Amazon to Collect Sales Tax in NJ

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/amazoncom_to_begin_collecting.html

My fellow NJ residents, it is indeed a sad day. Starting in July of next year, Amazon is going to start charging the 7% state sales tax on purchases for people ordering things in the Garden State. On the upside, they plan on building a warehouse or two in the state, so some jobs will be created. I for one will be ordering as many thins as I can before this goes into effect. The Man ain't getting my hard earned money!

More like Fails Tax.

:sunglasses:

As a Washington resident, welcome to my world.

Well, technically everybody's supposed to pay sales tax on everything they buy on Amazon. You have to claim it on your taxes.

But who in their right mind would do that?

Yea the party is going to be over soon for all of us.

Yeah, I saw this recently.  Sucks, but I'll deal with it, I guess.  At least I'll still get free shipping for most stuff.

Well, technically everybody's supposed to pay sales tax on everything they buy on Amazon. You have to claim it on your taxes.

But who in their right mind would do that?

Amazon has always collected Tax in NY, so yay! Glad NewEgg is still tax free in NYC. Gotta love fighting for that shit.

@brownsfantb said:

Well, technically everybody's supposed to pay sales tax on everything they buy on Amazon. You have to claim it on your taxes.

But who in their right mind would do that?

i didn't know that.

well that sucks. i thought that connecticut had high taxes.

Good thing I just moved out of NJ three weeks ago! Mwahahahahaha

unfortunate for me, but it happens. oh well. i'll still buy stuff through them. not a huge deal.

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!......

eh it's not that bad, i won't mind paying a little extra, and hopefully the new warehouses will make delivery times shorter

California is going to start collecting this fall, the state legislature passed the law last year.

I'm fine with it though, I'm willing to pay higher sales taxes so they don't raise college tuition.

@Ravenlight said:

More like Fails Tax.

:sunglasses:

Well played, good sir.

When will Florida fall for the sales tax, knowing my state it will be soon.

Well now I'm just upset to find out that not everyone has been paying sales tax. Stupid New York.

@Subject2Change said:

Amazon has always collected Tax in NY, so yay! Glad NewEgg is still tax free in NYC. Gotta love fighting for that shit.

Yup.

Glad I live in Oregon.

@CRAzYKiLL3R93: Hate to break it to you but that will probably still happen. I suspect the sales tax won't be able to make up the 16 billion dollars they owe(even with Amazon included). The first thing that they'll lower is university funding which translates to increased tuition. Tuition at my Uni has increased around 800-1000 dollars each year since Texas found out it was broke a year and a half ago(our state legislatures only meet every 2 years). Luckily your state has the ability to go into debt. Texas's constitution requires a balanced budget thus meaning much steeper cuts since we don't have a state income tax.

I can't imagine that no sales tax will continue for much longer. With Amazon taking more and more business from retail stores the state is going to want to get in on that money.

...and?

@Jazzycola said:

@CRAzYKiLL3R93: Hate to break it to you but that will probably still happen. I suspect the sales tax won't be able to make up the 16 billion dollars they owe(even with Amazon included). The first thing that they'll lower is university funding which translates to increased tuition. Tuition at my Uni has increased around 800-1000 dollars each year since Texas found out it was broke a year and a half ago(our state legislatures only meet every 2 years). Luckily your state has the ability to go into debt. Texas's constitution requires a balanced budget thus meaning much steeper cuts since we don't have a state income tax.

Actually, California HAS a balanced budget amendment. It is pretty mind boggling.

And yeah I know Amazon won't cover it, I should have added that California is probably going to pass a proposition raising sales tax and income taxes on rich Californians.

@CRAzYKiLL3R93:Wow I'm surprised on that.

Washington's had it ever since I started using Amazon. It's really not that big of a deal.

@CRAzYKiLL3R93 said:

California is going to start collecting this fall, the state legislature passed the law last year.

I'm fine with it though, I'm willing to pay higher sales taxes so they don't raise college tuition.

I'm gonna call Bullshit on this one.

How much do you want to bet that has an equal proportion to the income increases CA legislators gave themselves?

The CA university is at such a fucked up place right now, the State just flat out isn't helping. Cal States are raising tuition, cutting admissions, classes, and teachers as applications for enrollment increase. California could give a shit less what Jerry Brown wants to do to help.

Canada VS The U.S. Loser gets New Jersey.

@RUDEMIESTER said:

Canada VS The U.S. Loser gets New Jersey.

I'm rooting for the U.S.

@PrivateIronTFU said:

@RUDEMIESTER said:

Canada VS The U.S. Loser gets New Jersey.

I'm rooting for the U.S.

Well i'm rooting for Canada.... for once.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

I live in Jersey, pretty pissed right now.

@RUDEMIESTER said:

Canada VS The U.S. Loser gets New Jersey.

You would think Canada would want NJ, at least then they would have a good hockey team. :P

@ShadowConqueror said:

Glad I live in Oregon.

Yeah, but we have to make up for it with property taxes.

@RUDEMIESTER said:

Canada VS The U.S. Loser gets New Jersey.

You would think Canada would want NJ, at least then they would have a good hockey team. :P

@Doctorchimp said:

@CRAzYKiLL3R93 said:

California is going to start collecting this fall, the state legislature passed the law last year.

I'm fine with it though, I'm willing to pay higher sales taxes so they don't raise college tuition.

I'm gonna call Bullshit on this one.

How much do you want to bet that has an equal proportion to the income increases CA legislators gave themselves?

The CA university is at such a fucked up place right now, the State just flat out isn't helping. Cal States are raising tuition, cutting admissions, classes, and teachers as applications for enrollment increase. California could give a shit less what Jerry Brown wants to do to help.

The California state legislature doesn't control its own income, an independent commission does. The commission cut their pay by 5% this year

And Governor Brown's tax money this November is already earmarked in the language of the proposition for education spending. He knew it wouldn't pass otherwise

Anyway I'm going to a UC, where it is generally fine because they raised tuition to eyewatering levels. The didn't have to cut classes and admissions to the extent Cal State did.

This is fucking bullshit. This is Newegg all over again, which ISN'T a good thing. If you don't know what that means, people in NJ also get billed for both tax and shipping here, but there is also a warehouse up in Edison. Not like the warehouses matter to me, I use my brother's Amazon Prime account and get free shipping anyway. Great that it opens up some jobs though.

Still bullshit, but at least it's a year away. It's not incredibly surprising though, it's always sucked to live in New Jersey. Always.

Having lived in Delaware for almost all of my life, the idea of paying sales tax is still weird to me.

Those crying bullshit make me fucking laugh. You have to pay sales tax on things that you buy? Oh no thats terrible. Maybe if you had been made to pay sales tax it would have made you go to a brick and mortar store to support your local economy and those jobs everyone is so keen on theses days. Now you just have empty building husks with "For Lease" on them. Way to go, Internet.

Ha 7%, in the UK sales tax (VAT) is 20%

@Niall_Sg1 said:

Ha 7%, in the UK sales tax (VAT) is 20%

When I moved to America I was shocked by the low tax rates.

But at least in the UK people actually get something for their money, like health care and benefits.