep part of the sales tax remittance. Tax was 8%, I "only" had to remit 7.5% (I think) to the state.

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May 20, 2019 11:26:17   #
mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey
 
jwn wrote:
how can on line purchase save small shops. ????


Historically, one of the several reasons people shop online is to save the sales tax, which can be a significant amount on a high priced item like a camera or computer. The collection of sales tax is one of the reasons brick-and-mortar stores were less competitive then online vendors. As a result of this, there should be a small uptick in people purchasing at brick-and-mortar stores rather than online.

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May 20, 2019 11:26:54   #
Glenn Harve
 
Vote for me, and I will give it to you for free!
Dummies for _ _ _......, 2020

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May 20, 2019 11:30:58   #
BebuLamar
 
Glenn Harve wrote:
Vote for me, and I will give it to you for free!
Dummies for _ _ _......, 2020


What are you running for?

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May 20, 2019 11:35:06   #
Glenn Harve
 
BebuLamar wrote:
What are you running for?


Ha, ......depends on what you are voting for.

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