Налоговое: Out-of-State Purchases

[lauerz]

Let us know if you bought something outside New York without paying New York sales tax. You'll still need to pay taxes on these items (this is called a use tax). Explain This Examples include:

- Internet, catalog, and mail order purchases - Telephone and TV shopping network purchases - Purchases made in another state and brought back to New York

Did you make any untaxed out-of-state purchases in 2009?

 

What is a use tax?
Think of a use tax as similar to a sales tax. A use tax becomes necessary, for both individuals and businesses, if proper state sales tax was not collected on an out-of-state purchase.

The most common example of this: buying something online (Amazon, eBay, etc.) or through the mail from an out-of-state seller.

Here's another example: You live in New York, and while on vacation in New Hampshire, you buy a new bicycle, which you bring back home. Even though you didn't pay sales tax in New Hampshire on the purchase, you are required by New York to pay use tax on the purchase.

What if I can't remember all my out-of-state purchases?
Just do the best you can and estimate how much merchandise you bought during the current tax year.

What might help is going through bank statements. Look for and report amounts that don't look like they have sales tax tacked on to them. For example, if you paid $26.95 for an item as opposed to $27.58 - the former had no sales tax, while the latter did.

Until state governments force online merchants to collect state sales taxes, taxpayers will need to pay their use tax through state income tax returns or directly to the state.

Do I have to pay use tax on all my eBay purchases?
Yes, if you bought the items from eBay sellers who do not live in your home state. But you might want to review your eBay purchase receipts to see if you already paid sales tax.

What if I need to pay use tax?
If you need to pay use tax to New York, we'll calculate the amount due after you provide your total out-of-state purchases for the current tax year.

How much is New York's use tax?
New York's use tax rate is equal to the sales tax rate of the county where you live.

Comments

[esya.livejournal.com]

Ну сама подумай, как сложно это отследить и доказать. Кстати, Калифорния это не спрашивает, но снимает почти 9%. ПА спрашивает, и им я честно ответила - нет.
А НДЖ один раз призналась в чем-то на сумму 30 баксов, как раз, чтобы возврат 3 мне долларов исчез.

[lauerz.livejournal.com]

"Ну сама подумай, как сложно это отследить и доказать." - это для тебя это сложно отследить. А тут у кое-кого свой бизнес с 100 покупками через ebay в год, и все эти покупки заявлены в налоговой декларации как расходы на бизнес. Так что их искать далеко идти не надо. Они уже в декларации.
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Правда, я там все указала, и вычли какую-то сумму из возврата, но микроскопическую. Их интересовали покупки более $1000 каждая. (хахаха) Мы такого не покупаем. Пока.

[esya.livejournal.com]

Да, поняла. Больше тыщи я тоже не покупаю, но благодаря амазону мой телевизор почти на сотню дешевле... Но Калифорния не спрашивала.