Comments on: How does everyone feel about the taxes on e-commerce/internet purchases? http://www.peakcons.com/how-does-everyone-feel-about-the-taxes-on-e-commerceinternet-purchases Exploring Ecommerce Solutions Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:40:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Judy http://www.peakcons.com/how-does-everyone-feel-about-the-taxes-on-e-commerceinternet-purchases/comment-page-1#comment-13 Judy Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:52:10 +0000 http://www.peakcons.com/how-does-everyone-feel-about-the-taxes-on-e-commerceinternet-purchases#comment-13 I'd guess that in many cases, Internet purchases are made for convenience rather than to save sales tax. Using your Barnes and Noble's example, I both shop online at their site, and in their stores. And since they have stores in most states, most people will pay sales tax there online anyway. States with a sales tax generally have a law on use tax, requiring a resident of the state to pay tax on items purchased out of state - they aren't generally enforced though. I’d guess that in many cases, Internet purchases are made for convenience rather than to save sales tax. Using your Barnes and Noble’s example, I both shop online at their site, and in their stores. And since they have stores in most states, most people will pay sales tax there online anyway.

States with a sales tax generally have a law on use tax, requiring a resident of the state to pay tax on items purchased out of state – they aren’t generally enforced though.

]]> By: Mikw3620 http://www.peakcons.com/how-does-everyone-feel-about-the-taxes-on-e-commerceinternet-purchases/comment-page-1#comment-12 Mikw3620 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:53:49 +0000 http://www.peakcons.com/how-does-everyone-feel-about-the-taxes-on-e-commerceinternet-purchases#comment-12 People will still buy off the internet. People will just not report what they spent. People will still buy off the internet. People will just not report what they spent.

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