If you live in an unincorporated area ....

[ShtrRdy]

..... and you order online ...... do you look at the amount of tax they are charging you?

Recently I was placing an order at Sinclair/Brownells and noticed the tax they were charging me was 8.3%. This might not be a big deal if I lived in one of the larger cities. But I live in the country, out of town. Usually an online retailer would charge me the county tax rate of 3.5%.

I used their online chat to ask about the tax charged and the person said that was the way it is.

Do any of you have a problem of not getting charged the correct tax rate by an online retailer?

 

[birddog 68]

I thought they charged based on your zip code?

 

[Reelamin]

Yes, I have had higher rates charged as I live in a lower tax rate even for the county. They are "required" by the gov to charge and remit based on zip code and local rate. The state you live in will then remit to your jurisdiction. We all know how well things work when the gov gets involved. Kind like the IRS collecting 100's of millions on fake Social Securtity numbers.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

No sales tax in MT. I'm just fine with that tax rate.

 

[ShtrRdy]

No sales tax in MT. I'm just fine with that tax rate.

Have you ever had an online retailer charge you tax?

 

[dmj]

I'm from Oregon and (to my knowledge) have never been changed a tax when ordering on line.

 

[FireFlyFishing]

Have you ever had an online retailer charge you tax?

No. I do keep an eye on that.