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Wagram on 22 February 2012

I have to pay 8% tax on everything up here in NY. If I buy it off of the internet, PSN, eShop, or anything else.

Nothing new for me.



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NintendoPie on 22 February 2012
Galaki said:
NintendoPie said:
13%?! Does it change per region/state?

I tried removing province and also tried putting Alberta (5% sales tax), still showing 13% on purchase.

Geez! In Florida our sales tax is 8%... That is a huge jump. O_O Maybe it'll change for U.S.A.?



noname2200 on 22 February 2012
Galaki said:
NintendoPie said:
13%?! Does it change per region/state?

I tried removing province and also tried putting Alberta (5% sales tax), still showing 13% on purchase.

Trying to commit tax fraud, eh? Your uncle Sam's gonna want to have a word with you...>=)



TomaTito on 22 February 2012
NiKKoM said:
Galaki said:
RolStoppable said:
Galaki said:
So, where can I "relocate" my 3DS to not get massive tax?

You just stay where you are. In Austria there is 20 % tax on video games, so you aren't getting massively taxed anyway.

Why aren't you "relocating"? LOL.

He's partly dutch.. where we pay 19% tax

Also in Europe? I thought only the American eShop had tax. Why didn't they leave it with the old Nintendo points?



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Rath on 22 February 2012
TomaTito said:
NiKKoM said:
Galaki said:
RolStoppable said:
Galaki said:
So, where can I "relocate" my 3DS to not get massive tax?

You just stay where you are. In Austria there is 20 % tax on video games, so you aren't getting massively taxed anyway.

Why aren't you "relocating"? LOL.

He's partly dutch.. where we pay 19% tax

Also in Europe? I thought only the American eShop had tax. Why didn't they leave it with the old Nintendo points?

You'd have had to pay sales tax on those as well no?



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blkfish92 on 22 February 2012

That's a lot! Would think maybe like 7 or 8%



           

goldeneye0074eva2222 on 22 February 2012

this a suprise? psn also has tax!



TomaTito on 22 February 2012
Rath said:
TomaTito said:

Also in Europe? I thought only the American eShop had tax. Why didn't they leave it with the old Nintendo points?

You'd have had to pay sales tax on those as well no?

Only on retail, when you bought the cards. But if you bought the points online it didn't have tax.

The difference now that online purchases have "more" tax.



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SamuelRSmith on 22 February 2012

"Relocate" to New Hampshire. Not only do they not have a sales tax, but they are constitutionally banned from implementing one.



ZaP~ on 22 February 2012
Galaki said:
So, where can I "relocate" my 3DS to not get massive tax?


I "have" it Florida and have no taxes, as far as i know that was the only state without taxes...this was a huge advantage in the NBA xD



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