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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
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Subject: Re: Sales taxes (Was: Why is the Amiga 3000 so damned expensive in Europe)
Keywords: taxes
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Date: 23 Jul 90 17:01:25 GMT
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In article <KK102029.90Jul23114225@kaarne.tut.fi> kk102029@tut.fi (Karsisto Konsta) writes:
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>LS> Well, but we would save American sales tax, wouldn't we? I mean,
>LS> if you export things from the US, do you still have to pay US
>LS> sales tax?
>
>No you wouldn't. As far as I know prices in the US are always quoted
>without any sales taxes, because there are _no_sales_taxes_ in most of
>the states. 
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>Correct me if I'm wrong.
>

	Most states I believe DO have sales tax. The reasons that
it isn't quoted are: a) every state has a different tax rate.
		     b) most states don't/can't collect taxes on
interstate purchases. That is why mail order is so popular: you
buy from another state and they can't tax you. There is no
FEDERAL sales tax, just state sales tax.

>LS> Lars Soltau     bang: <insert ridiculously long path>   Bix: -- no bucks --
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	-- Ethan

Ethan Solomita: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu

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