Newegg to stop collecting NYS sales tax
I have not been able to find any official details on the popular news sites, but it appears that Newegg.com will no longer be collecting NYS sales tax. This may simply mean that Newegg has disbanded the New York State affiliates which lumped them into the Amazon law, or perhaps they have decided to take a stand against the controversial law. If anyone has reliable details post em in the comments section!
Below is an excerpt from a Newegg mailing:
=Original Message Excerpt=
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Dear Valued Newegg Customer,
As a result of recent changes in New York State tax law requiring certain out-of-state retailers to collect and remit sales taxes to the State of New York, we began collecting applicable sales tax for all orders shipped to New York addresses starting June 1, 2008.
After careful review and consideration, we are pleased to inform you that we have stopped collecting New York sales tax, effective August 21, 2008. This decision was driven by your direct and candid feedback and our continued commitment to you as our valued customers.
We appreciate your patience as we worked through this process, and would like to reiterate our commitment in offering our customers the broadest product selection, competitive pricing, fastest shipping, and award-winning customer service.
We look forward to continuing to provide you with the premier online shopping experience for all of your IT and consumer electronics needs.
Sincerely,
Bernard Luthi
Newegg.com
Company Spokesperson and
Vice President of Merchandising
Disclaimer: While Newegg no longer charges sales tax to its New York customers effective August 21, 2008, you may still have an obligation to pay New York State use tax on your purchases. Newegg cannot offer you any tax advice, so please refer to applicable law if you have any questions about use tax. Nothing in this email shall be deemed to approve the validity of any New York State law, including but not limited to section 1101(b)(8)(vi) of the New York State Tax Law, which purports to require Newegg to collect and remit New York State sales tax on its sales to residents of that state.
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Aug 22nd, 2008 at 9:36 am
After reading the disclaimer several times it would appear as though Newegg is taking a legal stand against what they believe is an unjust law. It makes no sense to include a disclaimer with wording such as this otherwise. I have put a call into Newegg requesting more details and someone from PR is supposedly going to contact me by the end of today. Not that I will be holding my breath but some clarification would be nice.
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Aug 27th, 2008 at 10:32 am
More details are available here:
http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/2008/08/27/newegg-stop-collecting-sales-tax-additional-details/
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