Most people who buy their stuff online do so not for the convenience. They buy the things they need online because they'll be cheaper. But you won't be saving a lot of money if you are paying sales tax. Do you guys know of any ways one can avoid paying sales tax on online purchases?
what products do you buy? sometimes the seller add the tax to the product price, and they tell us it doesn't need any tax.
I don't want to pay for the sales tax, of course, so I want it clear that the tag price is the net amount that I would pay for. But one time, I ordered from Mizzue, an online boutique that is a dropshipper (acting as broker for products). What I bought came from Hongkong so I was charged an importation tax by the delivery courier. That's a neat lesson to me so now I verify the amount to be paid and have a confirmation that it is a boutique and not a dropshipping agent.
Some companies don't charge sales tax because of where they are situated, but mainly I have found you get charged the rate for the state the good will be delivered to, or where your card is registered. I doubt you can get around sales tax too much, although when a state has the tax free weekend, (not all states) then that can apply to some websites too. It worked for me when I bought from Best Buy and I ordered online and has no sales tax charged, when it was the tax free weekend.
The way it works here is that if the person is selling within their state, they pay (or charge) sales tax. If the item is going to a different state, that isn't the case. I tend to purchase from outside of my state for that reason, when shopping online. I pay enough sales tax already when I buy items offline, and need every penny I can get.
If the item was ordered locally I don't pay anything extra than what I paid for the item and shipping, but when tthe item is from abroad, then I usually get charged by the customs office some "tax" depending on the item aside from the "storage fee" that they charge us.
Amazon charges taxes on items in some states and no taxes in other states. It is the law somebody has to pay the tax if there is a charge it will be added to the price of the item if it is not included in the final amount paid by you.
