Since Amazon decided to tax every item coming to me in Pennsylvania I will now look to Ebay to get tax free goods for as long as that holds out. Later, Keith
Amazon didn't decide to tax anything, the state of Pennsylvania did. It is called the Marketplace Sales Act and was enacted by PA's Lawmakers last year. It also includes Ebay and every other on-line store.
"Companies that make at least $10,000 worth of online sales have to register with the Revenue Department for how they will handle sales tax. They have the option of collecting and remitting sales taxes at the point of sale and then making monthly payment transfers to the state. Or they can opt to send annual tax notices to their customers and to the Revenue Department about each item purchased in the state."
"In addition to Washington and Pennsylvania, states including Colorado and South Dakota have passed laws compelling the collection of internet sales tax."
This is all actually part of a way larger issue with on-line sales, and some US states going broke because they are no longer collecting their 6% as in PA's case. Blame Congress for not doing anything about the Law in light of an earlier USSC case involving WayFair.
Maybe it's time for States to balance their budgets WITHOUT sales tax, at least to residents. It's bogus, and now the age of online shopping has forced us to deal with the issue.
As far as ya all bitching about Ebay, I notice you all still use it to sell your stuff. The no negative comment to buyer's rule was made EIGHT years ago, and I'd have thought you would be tired of bitching about it by now, or at least stopped selling on ebay. Nope.:laugh: