In the process of renewing my .Mac membership I noticed that Apple is charging an 11% sales tax. What state is that in? My legal residence is in Virginia and the sales tax is nowhere near that high there.
California tax. It's ridicoulisly high, even though its at 8.25%.
Since Cupertino is in California, they probably have to charge California sales tax. I'm not sure though. Though I thought California had set a ban on internet sales tax for the next five years.
Don't get me wrong- I love HK. I might go there for a week in december. Of course, it stinks that the mainland is milking you dry, thus keeping you in a recession and that your appointed leaders are perfectly willing to get rid of your civil liberties. Kind of a high price to pay for no sales tax.
Well, for my european friends, all I can say is that that truly does suck. Zo, Amorya, you need to hop on a plane to NY and to buy lots of hardware in the US, see some sights, and then head home. "Yes mr customs officer, this is my laptop that I purchased in the Eurozone..."
I have alot of European and Canadian coworkers. They like the US tax rates!
Don't get me wrong- I love HK. I might go there for a week in december. Of course, it stinks that the mainland is milking you dry, thus keeping you in a recession and that your appointed leaders are perfectly willing to get rid of your civil liberties. Kind of a high price to pay for no sales tax.
you got to be joking. ask any one from HK and they will tell you that they are desparately welcoming the on slaught of mainland tourists spending money in HK nowadays. the British has sure as hell made a lot of money in HK- until a decade ago, any British bank can open in HK without applying for a license and anybody else had too. HSBC for years had only 20% of their assets in HK but HK contributed more than 40% to London's profits. The problems of HK today comes from the fact that the mainland does not need the various services provided by HK any more- trade trans-shipment, banking, legal and accounting services. Major western firms set up directly on the mainland and no longer using HK as a staging post. Property and stock market bubbles bursted. your comments should be based on facts and not jingoism.
It says Estimated. They will change it to the correct amount when they actually charge your credit card.
I see that. But why is it estimated? Don't they know? And why 11%? What State in the Union charges an 11% sales tax on internet sales?
I could call them up and wait on hold for twenty minutes before getting an answer, but being otherwise engaged, I'll just wait until they bill me and see what really happens.
Well, for my european friends, all I can say is that that truly does suck. Zo, Amorya, you need to hop on a plane to NY and to buy lots of hardware in the US, see some sights, and then head home. "Yes mr customs officer, this is my laptop that I purchased in the Eurozone..."
Been there, done that
as long as you don't bring it still in its box, they're none the wiser!
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Move to Britain. You'll soon learn to appreciate 11% sales tax
(It's 17.5% here)
Amorya
Since Cupertino is in California, they probably have to charge California sales tax. I'm not sure though. Though I thought California had set a ban on internet sales tax for the next five years.
Originally posted by CubeDude
California tax. It's ridicoulisly high.
Since Cupertino is in California, they probably have to charge California sales tax. I'm not sure though.
Well unless something changed and I have been too busy at work, I thought California state tax was 8.25%
Maybe it has changed and I've been in too much of a hole to notice it, but I doubt I would miss a hike of almost 3%
this sucks so much...
Originally posted by tonton
Sales tax? What's that?
How are those civil liberties coming along?
Don't get me wrong- I love HK. I might go there for a week in december. Of course, it stinks that the mainland is milking you dry, thus keeping you in a recession and that your appointed leaders are perfectly willing to get rid of your civil liberties. Kind of a high price to pay for no sales tax.
Originally posted by CubeDude
California tax. It's ridicoulisly high.
Since Cupertino is in California, they probably have to charge California sales tax. I'm not sure though.
Cupertino's tax rate is 8.25%, high for the USA (but lower than 11%).
Originally posted by ZO
try 21% or something like that around here...
this sucks so much...
Well, for my european friends, all I can say is that that truly does suck. Zo, Amorya, you need to hop on a plane to NY and to buy lots of hardware in the US, see some sights, and then head home. "Yes mr customs officer, this is my laptop that I purchased in the Eurozone..."
I have alot of European and Canadian coworkers. They like the US tax rates!
Originally posted by Amorya
11% high?
Move to Britain. You'll soon learn to appreciate 11% sales tax
(It's 17.5% here)
one BIG difference: when you see a price tagm it CONTAINS the vat. in US it never does.
Originally posted by Yevgeny
How are those civil liberties coming along?
Don't get me wrong- I love HK. I might go there for a week in december. Of course, it stinks that the mainland is milking you dry, thus keeping you in a recession and that your appointed leaders are perfectly willing to get rid of your civil liberties. Kind of a high price to pay for no sales tax.
you got to be joking. ask any one from HK and they will tell you that they are desparately welcoming the on slaught of mainland tourists spending money in HK nowadays. the British has sure as hell made a lot of money in HK- until a decade ago, any British bank can open in HK without applying for a license and anybody else had too. HSBC for years had only 20% of their assets in HK but HK contributed more than 40% to London's profits. The problems of HK today comes from the fact that the mainland does not need the various services provided by HK any more- trade trans-shipment, banking, legal and accounting services. Major western firms set up directly on the mainland and no longer using HK as a staging post. Property and stock market bubbles bursted. your comments should be based on facts and not jingoism.
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It says Estimated. They will change it to the correct amount when they actually charge your credit card.
Originally posted by Fran441
It says Estimated. They will change it to the correct amount when they actually charge your credit card.
I see that. But why is it estimated? Don't they know? And why 11%? What State in the Union charges an 11% sales tax on internet sales?
I could call them up and wait on hold for twenty minutes before getting an answer, but being otherwise engaged, I'll just wait until they bill me and see what really happens.
Originally posted by Yevgeny
Well, for my european friends, all I can say is that that truly does suck. Zo, Amorya, you need to hop on a plane to NY and to buy lots of hardware in the US, see some sights, and then head home. "Yes mr customs officer, this is my laptop that I purchased in the Eurozone..."
Been there, done that
as long as you don't bring it still in its box, they're none the wiser!
Amorya
Originally posted by Giaguara
one BIG difference: when you see a price tagm it CONTAINS the vat. in US it never does.
Yeah, that's something. Although most magazine ads don't, and they put a disclaimer in 3 point text at the bottom of the page....
(it's the law here that prices must contain VAT or state that they don't)
Amorya
its something like 23% in denmark I think... insane
Originally posted by ZO
actually, I think its ONLY 19.5% here... my bad
its something like 23% in denmark I think... insane
25%