Shop in other states: When shopping for Apple products, consider
shopping from out of state merchants. Do so and you can dodge paying the
sales tax for the state you reside in, saving upwards of 9% off your
purchase. Powermax.com in Oregon, Smalldog.com in Vermont,
LAComputercompany.com.
c-k
Warnings (from a tax professional) on sales taxes--that I believe to
be consistent across the country:
-- if the out-of-your-state retailer has ANY physical presence in your
state, even just a warehouse, they are required to collect and remit
sales tax to your state (e.g., if Apple has a store in your state,
you will be charged sales tax on new or refurbs ordered from Apple
online);
-- every state that has a sales tax also has a use tax which is
usually the same percentage and applies to purchases made outside the
state. Collection varies, but in NC taxpayers are expected to self-
report on their annual state income tax return.
Do many online buyers still skip paying the tax? Of course, but the
states have been working toward federal legislation that would require
ALL retailers to collect and remit sales tax based on the buyer's
state of residence. States are losing huge amounts of tax, and bricks-
and-mortar stores are losing business to online retailers, they feel
unfairly, due at least partly to the sales tax disparity. Expect this
pressure to rapidly increase with the growing deficits in state
budgets!
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