Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/19
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Use tax is not collected by the dealer, but paid directly to the state by
the purchaser.
kw
>Peerhaps I'm wrong, but being a little paranoid AND realistic, I belive
>these reciprocal sales tax add-ons are b.s. and a dealer simply adds the
>tax to his/her profit. There's no way on earth that my state can monitor
>what a dealer in NY collects in Arizona sales tax, except through good
>faith, the IRS, and a devout belief in reciprocity (long exposures in
>fading light :-). Anyway, I avoid outfits who charge state tax.
>
>BT
>
>>If you wish to stay legal, at least in my state (and I think many others)
>>you are obligated to remit use tax equal to your state's sales tax on item
>>bought from other states.
>>
>>kw
>>
>>>
>>>The third part of the problem and the one that people don't often talk
>>>about is "sales tax". If you are going to buy a $1,995.00 body or lens,
>>>and the sales tax in your area is 8%, that's a total of $160 you are
>>>paying in tax which if you bought mail order could be better spent on
>>>other things.
>>>
>>
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