Comments on: Do You Buy Online To Avoid Paying Sales Tax?

By: Navin Johnson

Navin Johnson — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:59:25 +0000

Its also illegal to go 35mph in a 30mph zone. I do that all the time, too. Who doesn’t. What’s your point?

By: Jane Doe

Jane Doe — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:47:57 +0000

Colorado Department of Revenue receiving my name and purchase amount means more harassment from the Colorado Department of Revenue and also more money I have to pay the tax lady to fill out more forms!
If only businesses could collect my online sales purchases and leave my name out of the Colorado Department of Revenues hungry grip!

By: Jane Doe

Jane Doe — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 18:45:21 +0000

I always purchase from the internet because I live in a rural area in Colorado and find the internet much cheaper and convient. Now Colorado passed this new law. I dont mind my internet sales being taxed however, I am greatly appalled at the companies that refuse to take sales tax yet give my name and amount to the Colorado Department of Revenue. Why? Because I have had severe problems in the state of Colorado. First of all we were a military family and paid Alaska tax but when my husband got out the state of Colorado felt it needed $774 for the year 2000 even though they refused my nonverbal son schooling. We fought and won had the DD form 214. Then in 2006 had another audit at the same time my son was denied an education in pueblo west. Had to get a tax payer advocate then. My due process case number is 2009-506. Anyway now we have to pay a tax lady because they can deal with the harassment of the Colorado department of education. So if all these business give my name and purchase amount to the Colorado Department of Education that means more harassment from those folks and also more money to pay our tax lady to do more forms!

By: HEHEHE

HEHEHE — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:02:15 +0000

LMAO I have been buying illegal groceries and clothing for over a year now! I live on the state line and live closier to the other states’ stores than I do my own. do I care? NO Did I know about this illegal activity I was involved in…NO

By: AAA

AAA — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:52:33 +0000

Well this stinks since I live on the state line and have been buying groceries across the border for over a year now, same with alcohol and I go out of state monthy and buy things over there. How stupid

By: ummm...

ummm... — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:42:31 +0000

As much as I already pay in taxes I say screw use tax! I have to make a living just like those in the government using tax dollars for everything under the sun except what its supposed to be used for. I’ll never report it.

By: Savvy Steward

Savvy Steward — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 00:19:21 +0000

For me, most of the use tax comes from purchases on Amazon. So when I go to file my taxes, I total up all my purchases made on Amazon.com.

By: Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou

Stephanie @ PoorerThanYou — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:50:09 +0000

I just paid my New York State use tax – $5. I grumbled a bit, but I don’t really blame New York for trying to take their cut.

By: Tinyhands

Tinyhands — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:06:16 +0000

I’m in the same category as DanyO: I shop by price. If (online price + shipping)

By: Debt Hater

Debt Hater — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:51:56 +0000

I didn’t know about this, except for alcohol and great big purchases like a car. I bought my first car (and the second one that I own now) in DE where there is no sales tax rather than in NY where I lived, but where the tax would be huge.
I also just bought some shoes online just to avoid the sales tax (it’s 9.25% in TN which adds up!).
Well… just call me a tax evader! I’m going to keep buying things in DE and bringing them back home with me and I ain’t claiming nothing!

By: DanyO

DanyO — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:27:59 +0000

When I shop online, it’s to save money, period. Whether I save on taxes, or base price, if the bottom line is cheaper than I get at the mall, I buy online.

By: sfordinarygirl

sfordinarygirl — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:53:45 +0000

I buy online to avoid paying sales tax. It’s expensive in some parts of the Bay Area. It’s like 8.75% sales tax in some parts. I bidded on an auction and didn’t find out until after the I won that the seller was charging sales tax! I had the seller cancel my bid and give it to the next higher buyer. He’s the first one on ebay to charge sales tax in the same state.

By: jim

jim — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:16:08 +0000

You’re supposed to use the reply!

By: My Financial Journey

My Financial Journey — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:55:27 +0000

@samewriter – Now just upgrade to bigger appliances like plasma tvs, repeat a couple hundred times, and you got yourself a business

I had a similar return arbitrage experience with my rewards card. One wal-mart is treated as grocery so I get 5% back and the other is considered retail so I get 1% back. Note I did it the wrong way (bought $2000 of PS3s at 1% rewards and returned to 5% store costing me about $80 in rewards points)

By: wanzman

wanzman — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:42:22 +0000

Often times, if I am buying something online and the company is not offering free shipping, any savings I would get from avoiding the applicable taxes are usually wiped out by the shipping charges. Sometimes the shipping is even alot more than the tax, expecially on less expensive items.

As for transporting alcohol over state lines, I have definitely been guilty of that several times, mainly because the state where I live (Oklahoma) only allows 3.2 beer….so tons of people cross the border to Kansas or Texas for the REAL BEER. What ever happened to America being a free country?