Guest Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Has anyone setup a shop in New York State? I was on the phone with NY State Tax help and they said I have to seperate every tax zone in NY and charge a specific tax per county not as the entire state. Can anyone assist me with this? I can't beleive this is true with over 100 different counties and tax rates in NY. Thanks :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djangell Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I am in the same situation as you are. If I find anything out I will post it Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugitty Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 You might want to get a second, even a third opinion. I ran into the same answer in Washington, then called another person in a different city but with the same department and was told I only had to collect at the rate effective in the location from which products were being sold. In other words, some of these public servants aren't all that familiar with the laws they're supposedly "officially" citing ... if you want to REALLY see something that doesn't set up right out of the box without some tweaking, try being a Foster Parent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeCarAudio Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 why not do a google search the info it there but you have the LOOK http://www.tax.state.ny.us/pdf/publication.../Pub750_302.pdf page 17 Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acronym B.O.Y. Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 In other words, some of these public servants aren't all that familiar with the laws they're supposedly "officially" citing They aren't supposed to be familiar with it. Every single piece of paper work that I have (trust me its a lot) from the State of New York as well as almost all the papers from NYC clearly state that the state nor its employees are qualified to give legal advice, that it is best to consult a lawer if you have questions. The State and its empoyees will not offer legal advice or alternative explanations aside form those officially published by the state. Bottom line: They will give you the letter of the law and that's it. Anything else you need to go hire a lawyer if you don't understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Unforyuantely, this is true. A number of States in America also have 'county' specific taxes. New York is just one of the examples. Unforyuantely at the moment osCommerce does not support sub-zones. There is however a work-around. That is to create a new zone. For example. New York State. Lets assume New york Queens, and New York Bronx have county specific taxes. There is already a zone created for New York. Create two new zones New York - Bronx New York - Queens Then use admin->tax zones to set the tax rates for these two new zones. In the catalog side, if someone creates a new account, and enters new york as their state they should be then offered a drop down showing New York # New York - Bronx # New York Queens. BTW I am not from USA, and have not tested this. Trust me, I'm an Accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeCarAudio Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 if you think this is a night ALL taxes no matter where it is shipped or to whom this is comming Just another way for the government to get more money, yet they dont know how to spend the money they havem which is why they need more, it is like giving your teenage child a open check book with unlimited money :shock: :shock: Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeCarAudio Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 if you think this is a night ALL taxes no matter where it is shipped or to whom this is comming Just another way for the government to get more money, yet they dont know how to spend the money they havem which is why they need more, it is like giving your teenage child a open check book with unlimited money :shock: :shock: well my computer froze on only 1/2 of what I typed it there it should read if you think this is a nightmare now, wait until site are required to collect ALL taxes no matter where it is shipped or to whom this is comming Just another way for the government to get more money, yet they dont know how to spend the money they havem which is why they need more, it is like giving your teenage child a open check book with unlimited money :shock: :shock: Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Well Michael, We all know that the CIA have special programmes that parse internet postings for HOT words. You can expect a visit from the Men in Black very soon. :lol: Trust me, I'm an Accountant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugitty Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Just another way for the government to get more money, yet they dont know how to spend the money they have which is why they need more, it is like giving your teenage child a open check book with unlimited money They know all to well how to spend it, they just don't know how to spend it well :? :evil: ... if you want to REALLY see something that doesn't set up right out of the box without some tweaking, try being a Foster Parent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtremeCarAudio Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Well Michael, We all know that the CIA have special programmes that parse internet postings for HOT words. You can expect a visit from the Men in Black very soon. :lol: the CIA is a child the NSA is the GRAND DADDY :P :P :P :P no but in call seriousness, almost all Developed Contries are over taxed, no matter if your from the UK, Canada USA or other First World Contry, your likly WAY over taxed in the USA, it is a Growing Problem (still far behind some other countries I know but a problem none the less) In my state alone we ahve over 150 differant taxes for differant reasons Gas Property Income Luxtury estate cigarette sales exicse just to name a few Everything is taxed, down to a speical tax for buying new tires, it is getting ridculous Plus the just raised the sales tax up. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Hello All from NY's Tax-a-thon, I am meeting with a tax accountant and hopefully we/I will have a little better understanding of what is excepted of us. The article from the NY State tax code that states we have to charge individual tax's per county is page 17 paragraph 3 /4. http://www.tax.state.ny.us/pdf/publication.../Pub750_302.pdf That's how I read it. :? www.adorablecharms.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnehc Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 hi, for what it's worth .. currently (without the internet tax debacle), i just charge all orders shipped in ny, the rate of 8.25%. sure i wish it could be lower for my customers. but, for the volume of orders i get from ny, it's much less of a headache to just charge what it is in my jurisdiction (nyc, 8.25%). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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