Sales tax is based on where you're shipping to, not where you are when you buy it. It has always been like this for catalogue or internet sales. If I ship to NJ and they have a location in NJ (say I'm buying a wedding gift from Macy's for my sister), then I pay 7%, not MA 5%.
Also, you can probably get the sales tax back on items purchased in other states if you care to file it since your state doesn't charge, just like I have to figure out all my internet purchases each year and pay my sales tax (or simply take the safe harbor amount).
While the NY law is stupid and a pain in the ass, for MOST people, it's not something they should be skipping on anyhow. You HAVE to pay your sales tax to your state no matter what. Obviously, a state with no sales tax, different story. However, NY has now shifted the responsibility from the tax payer to the company. This has a MUCH wider effect on small businesses who now have to track sales and use tax and file in states they have no other connection with.
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Also, you can probably get the sales tax back on items purchased in other states if you care to file it since your state doesn't charge, just like I have to figure out all my internet purchases each year and pay my sales tax (or simply take the safe harbor amount).
While the NY law is stupid and a pain in the ass, for MOST people, it's not something they should be skipping on anyhow. You HAVE to pay your sales tax to your state no matter what. Obviously, a state with no sales tax, different story. However, NY has now shifted the responsibility from the tax payer to the company. This has a MUCH wider effect on small businesses who now have to track sales and use tax and file in states they have no other connection with.