AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

I'm happy to pay my taxes at every level. I'm not always happy with what use is made of them, nor with the levels (at least in terms of my local property tax) they're set at.

But living in a great country like the US has a cost and I'm happy to pay it. I've benefited from the economic system, infrastructure, and public services more than many, and I don't mind paying more for the privileges I've enjoyed. I'm in a high tax bracket but not wealthy enough to take advantage of the strategies of "The One Percent" and I'm perfectly fine with that.

Andy

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

But in a way we do because just being at the store uses infrastructure resources, some of which the store pays and some the buyer pays. Tax models among are all over the map and not just related to state boundaries. A camera arrives from Asia and is sold at a U.S. store to hopefully earn its final tax. In the meantime we might pay a tariff, port authority fee, road taxes and tolls the truckers paid to bring it from the port, the business and other taxes the store pays just to be there and on any profit they make, and the taxes we pay to the federal and state governments on the money we made when we earn it even before we spend it. Soon we will be taxed for NOT spending: SS and Medicare will be cut in the form of means testing for those who contributed their whole life if they had the sense to save a little. Just remember, "You didn't buy that, someone else did." It all comes out in the wash, or soak, depending where in the big picture you fit. Where we might pay sales tax is a minor detail. We don't even own land, buildings, cars, or boats. We rent them from our local county government. Even with all that, though, it's not a bad place to live, yet.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Most of us in this thread are referring only to state sales tax.

Tomcat5133 Loc: Gladwyne PA

For years back I was going to spend a lot of time on a sailboat.
I bought it in Annapolis MD. I told them I was going to shake down the boat and
take it to Florida etc. I had done this years ago I declared I would not be staying their.
The boat was documented so it was not a Maryland boat the dealer got the order in MD.
This time they came back to me and said you have to pay the tax this time. But I was
documented which made me a US boat that could travel anywhere.
The boat was a good deal so I paid a small fortune for the tax. MD had changed the ruling.
Taxed overall the luxury tax basically destroyed the boat business. Very few by traveling boats
like they used to.

Shutterbug57

Yes, having items shipped makes them subject to the recipients state tax laws. If no sales tax at the receiving end, then no tax should be charged. FWIW, if you go to B&H and look up your purchases for a year, they total them for you. Amazon will show you all your orders, but you have to look through them to see what was taxed and not.

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

Thank you very much for that.

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

Sorry, my fault. I should have spelled out my intent. It was about state sales tax but with the perspective that it is only the last of a long line of taxes and government fees that goods sold by B&H and others pick up along along the way to retail. My thought was to minimize the "bad news for Californians and maybe others" with the hope that this last tax not seem so bad overall, especially since it is supposed to be collected one way or the other.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Well, as a piece of the tax puzzle, it is small, but most are referring to principle.
Never used to be tax on out of state mail orders,
unless that business had a presence in the state where you lived.

shoelessjoe

I live in Delaware which doesn't have a sales tax so everything shipped here is not taxable. They do have a 2% to 6% income tax but no sales tax. The 0 sales tax will not change here because it is a draw for shoppers from near by states.

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

Collecting and forwarding state sales tax receipts for out-of-state customers is yet another cost of doing business. We should at least be aware they try to absorb these costs and others without raising prices.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Hopefully this will encourage local camera shops to pop up.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yea, more overhead.......

joer Loc: Colorado/Illinois

Started already in Illinois. Now I'll likely buy local if they have in in stock and a decent return policy.

ICN3S Loc: Cave Junction, OR

I'm also in oregon......won't be happy if I have to start paying tax!

Besperus Loc: Oregon

Move to Oregon or Montana. No sales tax.