No, but as a Hawaii resident I must pay excise taxes on all sales, in state, out of state and international.
gary On May 6, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Jim Wooddell <jimwoodd...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jason > > Are meteorite dealers collecting tax? I get the impression they are > not. States like AZ do not audit anywhere near what they should and > loose millions a year based on the laws they have in place now. Best > I can figure is the internet is nothing special or exempting for the > requirement for tax to be collected or paid...at least in AZ. > > > Jim > > > On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Jason Utas <meteorite...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Hello All, >> What Mendy said is correct. >> There is a $1 million minimum in online sales in the current draft >> (indisputable fact), and some politicians have suggested raising it to >> $10 million. In other words, unless you gross over a million dollars >> in online sales, you will not have to collect or pay this tax. >> >> http://www.extremetech.com/internet/154397-us-senate-inches-closer-to-approving-historic-internet-sales-tax-bill >> >> [You can find better sources online, but this ^ summarizes things >> pretty well.] >> >> Adam's point is somewhat moot, as sales tax is nothing new for most >> brick-and-mortar businesses. And we have only one such meteorite >> store in existence, to my knowledge (Steve Arnold's shop in Arkansas). >> I'm not certain as to how businesses like this would have to deal >> with the new internet tax, but since in-state online sales are already >> taxed (even from small independent, online-only sellers), I can't see >> this as being very important. The $1,000,000 online sales minimum >> might apply to tangible businesses as well. I'm not sure; that would >> take some looking into. >> >> Unless meteorite dealers make more than $1,000,000 per year in online >> sales, they can relax. I'm not a fan of this bill, but it will not >> affect my selling much. I might buy some more run-of-the-mill things >> at tangible stores if this goes into effect, but there's no real risk >> of people doing that with meteorites. If anything, this will probably >> encourage me to buy from smaller, independent sellers online. Thanks >> to the million dollar minimum, they will still be tax-free. >> >> Regards, >> Jason >> >> www.fallsandfinds.com >> >> >> On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 2:13 PM, Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> Don't let politicians fool you. They are talking about taxing at the >>> point-of-sale, meaning where the item is shipped from. In this case, >>> possibly somebodies living room or garage! If you own a brick and mortar >>> Meteorite Store, you are already expected to collect these taxes including >>> 100% of sales online. There is no one million dollar annual sales >>> exemption. There aren't too many dealers that own a storefront so at this >>> point in time, they are alright but this could change very shortly. >>> >>> >>> Just like the Affordable Healthcare Act is the largest tax increase in U.S. >>> history and it was sneakily forced upon American citizens. Just wait until >>> 2014. A lot of people who simply cannot afford healthcare will be fined on >>> top of the massive tax increases. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Mendy Ouzillou <ouzil...@yahoo.com> >>> To: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com>; Met-List >>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>> Cc: >>> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 1:47 PM >>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Websites and State Taxes >>> >>> Adam, >>> >>> >>> Very timely post. I just read the following article >>> (http://reut.rs/ZBTsVY). Regardless whether the bill passes or not, the >>> impact on almost ALL meteorite dealers is nil. Here is the key excerpt from >>> the article, "It would also exempt merchants with online annual >>> out-of-state sales of $1 million or less." >>> >>> I am personally on my way to $1M in sales this year and will gladly pay the >>> extra tax when I reach my goal. I have till December 31 to sell another >>> $995,000. Wish me luck. ;-) >>> >>> Mendy Ouzillou >>> >>> >>>> ________________________________ >>>> From: Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> >>>> To: Adam <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 1:29 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ebay, Websites and State Taxes >>>> >>>> >>>> Not only do we need to worry about eBay's new flawed international >>>> shipping ideas causing an increase in oversees shipment prices, we have to >>>> worry about a domestic increase in sales taxes so we have problems on both >>>> fronts. >>>> >>>> Yes, our wonderful government (the senate) think that it is time that all >>>> online sellers should become tax collectors for their respective states. >>>> Those who host websites may be the first to start collecting around 10% in >>>> states sales taxes from every sale. >>>> >>>> We need leadership more than ever in these financially depressed times. >>>> Big government and the Post Office think that raising prices and taxes >>>> substantially is the solution during a depression? Hello, Is there >>>> anybody at the helm? Where is the "Commander With A Few Teeth" when you >>>> need some form of leadership? >>>> >>>> >>>> Raising taxes and fees during a depression is kicking somebody when they >>>> have already been knocked down. >>>> >>>> Adam >>>> ______________________________________________ >>>> >>>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>>> >>>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > -- > Jim Wooddell > jimwoodd...@gmail.com > 928-247-2675 > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Gary Fujihara Big Kahuna Meteorites Inc. 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