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iTunes Music Store and tax
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i think sonce it's online there is no tax, but im not sure. i don't think there are any taxes online at all. i might be wrong though. someone please correct me if im wrong.
there's plenty of taxes online. currently the law is something like if the company has a physical presence in the state, then sales tax must be applied. I haven't bought from apple, but I would assume I would have to pay sales tax since I live in california.
i would guess if you're in cali you'd pay tax. i'm in nyc and haven't paid taxes, and i've got the invoices in my email with no tax so i'm happy.
I live in Indiana, and I've been charged tax on every purchase from the iTunes Music Store. I've downloaded 50 songs, and payed tax on each one.
The tax is added when I receive the invoice email from Apple.
The tax is added when I receive the invoice email from Apple.
I'm in Illinois and have payed tax on all the songs I've bought. I would rather not, but I can deal with it.
That's right on the law. Apple's usual online store charges tax on every purchase, though, regardless of whether it has a presence in the state (they're allowed to do this; the state just can't force them to).
Maybe it has to do with a) the address of your credit card or b) the address you gave them when you signed up. Nothing would prevent you from choosing, say, a state without sales tax, and using that.
Acutally, the address that you give them must match the billing address on the credit card as a measure of fraud-prevention.