Is it better to order online that Oozinator from Amazon, or from Oozinator’s R Us? The deciding factor may the sales tax. Figuring out that last surcharge can be a chore, but How To be Websmart has done it for us in a new article.

Mostly, if the store charges tax, it’s based on the state the item is shipped to, rather than from.

Amazon only charges sales tax on orders to Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, or Washington. Some stores only charge when they have a brick and mortar presence in the shipment state.

And make of this what you will, Kosher.com only charges on orders shipped to New York.

“Top 50 US Online Stores: Sales Tax Policy Reference” [How to be Websmart]

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