Comments on: WTF: Amazon Tax coming to NY http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/12/wtf-amazon-tax-coming-to-ny/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:01:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Rob The Drummer http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/12/wtf-amazon-tax-coming-to-ny/#comment-657880 Rob The Drummer Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:04:05 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24602#comment-657880 In CA we are "supposed" to pay tax on any items we buy online/out of state when we file our state taxes. California Use Tax. Been around since 1935 or so. Been a line item on state tax forms since 2003. Sick o' taxes. Taxed when you make money. Taxed when you spend money. Taxed when you give money away. Taxed when you inherit money (which was already taxed when folks earned it). Taxed on property you bought every year after you buy it (car, home, land). Taxity-Tax-Tax. Tax Tax. For what it's worth, I buy a lot of corp gear from CDW in Jersey. They charge us our CA State tax now... At least the bean counters don't have to remit that. Unless they aren't savvy, then they remit twice! In CA we are “supposed” to pay tax on any items we buy online/out of state when we file our state taxes.

California Use Tax. Been around since 1935 or so. Been a line item on state tax forms since 2003.

Sick o’ taxes. Taxed when you make money. Taxed when you spend money. Taxed when you give money away. Taxed when you inherit money (which was already taxed when folks earned it). Taxed on property you bought every year after you buy it (car, home, land).

Taxity-Tax-Tax. Tax Tax.

For what it’s worth, I buy a lot of corp gear from CDW in Jersey. They charge us our CA State tax now… At least the bean counters don’t have to remit that. Unless they aren’t savvy, then they remit twice!

]]> By: Brian http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/12/wtf-amazon-tax-coming-to-ny/#comment-655579 Brian Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:03:42 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24602#comment-655579 Based on the the following document it appears that sales tax makes up about 10% if New York State's tax income. While eliminating sales tax is certainly the more sensible way to level the economic playing field, it would be financially devstating to the state. http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/WAM/2007RevRep/2007revrep.pdf Based on the the following document it appears that sales tax makes up about 10% if New York State’s tax income. While eliminating sales tax is certainly the more sensible way to level the economic playing field, it would be financially devstating to the state.

http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/WAM/2007RevRep/2007revrep.pdf

]]> By: Chuck http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/12/wtf-amazon-tax-coming-to-ny/#comment-655559 Chuck Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:55:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24602#comment-655559 It would never occur to NY that maybe the way to level the playing field is to remove the sales tax on in state sales. It would never occur to NY that maybe the way to level the playing field is to remove the sales tax on in state sales.

]]> By: Brian http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/12/wtf-amazon-tax-coming-to-ny/#comment-653266 Brian Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:31:02 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=24602#comment-653266 Wait- Does NY have authority over out-of-state companies? It doesn't seem like they should be able to do this. Wait- Does NY have authority over out-of-state companies? It doesn’t seem like they should be able to do this.

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