Not exact matches
But the latest wave of
sales tax changes appears voluntary, and began late last year
when Amazon started
collecting sales tax for Washington, D.C. Amazon steadily added states from December to March, with the April wave completing the standardization of company policy.
Wait to make purchases until Louisiana's
tax - free weekends,
when no
sales tax is
collected.
The Executive Budget again proposes to require «marketplace providers,» such as entities that provide on - line
sales venues for third party sellers, to
collect New York State
sales taxes on
sales by third party sellers, even
when such third parties have no New York «nexus,» i.e., no legal obligation to
collect sales tax on behalf of the state.
«Lower the
tax rates, make government more efficient, get the businesses back here, get the private sector booming and then you will be able to fill the coffers
when you're
collecting road
tax from more tractor trailers on the road, more gas
tax from more people commuting to work, more
sales tax revenue.»
The amount of
sales tax collected in 2017 grew 3.05 percent from 2016
when it was $ 95,086,906.
Sales taxes are already
collected when a third - party seller is located in New York, but not
when the seller is from outside the state.
Currently,
sales taxes are often only
collected on such internet transactions
when the seller is from New York.
There is a flip side to saving
taxes —
when you resell the books you are required to pay
sales taxes on the books sold, although you may
collect it from buyers.
If and
when Amazon starts
collecting sales tax, it will be free to set up distribution centers right outside major cities, which would enable even faster deliveries than it offers now.
There are several more factors to consider that I didn't get into (like whether your
sale would be classified as a short - term or long - term capital loss, any wash -
sale implications, any options premiums you
collected, any dividend income you
collected, your total capital losses / gains for the year, your eligibility and the amount you can contribute to a
tax - deferred account like a 401 (k), if you expect to be in a lower or higher
tax bracket
when it comes time to take distributions from your
tax - deferred account, etc.).
If this was a seller financed note then you sell at a discount you'll need to adjust to the
sale to the amount
collected and pay the gain on the
sale, again
when you file your
taxes.