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    How can Toshibadirect.com charge tax?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by elgordo, Jun 20, 2006.

  1. elgordo

    elgordo Notebook Consultant

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    I live in DC, and when I went to order a Tecra M6, I noticed that it tacked on $110 sales tax. Ok, no problem, so I plugged in my office address in Virginia, and it charged a $90 sales tax?

    Why is this? I though you could only charge a sales tax if you had a physical retail / distribution location in that state?
     
    elgordo, Jun 20, 2006
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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    They probably have an office there or whatnot. Could even be a corporate sales thing, who knows, but they also charge tax in teh states I'ves used, OH and AZ.
     
    Brian, Jun 20, 2006
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    elgordo Notebook Consultant

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    Man, this is actually a dealbreaker for me because it adds $100+ to the cost.

    hmph
     
    elgordo, Jun 20, 2006
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    Yeah it sucks, even worse in the cases where they're the only ones that sell certain configs, the high end M4 comes to mind. You just couldn't buy the thing anywhere else.
     
    Brian, Jun 20, 2006
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