The government has never met a tax it didn't like.
As a retailer I welcome it. But note, it is State Sales Tax, not local sales tax. So the State of Texas collects 6.5% whereas locally our rate is 8.25%. So it still gives online a little help, but again the playing field will be leveled for those of us that maintain storefronts, inventory, etc.Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax for online purchases nationwide
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ales-tax-for-online-purchases-nationwide.html
I'm interested to hear everyone's views on this.
Its gonna hurt me just like its gonna hurt everyone, but as a states rights supporter, I'm obliged to agree.
Thoughts?
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As a retailer I welcome it. But note, it is State Sales Tax, not local sales tax. So the State of Texas collects 6.5% whereas locally our rate is 8.25%. So it still gives online a little help, but again the playing field will be leveled for those of us that maintain storefronts, inventory, etc.
As a retailer I welcome it. But note, it is State Sales Tax, not local sales tax. So the State of Texas collects 6.5% whereas locally our rate is 8.25%. So it still gives online a little help, but again the playing field will be leveled for those of us that maintain storefronts, inventory, etc.
You know, most shops these days I find the prices to be extremely inflated from the online prices even after Shipping, FFL fee, and taxes I still get a better deal online. That being said.. I looked at your online shop and some of your prices are actually already competitive to the online retailers.. It's too bad you're in Tomball and not in the DFW area. My father lives in Humble so I know the kind of clientele you cater to, which surprises me that your prices are so competitive. Next time I'm down there I'll stop by your shop. I'm always looking for deals on guns and ammo.
I'm in a Frontier area... they can't spell DSL. I was centurylink in an even more rural area in Colorado and they provided 15Mbps aDSL... Here I'm closer to town and Frontier won't do anything, I'm on a wireless ISP, fixed antenna to their equipment on a water tower. Expensive.We needed a new modem for our DSL line. Centurylink, bless their black hearts, will only rent you one for $10 a month and the one they rent sucks. NO ONE locally carries one. Amazon had one for $67.99 and it was at my door the next day.
Since Centurylink is the ONLY option for everyone around here you'd think that some store would carry modems.
Should bring more, fill 'em up at the artesian well here.Marshall Dillon always carried 2 canteens when he headed for Canton or Terrell.
It levels the playing field like this:Feel free to correct me if Im wrong, but I don't see how it levels the field? Assuming you do most of your sales in one state compared to a business that does business in all 50. You will be required to file and comply to one state when they would be required to do the same x45 or so.
The effect on you is minimal while it would be quite the opposite for the other. For many possibly devestating.
...is problematic.So the point is that the service is usually much better locally but people don't tend to value that...
You almost make a legit case, almost.It levels the playing field like this:
So, in terms of fairness, no internet tax is unfair and is absolutely killing local retailers and especially gun stores or other low margin, relatively low volume, relatively high priced vendors. It's the government picking winners. Let us compete on service, selection, prices, ability to manage costs, etc. But to pick companies who sell online and tell them "you can start off with a 8.25% advantage on every sale" is ridiculous.
Price's Law applies universally. In any organization, the square root of the total number of employees is equal to the number of employees who do half the work.benenglish: very fair criticism. Many stores in all industries have employment issues. Just look at the level of service from the typical Chik Fil A versus Burger King or Carls Jr (based on my consistent observations). It's hard to find good help.
He covered it back in post #11: https://www.texasguntalk.com/threads/get-ready-to-pay-sales-tax.86665/page-2#post-1745106AVVIDCLIF: I wish I knew what your business is so I could comment on it intelligently.
Short story - My dad took one of my mom's cousins out to buy a motorcycle. The kid had his license (easy to get back in the 1960s) and $750 in his pocket, saved from several jobs he'd been doing since before he was a teen. That was enough to buy a decent new bike in those days....if I had sized him up and acted like the typical LGS (per benenglish), I'd never have got the sale.
It sure is. And sometimes it's damned profitable.Kindness is free.