Zip Scanners -- If I am not mistaken, they are advertising no sales tax (meaning they pay or absorb it), which I know in my state can translate to about a $50 savings -- a nice difference in the final price. Does anyone know if others are doing that as well?
No sales tax is kind of gimmicky. Most states have an income tax, and most of those states require you to report unpaid use (a.k.a. sales) tax when you file.
I cannot speak for others but Scanner Master only charges sales tax in Massachusetts where the main office is. All other states and countries do not pay sales tax.
Depends if they have a "presence" in other states. Many of the larger companies have warehouses in almost every state now, so most of the time they are collecting sales tax. That's an example of a problem that sorted itself out and put to bed the whole idea of an internet sales tax that kept popping up every few years about 10-15 years ago when the shift to online shopping began in earnest. I shop at Scanner Master as well, but since my main residence is in CT, I have to report the unpaid sales tax and pay it every April 15th. States are beginning to crackdown too as their revenue declines - especially the really really broke states like mine that are literally turning over couch cushions for loose change to pay the bills. Customers of newegg for example got hit with owing sales tax back to 2014 in various states.
FYI, regarding state sales tax with an online purchase, the U S Supreme Court took a case dealing with that issue this term.
Everyone could be paying their state taxes depending on the Court's ruling to be announced by the end of this month
Stay tuned!
Regarding the issue of paying sales tax on the purchase of your new SDS100, here is the information I dug up from the 7 dealers I listed in my compiled list in post #84 in this thread (
http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-prospective-owners/371120-sds-100-pricing-5.html#post2939788). Just remember that just because it is not collected by the retailer does not mean you are not legally obligated to pay it in your home state as has already been mentioned above in this thread. YMMV
Universal Radio: Sales tax charged for deliveries to Ohio.
Scanner Master: Sales tax charged for deliveries to Massachusetts.
Zip Scanners: No sales tax is charged anywhere. They are based in Minnesota and absorb the sales tax for deliveries to Minnesota.
Bearcat Warehouse: Sales tax charged for deliveries to Maryland.
The Ham Station: I could not find any information on their website regarding charging or not charging sales tax. They are based in Indiana so they MAY charge sales tax for deliveries to Indiana. Check with them directly for clarification.
Radar Busters: Sales tax charged for deliveries to Arizona.
Ham Radio Outlet: Sales tax charged for deliveries to Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Texas and Virginia.
