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Re: question to the North American folks
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Thu, 21 Oct 1999 00:17:33 GMT
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Jason M Normand wrote:
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> That is one of the reasons the shipping costs are so high. The charges for
> Customs and import taxes are including in shipping. As for the Taxes on the
> actual merchandise, legaly even if you recieve a package from another state
> you are required to pay state and local taxes on the products. Course few if
> any people actualy send the money to thier governments and its next to
> impossible to enforce.
Really? I thought you only paid sales tax if you live in that state, say I
bought an item from Michigan, where I reside, from a Michigan distributor. I
don't think many local taxes are in sales, etc. It is mostly income and property
tax. i think the Constitution forbids interstate commerce duties and taxes.
Larry?
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| (...) if (...) property (...) I'm not Larry and don't play him on the internet :^) The way I understand it, currently and in MN, is that any mailorder purchases where the MN sales tax is not collected you are supposed to pay a "use tax" that happens (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) Torsten, That is one of the reasons the shipping costs are so high. The charges for Customs and import taxes are including in shipping. As for the Taxes on the actual merchandise, legaly even if you recieve a package from another state you are (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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