Do you refuse to buy fabric from shops in your own state?
09-13-2010, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ckcowl
NO.
I never thought about boycotting my own shops because i have to pay taxes. I believe you should ALWAYS shop as locally as possible and help the economy in your own back yard and i have accepted the necessity of paying taxes my whole life. I can not imagine punishing a shop because it shares the same state as me, i think it is a priveledge to be able to shop with them.
even when i lived in Washington state right across the river from Oregon, i did not cross the river to save on sales tax, i paid my taxes as required by law.
I never thought about boycotting my own shops because i have to pay taxes. I believe you should ALWAYS shop as locally as possible and help the economy in your own back yard and i have accepted the necessity of paying taxes my whole life. I can not imagine punishing a shop because it shares the same state as me, i think it is a priveledge to be able to shop with them.
even when i lived in Washington state right across the river from Oregon, i did not cross the river to save on sales tax, i paid my taxes as required by law.
(Ummm... I *did* vote, and it hasn't helped lower taxes yet. )
:-(
09-13-2010, 09:40 AM
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Do purchase most locally, and not into online. Here Taxes and regulations for everything, sometimes you go, really that too? Try not to get too excited about it, if I can't afford it don't need it that bad.
09-13-2010, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
Originally Posted by moonwolf23
Originally Posted by countrymaid
But NYS residents are suppose to self disclose purchases made and pay the sales tax when filing their NYS Income tax.
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09-13-2010, 09:45 AM
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I support small business no matter where they are. We don't have state tax here but we have local borough taxes. I know how hard it is be in business and make a profit--sales tax is not profit--that goes to the correct tax collector. Not the business' fault. Some drive a hundred miles to save a couple of bucks--does not make sense to me.
09-13-2010, 09:46 AM
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Nope, I just order what I want. We do have a state law that states we are supposed to report online purchases from out of state and send the appropriate sales tax in to the state. There is a fine if you don't, sounds very strange to me.
09-13-2010, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltilicious
Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Originally Posted by ptquilts
We spend winters in southern AL, the region we stay in has the HIGHEST sales tax in the US. (was 9%, they just voted to raise it to 10%) This is a total of state and local taxes.
09-13-2010, 09:51 AM
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I shop locally. My state doesn't have a sales tax, but that really wouldn't matter anyway. I would still want to support my local shops.
(As for the no sales tax, rest assured that we don't neccesarily have it 'easy.' We pay EXTREMELY high property taxes and car registration taxes compared to other states.)
(As for the no sales tax, rest assured that we don't neccesarily have it 'easy.' We pay EXTREMELY high property taxes and car registration taxes compared to other states.)
09-13-2010, 09:53 AM
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I try to buy locally too. We go on road trips and have never refused to pay for something because of the local taxes. That's out of control of the person selling.
I understand shipping charges, but I do not understand a "handling" charge though on buying online. Stores don't charge a "handling" charge when they bag your items or help you find something. Some of the local quilt stores here have very nice bags for your purchases - nice enough to save and reuse as project bags.
I understand shipping charges, but I do not understand a "handling" charge though on buying online. Stores don't charge a "handling" charge when they bag your items or help you find something. Some of the local quilt stores here have very nice bags for your purchases - nice enough to save and reuse as project bags.
09-13-2010, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Just wondering if any of you make it a point to refuse to buy fabrics from online shops that are in your own state... so that you don't have to pay sales tax?
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