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Originally Posted by catsclaw227  Interesting. I didn't know about this, as I am a new resident (1 year) in NC. I will need to look into it, but I am curious why major online retailers don't automatically force you to pay this tax if you are in one of these states. As far as I know, California didn't have this law when I moved away, so I was unaware of it. 
Wasn't trying to broadcast how great it is to break the law, though....
EDIT: California does have a use tax law, but it went into effect for tax year 2007. Another new thing I learned about.... |
Since sales tax rates can vary by county and sometimes city, there can be thousands of different sales tax rates in the US. This makes it hard for anyone less than a major retailer to keep track and properly file the taxes. There are 88 counties in Ohio alone for example. That means a company based in Ohio, that ships taxable products in Ohio, must keep track and show exactly how much tax was collected for each. A State also has limited power in dealing with a retailer that has no physical presence in the State. The States therefore require the consumers to collect the tax on themselves. Sorry for being so harsh. Must have too much stress this week or something.
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