Originally posted by DonM:
One thing that hinders local music store sales is that they must charge state sales tax, when most of the internet vendors to do not.
This adds another 8 percent or so that the store can't get around paying, even if they match the internet prices.
I'm sure most folks already know this, but just because you are not charged tax when purchasing from an online retailer, that does not make the purchase 'tax free'. The purchaser is supposed to turn in the appropriate sales tax on the purchase to their state. State sales taxes pay for many things, some of which you may agree with and some of which you may not. But the fact is when buying online from out-of-state, and if you are not submitting the appropriate tax payment to your state, then you are not only hurting a local music store dealer, but you are also hurting the school system, road maintenance, police force, etc.
There was talk a while back about taxing online sales. But putting that into effect would be a nightmare on the accounting departments of the online retailers in order to make sure that right state gets the right amount of money. Then again, what do I care if they have to spend a little more of their profits.
Dave
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