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Galaki on 22 February 2012

Dillon's Rolling Western

$9.99

Tax

$1.30

Total: $11.29

Tax rate: 13%



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Euphoria14 on 22 February 2012

13% tax? Ouch.



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thranx on 22 February 2012

why wouldn't it? In california all online purchases still have the same in state sales tax. In fact there was a big thing with amazon about it. i'll see if i can find the article



arcane_chaos on 22 February 2012
Light said:

my same reaction!!! LOL



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thranx on 22 February 2012

here is some info on the ca case. Amazon was the only retailer who tried to stand up and apparently they folded for a ear of not having to collect taxes. too bad. But the law only applies if the internet retailer as any workers or offices located in the stat of california

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/08/business/la-fi-amazon-tax-20110908



Galaki on 22 February 2012

So, where can I "relocate" my 3DS to not get massive tax?



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Galaki on 22 February 2012
RolStoppable said:
Galaki said:
So, where can I "relocate" my 3DS to not get massive tax?

You just stay where you are. In Austria there is 20 % tax on video games, so you aren't getting massively taxed anyway.

Why aren't you "relocating"? LOL.



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NiKKoM on 22 February 2012
Galaki said:
RolStoppable said:
Galaki said:
So, where can I "relocate" my 3DS to not get massive tax?

You just stay where you are. In Austria there is 20 % tax on video games, so you aren't getting massively taxed anyway.

Why aren't you "relocating"? LOL.

He's partly dutch.. where we pay 19% tax



 

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sethnintendo on 22 February 2012
thranx said:
here is some info on the ca case. Amazon was the only retailer who tried to stand up and apparently they folded for a ear of not having to collect taxes. too bad. But the law only applies if the internet retailer as any workers or offices located in the stat of california

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/sep/08/business/la-fi-amazon-tax-20110908

Same thing happened in Texas.  They were looking into getting the extra tax money due to wanting more money.  It basically boils down to if they have a distribution center in the state where they sell online.  I know that Nintendo probably has zero presence in Texas but NoA is headquartered in Cali. 


Is this tax just going to each respected state government?  I assume it is just collected for all of North America then thrown at USA.  If so then how the hell is it 13% sales tax..