iTunes Music Store: Sales Tax?

eugeneeugene
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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014
Okay, it seems that customers in some states are not paying sales tax for their iTMS downloads. I'm not sure if it's because Apple is exempt or forbidden from collecting it or not, but I know I haven't paid a dime of sales tax in over a dozen separate purchases. The discussion actually started in this thread



EDIT: Link found



Quote:

Applicable sales tax is charged for music download purchases where required by local law. The estimated tax noted on your Music Store invoice is estimated and may not reflect actual charges. When this page was last updated, the following states charged tax on music downloads: AL, AZ, CO, CT (1%), DC, HI, ID , IN, LA, ME, NM, ND, SD, TN, TX, UT, and WA.



+ Minnesota

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 15
    gordygordy Posts: 1,004member
    Georgia, no tax
  • Reply 2 of 15
    pensievepensieve Posts: 661member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by gordy

    Georgia, no tax



    Are you sure? I bought some songs last night and I thought it charged me.
  • Reply 3 of 15
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by pensieve

    Are you sure? I bought some songs last night and I thought it charged me.



    Please check, I really want to get to the bottom of this...if it's by state, county, completely random or what...
  • Reply 4 of 15
    flounderflounder Posts: 2,674member
    Michigan, and Minnesota. sales tax in both.
  • Reply 5 of 15
    kennethkenneth Posts: 832member
    I would like to give you guys which county I'm living.



    After the iTMS launched, I bought 2 songs with using my old address..

    City: Pullman; State: WA; County: Whitman.



    I just moved to a new place this Summer..

    City: Ellensburg; State: WA; County: Kittitas.



    I paid local sales tax in both places. I guess it applies to the whole WA.
  • Reply 6 of 15
    pensievepensieve Posts: 661member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Eugene

    Please check, I really want to get to the bottom of this...if it's by state, county, completely random or what...



    It hasn't showed up on my credit card statement yet. But my account info on the store doesn't show tax. And it doesn't show tax on my previous purchases, though I'm sure my emailed invoice said it did. I can't quite remember.
  • Reply 7 of 15
    kennethkenneth Posts: 832member
    Thanks.. Eugene for finding the real info.
  • Reply 8 of 15
    scottibscottib Posts: 381member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Flounder

    Michigan, and Minnesota. sales tax in both.



    Not in Michigan--or at least I've not been charged sales tax on any iTMS purchases (I just scanned all of my invoices). I was quite surprised, actually, and I don't know why not. All of my other Apple Store purchases have sales tax applied.







    Just checked my CC statement: no tax.
  • Reply 9 of 15
    pensievepensieve Posts: 661member
    I got my invoice and there is, in fact, no tax on my iTMS purchase. My previous purchases were in NC, so maybe it was different up there.



    Georgia doesn't charge sales tax on iTMS purchases.
  • Reply 10 of 15
    ijerryijerry Posts: 615member
    Not in Wyoming either. Though, I doubt that helps a lot of people at all really...
  • Reply 11 of 15
    akumulatorakumulator Posts: 1,111member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by pensieve

    Are you sure? I bought some songs last night and I thought it charged me.



    No, there is no tax in Georgia for iTMS.
  • Reply 12 of 15
    neutrino23neutrino23 Posts: 1,560member
    California

    Zero tax indicated on the invoices emailed by Apple.
  • Reply 13 of 15
    brussellbrussell Posts: 9,812member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Eugene

    EDIT: Link found



    quote:

    Applicable sales tax is charged for music download purchases where required by local law. The estimated tax noted on your Music Store invoice is estimated and may not reflect actual charges. When this page was last updated, the following states charged tax on music downloads: AL, AZ, CO, CT (1%), DC, HI, ID , IN, LA, ME, NM, ND, SD, TN, TX, UT, and WA.







    + Minnesota



    Interesting. So they must have different tax laws for music downloading vs. other internet purchases. Whodathunkit?
  • Reply 14 of 15
    h228h228 Posts: 26member
    I think some states which have a sales tax only charge the tax when there is a physical item being transferred.



    For instance, I believe AppleCare service is taxed (at least in CA) because it's accompanied with a cardboard box.
  • Reply 15 of 15
    dmband0026dmband0026 Posts: 2,345member
    No tax in IL. $.99 cents a song, thats it.
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