Herbert Graf wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-09-05 at 12:07 -0400, Aaron wrote:
>   
>> Herbert Graf wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Yes, with a dab of no. The US has it's own sales taxes that work
>>> somewhat differently from the VAT system. The "catch" is there is no
>>> "federal" sales tax in the US, only state level. So, if you are in the
>>> states and you order something from anywhere else in the states other
>>> then your own state, you pay no sales tax. I've heard you are SUPPOSED
>>> to declare these out of state purchases come tax time and pay the tax,
>>> but barely anyone does.
>>>
>>>       
>> Some out-of-state retailers have started collecting sales tax for goods 
>> shipped to other states.  Digikey just started doing this to me.
>> (As far as I know DigiKey doesn't have a physical presence in Ohio...??)
>>     
>
> Really? I hadn't heard that. Are there any other retailers collecting
> out of state taxes?
>
> TTYL
>
>   
Yes, not all online retailers are complying, but it is a fact. Digikey 
will gladly exempt someone who
plans to put it into a product for resale, however.

--Bob
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