New York wants to tax your Amazon and Ebay spending

[MikeM]

I've done our taxes with turbo tax for the past two years, both times they asked if I've made any internet purchases. I'm sure it would open a pop up or more questions if it were checked. But, I never make internet purchases so FUAC.

NY has a use tax and it's commonly used against businesses. They audit your credit card purchases and will make you pay use tax on your out of state purchases.

On a personal level, the line referenced above is a great "safe harbor". The amount is based on your income and is fairly small. What it does do is m make your purchases audit proof. Pay this number based on your income and during an audit they can't assess you more use tax. I've told my staff that I consider it malpractice not including it unless the client is a 90 y/o with no computer.

This also applies to out of state purchases, not just internet. NY state agents used to set up in NJ parking lots for stores like Ikea and note NY license plates of people coming out with purchases. Those people would get a scare letter along with the use tax form.

Now that all purchases are on credit cards I don't know if they are still doing this.

 

[holdover]

You guys don't understand. How can NY afford to pay all its workers top dollar with benefits? How can they bring new tax free business to NY if they don't build places like solar city? NY will go broke if they stop taxing the earners and workers . Somebody must do actual work for NY to survive.

help the governor make this a better place by opening up your wallet and giving it to him .

 

[1911guy]

Like you said some states have no sales tax but don’t they have a usage tax? Friend in Mass has to pay a chunk for each of his 3 cars (and other things) every year he owns them

That's called an "excise tax." Literally the root word translates to a "cut out tax" -- certainly more appropriate.

 

[Deplorable Me]

I'm surprised NY doesn't make us collect sales tax at garage sales.


Yet.....

 

[libertysnake]

The pension and health insurance benefits have also been cut drastically.

The rest of the working world doesn’t have pensions, and doesn’t always have health insurance from their employers. Time that the public sector caught up to the private sector.

 

[BDinPutnam]

I'm surprised NY doesn't make us collect sales tax at garage sales.


Yet.....

Hush yo mouth before he gets ideas.

 

[BuffNiag]

The rest of the working world doesn’t have pensions, and doesn’t always have health insurance from their employers. Time that the public sector caught up to the private sector.

The also pay more for the same education/skills/experience. I still have several open positions. I wonder why that is? Do YOU want a job with a pension and health insurance?

 

[E the massive]

The also pay more for the same education/skills/experience. I still have several open positions. I wonder why that is? Do YOU want a job with a pension and health insurance?

Nope. Would rather have one with higher wages. I can take care of my own health and economic future.
ETA And union free.

 

[BuffNiag]

Nope. Would rather have one with higher wages. I can take care of my own health and economic future.
ETA And union free.

Now you're getting it!

 

[Catpower]

SPEED BUMPS, POTHOLES,HIGH TAXES AND A HOLE POLITICIANS WELCOME TO NEW YORK

 

[Podmonkey]

Whatever money they take in the will just squander. All of NY should opt out of State income withholding and give Il Duce nothing.

 

[Jmac00]

Some stuff on E-Bay is used, maybe NY could start taxing in-state garage sales.

he can't tax Items at garage sales. 99.99% of these items are sold second hand, the tax has already been applied. Therefore no tax is required.

On top of that, the person holding the garage sale would need to apply for a tax certificate from the state, That ain't going to happen

 

[ProgSpear]

Whatever money they take in the will just squander. All of NY should opt out of State income withholding and give Il Duce nothing.

I cannot agree more. I have been saying for years that the ONLY way to make this friggin state listen to us is to hit them where it hurts; stop feeding the beast!!! When the consequence of bad laws becomes evident to these assholes, maybe they'll decide it's in their interest to back off from the people that actually pay the freight.

 

[dubleuhb]

he can't tax Items at garage sales. 99.99% of these items are sold second hand, the tax has already been applied. Therefore no tax is required.

On top of that, the person holding the garage sale would need to apply for a tax certificate from the state, That ain't going to happen

Ever buy a "used" car and register it ?
You're gonna pay taxes on an item that taxes were already paid.

I may have already told this story about my return to NY after the military. I was stationed in Hawaii, had my vehicle shipped stateside to San Francisco, eventually made it back here. After about 6 months I went to the DMV to get NY tags, when I did I had to pay tax on a vehicle I owned outright. Hawaii's tax was I think 4%, I had to pay at the time another 3 or 3.5% as to make up the difference to what NY's was at the time. How's that for a good assrape?
If FUACland can find a way they're taking your money.

 

[Deplorable Me]

he can't tax Items at garage sales. 99.99% of these items are sold second hand, the tax has already been applied. Therefore no tax is required.

On top of that, the person holding the garage sale would need to apply for a tax certificate from the state, That ain't going to happen

If I buy a used car or gun from a dealer the bastards tax it twice.

 

[Jmac00]

Ever buy a "used" car and register it ?
You're gonna pay taxes on an item that taxes were already paid.

I may have already told this story about my return to NY after the military. I was stationed in Hawaii, had my vehicle shipped stateside to San Francisco, eventually made it back here. After about 6 months I went to the DMV to get NY tags, when I did I had to pay tax on a vehicle I owned outright. Hawaii's tax was I think 4%, I had to pay at the time another 3 or 3.5% as to make up the difference to what NY's was at the time. How's that for a good assrape?
If FUACland can find a way they're taking your money.

TOTALLY different situation. Paying tax on a Vehicle, that HAS to be registered with the state is a little different than buying a chair or a curtain at a garage sale.

 

[Jmac00]

If I buy a used car or gun from a dealer the bastards tax it twice.

Garage sales are totally different.

 

[Catpower]

From the trucking aspect you pay for yearly registration by the mileage you run,then you pay a quarterly taxo the same miles that was paid for in registration fee and then you pay fuel tax based on the same miles you just paid in registration and highway tax seem like triple taxation

 

[Deplorable Me]

TOTALLY different situation. Paying tax on a Vehicle, that HAS to be registered with the state is a little different than buying a chair or a curtain at a garage sale.

This week.

 

[Catpower]

WELFARE ? isn't NY known as the welfare state

 

[dubleuhb]

TOTALLY different situation. Paying tax on a Vehicle, that HAS to be registered with the state is a little different than buying a chair or a curtain at a garage sale.

Why is it different? Just because you have to license a vehicle and not a chair ? Careful your buddy Andy may be looking in. Again if they could find a way to tax garbage sales they would.