[Elecraft] INTERNET PURCHASING

[N5GE]

Stephen,

In the USA when you buy something from out of the state you live in, you only
save sales tax if the out of state vendor has no offices or outlets in your
state.  For example, if you buy something direct from Microsoft you will pay
sales tax because they have offices in every state in the USA.  However if you
buy from a VENDOR of their product and that vendor is not in your state, you
will pay no sales tax.

73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
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"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women
submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
-- George Washington --

On Wed, 30 May 2012 22:22:25 +0100, Stephen Prior <eastbrantwood at gmail.com>
wrote:

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>Finally, it has always seemed to me rather bizarre that someone buying
>something in the USA from another state does not pay sales tax.  So I have
>every sympathy with the 'small town' shopkeeper losing sales.  Personally,
>so long as I don't think I'm being really ripped off, I will buy from the
>local store every time.  It's unfortunate that the sales tax system in the
>US appears to discourage buying anything 'in state'.
>
>73 Stephen G4SJP
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