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    Paying taxes - In-store purchase/Online purchase

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by bmnotpls, Jul 13, 2007.

  1. bmnotpls

    bmnotpls Notebook Deity

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    Hi guys. I'm going to buy a MBP soon, and I just wanted to know if I should purchase it online or go in to the store to buy it.

    If I order it online it's going to be shipped to me in NY. Or I could go to the store in Manhattan and buy it there.

    Is there any difference? What about taxes, if I purchase online do I still pay the taxes? What about in the store?
     
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    andrewt1187 Notebook Consultant

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    Taxes are applicable online if the company owns a store in the state you live and if there is tax there. So yes, there will be tax, both ways. Buy it in the store, I hear that if you get a dud of a machine, its a pain up the butt to return online purchases.

    If you know anyone in Delaware, ship it there. Or just drive down. When I bought mine in PA, i got the base model and paid 140$ in taxes. If only I lived near Delaware....
     
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  3. bmnotpls

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    So Apple doesn't have a store in Delaware?

    What about New Jersey?
     
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    andrewt1187, Jul 13, 2007
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    What about NH, is there sales tax?
     
    phantomAI, Jul 13, 2007
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    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    New Jersey has a 7% sales tax. I know because I live there and have to deal with such high taxes. :eek:
     
    knp, Jul 13, 2007
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    im in oregon no sales tax here... Ill buy ya one off apple.com and have it sihpped to u w/o tax ...jus send me an extra $50 bux for my tax evasion services ;)
     
    heiman5, Jul 13, 2007
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  8. ollibolli

    ollibolli Notebook Geek

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    25% here ;)
     
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  9. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    Pfft, that's nothing.

    Where I live in California, we pay 8.5% sales tax.



    Anyways, I think the only two states that don't have sales tax is Delaware and Oregon.
     
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    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    I withdrawal my statement from my other post!

    :D
     
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  11. knp

    knp Notebook Evangelist

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    Nevermind then! Wow, I'm complaining because tax use to be 6%..lol
     
    knp, Jul 13, 2007
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  12. ollibolli

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    Sweden is awesome! (I mean it)

    Not when you want to buy a new MBP as a student though :p
     
    ollibolli, Jul 13, 2007
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    robertosee, Jul 13, 2007
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    also, some cities might have a higher tax rate than the state rate... just keep that in mind...
     
    robertosee, Jul 13, 2007
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  15. knp

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    Well, in the US, New Jersey has one of the highest tax rates, so I guess I have every right to complain again. :)
     
    knp, Jul 13, 2007
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