I bought some items from Buy.com this summer, completely forgetting about the "Amazon tax". When I received the items I reviewed the taxes and ran the numbers myself. Lo & Behold! They charged me the wrong tax rate for my county! 9.5% instead of 8.625%. Several emails and a phone call later and Buy.com offered to refund an amount that was lower than the original, but still not the correct rate. I accepted. The difference was minimal, but still pissed me off.
I then called the NYS Department of Taxation & Finance to see if they knew about this.
They did. Not only did they acknowledge the practice of companies charging too much, but they had a solution! You simply fill out a form showing the overcharge and they would refund the overtax. Brilliant.
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FLO TV is dead: http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/04/flo-tv-killed-by-qualcomm-its-four-users-look-shocked-and-sadde/
It will explain everything you need to know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_space/
I bought some items from Buy.com this summer, completely forgetting about the "Amazon tax". When I received the items I reviewed the taxes and ran the numbers myself. Lo & Behold! They charged me the wrong tax rate for my county! 9.5% instead of 8.625%. Several emails and a phone call later and Buy.com offered to refund an amount that was lower than the original, but still not the correct rate. I accepted. The difference was minimal, but still pissed me off.
I then called the NYS Department of Taxation & Finance to see if they knew about this.
They did. Not only did they acknowledge the practice of companies charging too much, but they had a solution! You simply fill out a form showing the overcharge and they would refund the overtax. Brilliant.
Way to go, NYS. Can't wait to leave ya!
tom
Bobbies???
Despite it's age (35+): "The Andromeda Strain" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/