"BillP" wrote in message
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"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:37:38 GMT, BillP penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:32:38 GMT, BillP penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:43:04 -0800 (PST), Chuck Gould
wrote:

Try ordering some boat stuff on line. Many suppliers will charge you
your local sales tax as part of the transaction.

I buy a lot online and haven't paid state or local tax yet.

Ever.

As long as your not buying from a store with a presence in your state
you'll
never pay any sales tax, it's illegal.


You don't have any better grasp on this than you do global warming!
Please research the term "use tax."

Also see(for example):
http://www.maine.gov/revenue/salesuse/usetax.pdf
http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/64i-2.htm
http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/rules/et2006_9.pdf


Your reading comprehension skills are severely lacking.
A "use tax" is not a sales tax, and it can not be collected from a
company
that does not have a presence in the state in which the goods were sold.
In
Shortwaves case *he* is supposed to inform his state of all goods he
purchased from outside sources and pay the required tax himself. It is
illegal for the merchant outside of his state to collect it, or any tax.


Let's recap. The statement was, "I buy a lot online and haven't paid
state or local tax yet."

You chimed in with, "As long as your [sic] not buying from a store
with a presence in your state you'll never pay any sales tax, it's
illegal."

A "use tax" is a substitute for a "sales tax." It is a legal loophole
that allows one state to charge "sales tax" for goods bought in
another state by not using the word "sales" in the tax on that sale.

A rose by any other name...


Give it up, you're starting to look silly.
A use tax is not a sales tax and it is never charged by an online retailer
from another state.


It is the identical item as a Sales tax. Sales tax is collected by an
entity with a resale license. When it is collected by the state is a "Use
Tax". In Calif if you buy a used car from a dealer, he collects the sales
tax on it for the state. Buy the same car from a private party and the
state collects the same amount of money as a "use tax" when you transfer the
vehicle to your name. You are supposed to remit the use tax when you file
your state income tax form on out of state purchases.

"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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It is the identical item as a Sales tax. Sales tax is collected by an
entity with a resale license. When it is collected by the state is a "Use
Tax". In Calif if you buy a used car from a dealer, he collects the sales
tax on it for the state. Buy the same car from a private party and the
state collects the same amount of money as a "use tax" when you transfer
the vehicle to your name. You are supposed to remit the use tax when you
file your state income tax form on out of state purchases.

While in the end they may be the same to your pocketbook, they are not the
same when it comes to online retailing- which is what this thread is about.
An out of state online retailer will never collect a "use tax" on a
transaction.