Tucson Thump
Mint Heavy Relic
The online retailers that I use have now been able to distinguish the correct sales tax for your address. For example, Arizona started collecting online sales tax last year but the tax software companies couldn't distinguish between mailing address and location. I live in Pima County (6.1%) but was being charged for my mailing address which says Tucson (8.1%). On a guitar purchase that could be a hefty difference.
This year I know Reverb has updated their software so my purchases are charged the correct sales tax.
HOWEVER, I just ordered $376 worth of computer stuff from a well-known computer equipment vendor in another state.
a) They added the shipping insurance and the shipping (invoiced separately) to the purchase amount to determine sales tax. Each state is different so you should know.
b) They charged sales tax as though I lived in Tucson so added the extra 2%
c) to top it all off when I was running all of the numbers for my letter to them I discovered that they charged me an extra $1.83 in sales tax for absolutely nothing. Just tacked on to the sales tax total.
So after laying out everything to them including sales tax links I asked
_ What are you going to do for me?
_ What are you going to do for others who have had orders delivered to AZ
_ How much faith do you have in your sales tax software vendor?
We shall see what happens, but if you happen to read about some Fortune 500 software company getting a class-action lawsuit filed ..... you heard it here first.
Happy Holidays!
This year I know Reverb has updated their software so my purchases are charged the correct sales tax.
HOWEVER, I just ordered $376 worth of computer stuff from a well-known computer equipment vendor in another state.
a) They added the shipping insurance and the shipping (invoiced separately) to the purchase amount to determine sales tax. Each state is different so you should know.
b) They charged sales tax as though I lived in Tucson so added the extra 2%
c) to top it all off when I was running all of the numbers for my letter to them I discovered that they charged me an extra $1.83 in sales tax for absolutely nothing. Just tacked on to the sales tax total.
So after laying out everything to them including sales tax links I asked
_ What are you going to do for me?
_ What are you going to do for others who have had orders delivered to AZ
_ How much faith do you have in your sales tax software vendor?
We shall see what happens, but if you happen to read about some Fortune 500 software company getting a class-action lawsuit filed ..... you heard it here first.
Happy Holidays!