People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases (19)

Jul 4, 2012 4:02 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
daggyone
daggyonedaggyoneWonthaggi, Victoria Australia143 Threads 14 Polls 1,963 Posts
Jul 4, 2012 4:14 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
I was charged tax in California other day

We don't pay GST on items under AU$1,000 and further to collect GST you need Australian Tax File and Australian ABN number and need to file returns.

Why don't you sell your books online instead of whinging
Jul 4, 2012 4:19 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
arapaho
arapahoarapahobrisbane, Queensland Australia3 Threads 678 Posts
americans fought the war of independence over tax
at least thats what kicked it off, i have often wondered what the same people would think if they saw how much everything is taxed now
would they load up the muskets again
Jul 4, 2012 4:32 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
HexagonKeySet
HexagonKeySetHexagonKeySetCentral, Waikato New Zealand150 Threads 7 Polls 3,829 Posts
Hmmm, a new American Civil War ... Yankees vs IRD ?
Jul 4, 2012 4:38 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
arapaho
arapahoarapahobrisbane, Queensland Australia3 Threads 678 Posts
HexagonKeySet: Hmmm, a new American Civil War ... Yankees vs IRD ?


would they all go back to drinking tea ???
Jul 4, 2012 4:42 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
daggyone
daggyonedaggyoneWonthaggi, Victoria Australia143 Threads 14 Polls 1,963 Posts
robplum: I was charged tax in California other day

We don't pay GST on items under AU$1,000 and further to collect GST you need Australian Tax File and Australian ABN number and need to file returns.

Why don't you sell your books online instead of whinging
When I sell online, I pay GST and personal tax on what I sell.
Jul 4, 2012 4:47 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
just remember Julia loves you and you'll be right mate, surely you know a good accountant mate, or hurry up and become a primary producer, goji berries be a good idea
Jul 4, 2012 4:57 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
daggyone
daggyonedaggyoneWonthaggi, Victoria Australia143 Threads 14 Polls 1,963 Posts
robplum: just remember Julia loves you and you'll be right mate, surely you know a good accountant mate, or hurry up and become a primary producer, goji berries be a good idea
To bad I don't have the land for them, Nothing wrong with paying tax, just that why should o/seas book sellers get out of paying them when they sell items here when we have to pay them ourselves.
That's why Harvey Norman is trying to set up an o/seas online selling facility to sell stuff back to us without any taxes.
Jul 4, 2012 5:16 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
there is an aspect of this you clearly do not understand Daggy

JUST three months after Federal MPs were given a $44,000 pay rise, they are getting another $5550 boost.

The 3 per cent pay rise quietly handed down this week, which is almost double the annual inflation rate, is being derided by one senior figure as the "pollies' own carbon tax compo".

Backbenchers will get an extra $106 a week, taking their salary to $190,550. Combined with the pay rise awarded in March, it means they will receive $49,640 - almost $1000 a week - more than they were this time last year.



Prime Minister Julia Gillard's salary increases by $14,430 to $495,430.

The PM is earning $129,000 - almost $2500 a week - more than she did a year ago.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott gets $10,000 extra to take his salary to $352,517.

He is more than $91,000 better off than a year ago. Treasurer Wayne Swan's wage rises by more than $11,000 to $390,627 - and is up $100,000 over 12 months.
Jul 5, 2012 1:07 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
Carl96190
Carl96190Carl96190Gold Coast, Queensland Australia5 Threads 857 Posts
That Texas law will not survive long because it is illegal.
Think about it.
You buy a widget from an on-line retailer in another country. The money is paid in another country. That means that the transaction takes place in another jurisdiction. The Australian Government cannot jump up and demand a tax payment as a result of a commercial transaction that occurs in another country.
It would be no different to a tourist who bought a T shirt in Thailand while on holiday having to pay GST on the purchase when they returned.
It is straight out illegal, because the transaction occurs in another country.
The same will apply to the Texas tax. It will fall over at the first challenge.
Jul 5, 2012 4:20 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
daggyone
daggyonedaggyoneWonthaggi, Victoria Australia143 Threads 14 Polls 1,963 Posts
robplum: there is an aspect of this you clearly do not understand Daggy

JUST three months after Federal MPs were given a $44,000 pay rise, they are getting another $5550 boost.

The 3 per cent pay rise quietly handed down this week, which is almost double the annual inflation rate, is being derided by one senior figure as the "pollies' own carbon tax compo".

Backbenchers will get an extra $106 a week, taking their salary to $190,550. Combined with the pay rise awarded in March, it means they will receive $49,640 - almost $1000 a week - more than they were this time last year.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's salary increases by $14,430 to $495,430.

The PM is earning $129,000 - almost $2500 a week - more than she did a year ago.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott gets $10,000 extra to take his salary to $352,517.

He is more than $91,000 better off than a year ago. Treasurer Wayne Swan's wage rises by more than $11,000 to $390,627 - and is up $100,000 over 12 months.
I still think for the stress our head of state has to endure and time put into the job, she deserves as much as the boss of a sporting code on $2 Million who has a fraction of the stress and time on the job.
Jul 5, 2012 4:22 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
daggyone
daggyonedaggyoneWonthaggi, Victoria Australia143 Threads 14 Polls 1,963 Posts
Carl96190: That Texas law will not survive long because it is illegal.
Think about it.
You buy a widget from an on-line retailer in another country. The money is paid in another country. That means that the transaction takes place in another jurisdiction. The Australian Government cannot jump up and demand a tax payment as a result of a commercial transaction that occurs in another country.
It would be no different to a tourist who bought a T shirt in Thailand while on holiday having to pay GST on the purchase when they returned.
It is straight out illegal, because the transaction occurs in another country.
The same will apply to the Texas tax. It will fall over at the first challenge.
But it ends up in Texas, sales taxes are exactly that, taxes on sales in that state.
If there were no taxes, the place would end up like Greece where so many people operate on the black market that no one pays any tax.
Jul 5, 2012 11:51 PM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
rivame
rivamerivamemelbourne, Victoria Australia54 Threads 3 Polls 4,601 Posts
there has been talk of having taxes added here too for online buying
Jul 5, 2012 11:54 PM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
rivame
rivamerivamemelbourne, Victoria Australia54 Threads 3 Polls 4,601 Posts
Carl96190: That Texas law will not survive long because it is illegal.
Think about it.
You buy a widget from an on-line retailer in another country. The money is paid in another country. That means that the transaction takes place in another jurisdiction. The Australian Government cannot jump up and demand a tax payment as a result of a commercial transaction that occurs in another country.
It would be no different to a tourist who bought a T shirt in Thailand while on holiday having to pay GST on the purchase when they returned.
It is straight out illegal, because the transaction occurs in another country.
The same will apply to the Texas tax. It will fall over at the first challenge.


If thats the case then its illegal for USA to charge me tax for something I bought in Canada and vice versa...which happened to me
Jul 6, 2012 7:05 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
daggyone
daggyonedaggyoneWonthaggi, Victoria Australia143 Threads 14 Polls 1,963 Posts
If I sell something o/seas, I don't have to pay GST on it, only the stuff I sell to Australians.
Jul 7, 2012 5:30 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
Carl96190
Carl96190Carl96190Gold Coast, Queensland Australia5 Threads 857 Posts
rivame: If thats the case then its illegal for USA to charge me tax for something I bought in Canada and vice versa...which happened to me


Yes, it is illegal.
You may already be aware, but in the USA income tax is also illegal. The 1913 legislation was never actually signed into law. Their IRS get by on bluff and bullying. It folds when there is a serious and informed challenge.
Jul 11, 2012 5:56 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
benidorm
benidormbenidormwellington, Wellington New Zealand58 Threads 1 Polls 499 Posts
Rob Goji berries they antioxidant rich properties what conditions do they like.Are you trying them out.South american if remember right packed with vitamin c.
Jul 12, 2012 3:15 AM CST People in Texas now have to pay local & state taxes for online purchases
defman
defmandefmanWillagee, Western Australia Australia64 Posts
arapaho: americans fought the war of independence over tax
at least thats what kicked it off, i have often wondered what the same people would think if they saw how much everything is taxed now
would they load up the muskets again


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