Reader Dave asks an interesting question. Should GameStop be charging sales tax on an XBOX live membership card? Generally speaking, only “tangible goods” are subject to sales tax, though every state is different.
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Is Express Taxing Tax-Exempt Items?
By 12.1.07
An Express in New York City charged a sharp-eyed reader tax on a belt that cost $34.50. Neither the city nor state levy tax on items costing less than $110.
Top 50 Online Stores’ Sales Tax Policies
By 8.9.06
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.
