WTF sales tax......

Wow...are you really not going to purchase something because of a sales tax? That's kind of retarded in my opinion. I mean, it's not going to be anywhere near 10%; on a $40 game, it's less than $4. Besides, this isn't just any game.

The whole thing with online retailers and sales tax is kind of weird. Retailers are constantly changing their sales tax policy and is dependent on what state your in. I haven't been a victim of sales tax online yet and I'm in Florida and Mass..

It depends on what state you live in, and if EBGames has major distributors in your area. If I remember right, their main HQ for ages was in PA, so while I lived in PA I had to pay sales tax on online orders because I was technically buying from a business in the same state, the transaction never crossed state lines.

Also, if you're not going to pre-purchase based on sales tax... umm... you pay it at the store too.

One way to avoid it, unless you live in MI, is to preorder the CD version straight from Stardock.
https://www.galciv2.com/purchase.aspx?game=galciv2

Second "Buy This Game" button, the one with "+S/H" next to it.

Dude you have to pay taxes for everything (almost), the game is worth evry penny. You could use the option Zoomba offers or you could buy the download version and then burn the game in a CD. No reason to get all upset about it. Taxes pay for the roads, traffic lights, street lights, and many other stuuf that makes our live easier.

Well... Since EB/GameStop has storefronts in (at least) nearly every state, you'll probably be stuck paying sales tax. It's the law. Living in Georgia, I have to deal with this on any EB/GameStop orders myself.

There's no sales tax in Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, or Oregon. You might consider moving to one of those states if this is a major problem for you.

It doesn't really have anything to do with distributor's. The only stipulation that a company needs to charge you tax is that they have a store in the state in which you live. So if there is an EB store in philly and you live in Pittsburg, you get charged tax. In reality though, online stores are supposed to charge state tax no matter where they are and where you live. The law is not enforced though because many of the online stores are located offshore. So it becomes very difficult to enforce and the law gets kind of weird. Consequently, If you purchase anything on the internet, even though you are not charged sales tax, the law states that you are still legally obligated to pay your state the tax owed from the purchase. Some online stores will charge you state tax appropriate to the state in which you live and then pass it along to your state tax department as they are obligated to do. They will do this even if they don’t have a store in your state. The reason for this is a personal choice by the company to uphold the law even though it isn’t enforced. I know... some people are such goody two shoes!

Another thing is... If you're boned about paying sales tax, why not be mad about paying S&H, which is usually far more than the tax would be? In the end, you typically pay more for the game to be shipped to you than you would to get it in the store and pay local sales tax.

Pre-ordering is good for guaranteeing yourself a game when it comes out. You pay more accordingly for that guarantee.

Also, I don't know about other states, but in MI if you spend more than a certain amount per year on on-line sales and are not charged sales tax, you have to put that in your tax form and pay at the end of the year anyway.

Just wondering here but what will the prices be in canada? around 70-80 bucks?


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I'm glad I live in UK, sounds like too much of a hassle

Any company that has any retail distribution in the State requires that you pay sales tax.  Since EB has stores in every state, you must pay sales tax if your state has a sales tax.  This is how it has always been; maybe you have not purchased from major retailers before online.

Also, I don't know about other states, but in MI if you spend more than a certain amount per year on on-line sales and are not charged sales tax, you have to put that in your tax form and pay at the end of the year anyway.

Really? Yikes.

In Ohio you're required to pay 'use tax' on all internet/mail orders on which you are not charged sales tax. Of course, there are about three people who actually do that...

I'm glad I live in UK, sounds like too much of a hassle

No, you have to pay VAT on most if not everything - which is more than most if not all of the US sales taxes

In Ohio you're required to pay 'use tax' on all internet/mail orders on which you are not charged sales tax

NJ also, and I suspect every other state which has a sales tax

NJ also,

Oh oh...

Like the Staet IRC really keeps track of all internet sales. It;'s impossible. Maybe they could keep tabs on larget tab items like cars and boats, but unlikely they could keep track of $30 and $40 sale items.

No, you have to pay VAT on most if not everything - which is more than most if not all of the US sales taxes

True, but luckily we don't have to pay VAT on stuff bought over the internet from abroad AKA Stardock we only have to pay VAT if we buy from a place which is inside the EU according to the gov site