[Leica] Sales Tax

[Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>]

FWIW I am British an visit many countries. I have no US address. If I 
buy anything in the US I pay whatever the (confusing and complicated:)) 
tax is. If I buy mail order I pay no tax to the vendor but import duty 
and VAT on its arrival in the UK. Anything I buy in the EU I pay the 
advertised price which, as in everywhere but North America AFAIK, 
includes tax and that's it.
hadn't realised what a can of worms I was opening when I started this!!
Frank

> Dave Olson" noted
> I would like to jump into this debate on the question of when do you 
> pay a
> state/local sales tax. First if you are in a state that has one or 
> both you
> pay at the point of sale, no matter where you live. Ever been on a 
> vacation
> and had a motel not charge you a room tax, even though you are not 
> from that
> state.
> OK, B&H they're great and have been doing business with them for 15 or 
> more
> years. In that time I have NEVER been inside their store to buy a 
> widget.
> They don't charge sales tax, NY or NM as they are shipping out of NY 
> and
> they do not have an outlet in NM.
> Next, when I purchase a new Rolex for my collection, I travel 45 
> minutes to
> Texas. I make the purchase, fill in a little tax form and the dealer 
> mails
> the watch to me in my state. I pay no tax, only the price of registered
> mail. If you ever order from Eddie Bauer or J Crew, they will in many
> instances hit you with the sales tax of your state, because they have a
> retail store somewhere in your state. It's basically that simple.

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