Then why does Covingdon fail to collect MD taxes on my purchases? On Sun, Oct 23, 2022 at 1:47 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> You were always supposed to pay sales tax on on-line purchases, but it was > on the "honor" system. You declared it on the State Income tax form and > paid it there. Enough States got together and forced the issue of sellers > having to collect the tax. I don't remember whether congress got involved > or not, but they probably did. > > On Sat, Oct 22, 2022 at 9:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > How many if you have to pay sales tax on online purchases such as from > > Amazon, ebay, etc? It used to be in OK you did NOT have to pay sales > > tax for online purchases. A few years ago the state got greedy and now > > requires taxes to be collected. What I find funny is you buy something > > used on ebay and have to pay tax. Seems like the tax would have already > > been collected when it was sold new. > > > > One other thing I have started noticing is the taxes that are collected > > are vastly different on different sites. For example, I have a set of > > tires in my cart for Amazon and Walmart.com. Taxes are supposed to be > > based on the location. The base price is exactly the same on both but > > the taxes being charged by Walmart is almost $10 less than what Amazon > > is collecting. I have noticed this a lot with different sites. Every > > now and then, there are some sites that still do not collect tax. I > > think RM European did not used to collect tax until recently. Last time > > I ordered from them, I noticed they started collecting tax. The no tax > > steered me to them a lot of times but now it might be more even with > > FCP. Due to this different in tax, I often have to add items to carts > > and while it may seem cheaper at one site versus another, after they > > factor in taxes, the other site might actually be cheaper. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > are wearing." > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
