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In California if your buy something with a rebate you pay the full sales tax anyways...
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vn_nnanji
Title: Outpost Music Expert
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Registered: 2001-6-30 17:22:56
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Tax is pre-sale price. Mystery solved.
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paulg_68
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vn_nnanji posted:
Tax is pre-sale price. Mystery solved.
Which doesn't make any sense. They should charge sales tax based on the price the item actually sells for.
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Afio
Title: Belle of the Bull
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So in my case I would be paying $21.00 more. I am still getting $279.00 off.
Stop being so petty.
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Thugoneous
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Registered: 2002-11-2 18:00:54
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It's not that complicated.
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Date Posted:
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In California if your buy something with a rebate you pay the full sales tax anyways...
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paulg_68 posted:
vn_nnanji posted:
Tax is pre-sale price. Mystery solved.
Which doesn't make any sense. They should charge sales tax based on the price the item actually sells for.
The item actually sells for $1200. If you want to complain, go to the company that is offering the 'rebate' rather than simply selling the product for $900 it is probably almost worth.
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Special-Fred
Title: Sultan of Spank
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Registered: 2003-7-30 16:12:04
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If you didn't live in a liberal hellhole like cali you wouldn't have these issues
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Cawlin
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Registered: 2005-2-22 07:58:42
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In California if your buy something with a rebate you pay the full sales tax anyways...
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Eager_Igraine posted:
paulg_68 posted:
vn_nnanji posted:
Tax is pre-sale price. Mystery solved.
Which doesn't make any sense. They should charge sales tax based on the price the item actually sells for.
The item actually sells for $1200. If you want to complain, go to the company that is offering the 'rebate' rather than simply selling the product for $900 it is probably almost worth.
I actually wonder about this. Is there some advantage to selling a product with a rebate vs. selling it at a reduced price? I can understand in those situations with a mail-in rebate - since many people never actually follow through, so there's less "risk" but with those "instant" rebates - why do that instead of just offering it for less money?
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Taliesihne
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Registered: 2004-2-19 04:47:59
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I'd imagine it has to do with accounting.
They get to book the sale as a $1200 Sale. The manufacturer eats the loss (and probably writes it off) and they both move more units.
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Cawlin
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Registered: 2005-2-22 07:58:42
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In California if your buy something with a rebate you pay the full sales tax anyways...
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Taliesihne posted:
I'd imagine it has to do with accounting.
They get to book the sale as a $1200 Sale. The manufacturer eats the loss (and probably writes it off) and they both move more units.
Do you think it has to do with minimum price agreements as a distributor or something... or is it manufacturer based...
I'm trying to figure out who gains by doing this - i.e. why would it matter to book the sale as $1200 vs. $900...
Admittedly, I am well out of my depth with respect to this sort of retail stuff...
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Clackdor
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Registered: 2001-9-21 12:10:52
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I think that paul just likes to complain about taxes. It makes sense and it's fair.
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