johnm
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Thanks. That's helpful to know.Local sales tax is not collected when sent anywhere out of the sending state unless the business sending has a presence in the receiving state and the state, and the receiving state has sales tax.
If anyone in the US tries to charge you state sales tax, you need to question it! There is NO US sales tax - only state sales tax.
For instance, I have a presence in Virginia so only when shipping to Virginia or when someone comes to me in Virginia do I collect sales tax and give it to the county who distributes it.
Amazon has a presence everywhere, so they collect for every state that has sales tax - they do not collect for the state they are in - they collect for the receiving state which is a royal PITA from an IT standpoint. eBay got special (nonsensical) treatment from congress a few years ago and they are now considered the seller with presence everywhere so they must collect when sending to states that have sales tax.
Not all states have sales tax, and the rate varies widely. In fact, in some states the rates vary by county and even city in some cases.
Basically, the states, to a point, are sovereign and one state cannot tax another.
Regards
John