BigBadToyStore to Begin Collecting Sales Tax in Select States

Wireless_Phantom wrote:As someone who lives in Illinois (Much higher sales tax than some areas) I'm glad it doesn't apply to me.

carytheone wrote:

william-james88 wrote:How dos the US tax law work on books? In Canada, they are a major exception to everything. Only federal tax can be charged for books, not provincial/state.

We're supposed to pay sales tax on everything, but varies from state to state. I'm only vaguely familiar with Louisiana though, but most major websites now collect sales tax on all physical and digital goods in Louisiana. BBTS doesn't... yet.

We also have different/no tax on food. In some places I go I'll see several different taxes on a receipt. The easy version is there is a reduced food tax and then the full tax on non food. Some cities charge a tax as well. Some states charge no food tax.

I just found out recently (because they are trying to change the law) that in Louisiana the parishes (counties for the other 49 states) collect the tax. This is why our state has a hard time with tax and internet sales. I'm not sure of the details, but they want to change that so it's easier to get the state taxes from online sales. The parishes are fighting this because they use that money for their budget before giving the state the collected tax.

EDIT: Oh if I remember correctly (in Louisiana) we are supposed to report tax we didn't pay on our tax return. But I didn't buy anything online that wasn't taxed

Your a money guy, take a look at this - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sales_tax ... ted_States

TL;DR - its a mess in the states.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if this means BBTS will lower their base prices to begin with? Does this mean they will charge tax on products that aren't traditionally sold in the US?

BBTS wrote:This June the Supreme Court ruled that states can charge sales tax on internet purchases. Many states already have laws in effect or laws that will be going into effect very soon. States write their own tax laws so each state can be different, but we expect the majority of internet retailers will have to collect sales tax in most states. We are required to abide by these laws.

After December 31st, we will begin charging sales tax in the following states:

Iowa
Nebraska
Utah
West Virginia
All shipments going to these states will be subject to sales tax. You are receiving this notice because you currently have open pre-orders and/or items in your Pile of Loot that will be affected based on the Preferred Address in your account. You will be charged tax on: pre-orders that arrive and are processed, any items in your Pile of Loot that are released for shipment, and all new orders.

Thank you for your continued support and business. As always, if you have any questions please reach out to Customer Service. Our Customer Service team is available to assist you via email or phone Monday through Friday 7:00AM to 3:30PM (CST).

BBTS Customer Service
service@bigbadtoystore.com
Phone: 1-888-980-2287

BATTLEMASTER IIC wrote:I'm surprised New York isn't on there, but I'm not complaining

carytheone wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I wonder if this means BBTS will lower their base prices to begin with? Does this mean they will charge tax on products that aren't traditionally sold in the US?

Unlikely, they still need to make a certain profit margin. They'll tack on tax and report it to the states like everyone else. I can only imagine how much of a paperwork nightmare that has to be.

This may drive more people to self import as the BBTS "import premium" is already pretty steep and for now we'll be able to avoid the tax man while importing.