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Old 02-01-2013, 07:36 PM   #719
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Originally Posted by Shim View Post
That 99.99 USD does not include tax or shipping. Online sales in USA are only taxed when the seller has a 'physical presence' in the same US State as the purchaser. Grimmspeed is in Minnesota, so no sales tax for you or me.

The only places I've seen include tax in the advertised prices are street vendors who don't want to deal with coins smaller than a quarter while handling hot dogs and similar.

(Obvious disclaimer: I am not an accountant or tax lawyer, or a representative of Grimmspeed.)

...Also, mine just arrived and look good. To bad it's way too cold to install them.
Thanks for explaining how it works.

Strange way to apply sales tax by only penalising those who buy from their own state?
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