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Re: FYI: Choices. Caveat Emptor

Don Burn
 

Actually, Massachusetts has a law that says anything mail-ordered out-of-state you have to pay the sales tax. It does not require the retailer to do it unless they have an operation in the state. Most people just ignore the law (until an audit) but if you own a small business they are very tough on this.

Don Burn - living in a house with two small businesses

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim O'Connor" <timboconnor@...>
To: <STMFC@...>
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 3:43 PM
Subject: [STMFC] Re: FYI: Choices. Caveat Emptor



When I mail ordered my Dell computer from Texas, I had to pay
Massachusetts sales tax. I think Massachusetts has a law but it
is only enforced for big ticket items like computers -- and
especially, automobiles! (If you buy a car out of state, and
try to register it, they'll whack you for the tax.) Dell may
have offices in this state, so that may be the key.

I've never paid MA sales tax on an out of state freight car!

Tim O.


If Greg is right, there are an awful lot of retailers, phone,
mail and internet, who ignore the rule. And speaking as a publisher
who ships all over the country, I have never heard from ANY state
which wants us to collect taxes for THEM.

Tony Thompson



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