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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
So, what if i Buy something out of country? Which imo in most cases is cheaper buying directly form the horses mouth.
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In most cases it only matters if something is shipped to your house, not where it comes from. If that is the case you are responsible to pay the sales tax if the place that you bought it from didn't collect the sales tax for your state.
In practice states rarely go after individuals to collect unpaid sales tax, they just never had the resources to do it.
Small business sometimes buy supplies and office equipment from out of state to avoid a sales tax but they often get caught and end up having to pay the tax plus a penalty.
When we had a small business we bought lots of out of state business equipment on the internet but always paid the local sales tax to the state directly. Our accountant told us quite a few of her clients had been caught trying to avoid sales tax this way and ended up with some hefty penalties... even though she had warned them.
Also, depending on what it is, overseas shipping and customs might negate any savings you might get by by avoiding sales taxes.