Comments on: Amazon to start collecting sales tax in California on September 15 http://ilmk.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/amazon-to-start-collecting-sales-tax-in-california-on-september-15/ Fun and information about the Kindle and the world of e-books Fri, 24 May 2013 20:31:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Bufo Calvin http://ilmk.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/amazon-to-start-collecting-sales-tax-in-california-on-september-15/#comment-33358 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:02:05 +0000 http://ilmk.wordpress.com/?p=9428#comment-33358 Thanks for writing, Man!

I’m in California, and in the past they have not charged sales tax on e-books delivered electronically.

I believe the way it will work is that your home state will want you to report your purchase on your state taxes there…if your state collects sales tax on e-books.

]]> By: Man in the Middle http://ilmk.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/amazon-to-start-collecting-sales-tax-in-california-on-september-15/#comment-33333 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 23:13:35 +0000 http://ilmk.wordpress.com/?p=9428#comment-33333 I don’t live in CA, but do plan to visit there soon. What happens tax-wise if I buy a Kindle book while there? I’m guessing nothing, so long as my account info is in another state. What state I’m in could often but not always be figured out from my curent IP address when connected to the Internet to order a book. If I recall correctly, CA also does not charge sales tax on intangibles like cell phone minutes, so perhaps Ebooks will be tax-exempt there anyway.

]]> By: Bufo Calvin http://ilmk.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/amazon-to-start-collecting-sales-tax-in-california-on-september-15/#comment-32945 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:03:07 +0000 http://ilmk.wordpress.com/?p=9428#comment-32945 Thanks for writing, Lona!

I’ve heard there are about 8,000 sales tax jurisdictions in the USA. In California, I think it’s just by country.

]]> By: Lona Jennings http://ilmk.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/amazon-to-start-collecting-sales-tax-in-california-on-september-15/#comment-32942 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:11:47 +0000 http://ilmk.wordpress.com/?p=9428#comment-32942 I live in Washington State so I’ve always paid taxes at Amazon, 9.5% currently. In fact in Washington state, sales tax literally varies city by city because local jurisdictions can tack on extra mils for local use. Must be a real bear for Amazon to keep track of. Wonder if California and other states are that bad. Also I don’t envy them their sales tax reporting and transmitting. They’re going to have at least 51 different sales tax forms to fill out every month :) But that’s what comes with making the big bucks, right?

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