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kingdragonfly

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#248578 1-Apr-2019 11:47
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Most companies' shipments to California now taxed.

Fun facts: California's GDP is larger than all but 4 countries (the United States, China, Japan and Germany).

In terms of Purchasing Power Parity, it is larger than all but 8 countries (the United States, China, India, Japan, Germany, Russia, Brazil and Indonesia).[


http://www.cdtfa.ca.gov/industry/wayfair.htm

Use Tax Collection Requirements Based on Sales into California Due to the Wayfair Decision

Beginning today, retailers located outside of California are required to register with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), collect the California use tax, and pay the tax to the CDTFA based on the amount of their sales into California, even if they do not have a physical presence in the state. The new collection requirement applies to a retailer if during the preceding or current calendar year:

* The retailer's sales into California exceed $100,000, or

* The retailer made sales into California in two hundred (200) or more separate transactions.
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The new collection requirement will apply to taxable sales of tangible personal property to California consumers on and after today, and is not retroactive. Retailers reaching either of the above sales thresholds are now required to register with the CDTFA to collect the California use tax even if they were not previously required to register.

These retailers include retailers that sell tangible goods for delivery into California through the Internet, mail-order catalogs, telephone, or any other means.

This guide contains information about the effect of the Wayfair decision on the California state, local and district use tax, and special taxes and fees collection requirements.
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Get it in Writing

Our tax and fee laws can be complex and difficult to understand.

If you have specific questions about this exemption and who or what qualifies, we recommend that you get answers in writing from us.

This will enable us to give you the best advice and will protect you from tax, penalties and interest in case we give you erroneous information.

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wellygary
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  #2208546 1-Apr-2019 11:56
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Wayfair's implication are way bigger than just CA,

 

it allow any States to impose sales taxes on internet sales to citizens of their state, from retailers based in a different state...

 

it just makes the whole US devolvement of sales taxes into an even bigger mess than it already was....

 

Although there appears to be no enforcement powers attached, as the ultimate responsibility to pay the tax rests with the purchaser

 

"Also, if you are a retailer engaged in business in California, but you are not engaged in business in a district, your customers are generally liable for the district use tax on tangible personal property purchased from you for storage, use or other consumption in that district. As a courtesy to your customers, you may choose to collect the district use tax from them and report and pay it to the CDTFA."

 

 




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  #2208559 1-Apr-2019 12:01
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Like their healthcare, their tax system is another mess.





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  #2208611 1-Apr-2019 13:21
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freitasm:

 

Like their healthcare, their tax system is another mess.

 



I've been watching the US since the 60s. It's pretty obvious their Constitution is the underlying problem. It's not democratic enough. It gives the states too much power - so you have 50 little countries in business terms instead of one consistent market. Services like health care and every other thing that matters are piecemeal, inconsistent and generally very inefficient overall. It's almost impossible to change anything. Jurisdictions overlap massively with huge duplication of services and functions the inefficiencies that result from many separate groups in their own silos all trying to do the same thing.....or entirely different things in conflict with each other.

I could go on all day. No wonder so many Americans hate their government........it's a huge mess that defies fixing.

If I had the power, I'd have it fixed in 5 years.





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  #2208612 1-Apr-2019 13:23
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Why not just ship to Oregon, where there is no sales tax?





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  #2208677 1-Apr-2019 14:25
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At least weed is legal there to take away the pain of paying tax...!






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  #2208678 1-Apr-2019 14:27
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freitasm:

 

Like their healthcare, their tax system is another mess.

 

 

 

 

Their healthcare is excellent if you have insurance. It isn't the care that is the issue, it's the funding.






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Geektastic:

 

Their healthcare is excellent if you have insurance. It isn't the care that is the issue, it's the funding.

 

 

Its not simply the funding,  its the whole charging methodology,

 

The commercial insurance model simply lets both commercial and "non commercial" hospitals get away with charging what they think the insurance companies will pay..  and all of this is fairly opaque, so there is little ability to apply legislative or other pressure to stop the cost runaway..... 

 

How else do you explain $14 Tylenol or $500 per stich in an ED...

 

Even on a GDP basis US health case spending is so out of whack its just plain broken, but as with any large system, it is now so big its nearly impossible to change......

 

 


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I read that delivering a baby in the states averages NZ $17,500 nationwide

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kingdragonfly: I read that delivering a baby in the states averages NZ $17,500 nationwide

 

That will likely be the Chargemaster "price" which is basically a hugely inflated number that the hospitals then bargain down in the negotiation with the Insurance companies....

 

 

 

 


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  #2208958 1-Apr-2019 17:23
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wellygary:

 

Geektastic:

 

Their healthcare is excellent if you have insurance. It isn't the care that is the issue, it's the funding.

 

 

Its not simply the funding,  its the whole charging methodology,

 

The commercial insurance model simply lets both commercial and "non commercial" hospitals get away with charging what they think the insurance companies will pay..  and all of this is fairly opaque, so there is little ability to apply legislative or other pressure to stop the cost runaway..... 

 

How else do you explain $14 Tylenol or $500 per stich in an ED...

 

Even on a GDP basis US health case spending is so out of whack its just plain broken, but as with any large system, it is now so big its nearly impossible to change......

 

 

 

 


Does not change the fact that the healthcare being delivered is first class though. One of my brothers had complex surgery there which cost $120,000 US which his employer-provided healthcare paid for.

 

 

 

I have family who have had private care in UK hospitals such as BUPA facilities and been charged excessively for every dressing, stitch, bit of tape etc etc - it is just the way it's done in private medicine I think and probably the same here if you go private.






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  #2209008 1-Apr-2019 19:33
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Linuxluver:

 

Why not just ship to Oregon, where there is no sales tax?

 

 

They use billing address as well with orders over there, so simply shipping to there isnt all it takes to evade the tax.





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  #2210094 3-Apr-2019 13:28
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kingdragonfly: I read that delivering a baby in the states averages NZ $17,500 nationwide

 

For an overseas visitor from a country without a reciprocal healthcare agreement (i.e. the United States) the cost of delivering a baby in NZ is about that too. Auckland DHB used to publish their nonresident price list online - antihistamine treatment for a bee sting is $300!


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