Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, The taxes here are confusing with out a doubt and since they can be imposed at every level from the federal level down to the local level you never know what to expect when you go to a strange area. The fact that different items are taxed differently does not help, for instance, 'required' clothing is not taxed in PA but 'non essential' clothing is. The one consistent thing as you noted is tax is most always added at point of sale, which can be a shock to a person from Delaware that has no tax being in New York City and buying a piece of Leica gear and having 8+ percent added to the total. All this gets more interesting when you consider some 200 years ago a bunch of folks dumped tea in the Boston harbor to complain about taxes..... Bill - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Frank Dernie Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 4:56 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Sales Tax 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html