Motorola V710
taxes on phones
Does anyone know if you pay the tax on the price you buy the phone for? OR do you pay for tax of the retail price before discounts from 2 or 1 year contracts as well as rebates. Also, do you pay these same taxes if you buy it online or through the phone?
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Unfortunately you will pay the taxes on the full retail cost of the phone. It applies in any of the levels where you purchase the phone. Sorry... Have a good day 🙂
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couturefonvixen said:
Unfortunately you will pay the taxes on the full retail cost of the phone. It applies in any of the levels where you purchase the phone. Sorry... Have a good day 🙂
That's not always true, I am a sales rep and at my store we apply all contract discounts before calculating sales tax, so you only pay tax for what you pay for the phone.
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I work in customer care and it has always been billed at the full retail of the phone. If your SSC has been billing at the promo price then the system is discounting our STI..... 😉
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However, If you purchase online, and there is not a Verizon OR Verizon Store (Because Verizon Wireless is still a DIVISION of Verizon) in your state (which I guess is none, but whatever) then you would not pay taxes online. But every state has a Verizon store, I think.
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couturefonvixen said:
Unfortunately you will pay the taxes on the full retail cost of the phone. It applies in any of the levels where you purchase the phone. Sorry... Have a good day 🙂
::::: looking at my ATTW Bill Of Sale :::::
Well, that's not true, at least not always. I paid $149.99 in March for a Motorola v600 and the tax was $12.75. (8.5%)
Mike
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DuckSoup said:couturefonvixen said:
Unfortunately you will pay the taxes on the full retail cost of the phone. It applies in any of the levels where you purchase the phone. Sorry... Have a good day 🙂
::::: looking at my ATTW Bill Of Sale :::::
Well, that's not true, at least not always. I paid $149.99 in March for a Motorola v600 and the tax was $12.75. (8.5%)
Mike
I'm getting mixed answers. I personally had to pay tax on the full price. Is it different for every store? Let's hear some Phone customer service rep perspectives.
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slowturtle said:DuckSoup said:couturefonvixen said:
Unfortunately you will pay the taxes on the full retail cost of the phone. It applies in any of the levels where you purchase the phone. Sorry... Have a good day 🙂
::::: looking at my ATTW Bill Of Sale :::::
Well, that's not true, at least not always. I paid $149.99 in March for a Motorola v600 and the tax was $12.75. (8.5%)
Mike
I'm getting mixed answers. I personally had to pay tax on the full price. Is it different for every store? Let's hear some Phone customer service rep perspectives.
I feel you got ripped then (unless the tax laws differ by state). IMO, it's called s...
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DuckSoup said:...slowturtle said:DuckSoup said:couturefonvixen said:
Unfortunately you will pay the taxes on the full retail cost of the phone. It applies in any of the levels where you purchase the phone. Sorry... Have a good day 🙂
::::: looking at my ATTW Bill Of Sale :::::
Well, that's not true, at least not always. I paid $149.99 in March for a Motorola v600 and the tax was $12.75. (8.5%)
Mike
I'm getting mixed answers. I personally had to pay tax on the full price. Is it different for every store? Let's hear some Phone customer service rep perspectives.
I feel you got ripped then (unless the tax laws d
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The state of California recognizes cell phones as luxury items. There is a state regulation requiring that tax is paid on the full retail price of the phone.
Thus, Verizon Wireless passes that tax to the consumers.
So if you are a California resident and purchase a phone through vzw... You will be paying taxes on the full retail price of phone, regardless of how much the company discounts it. Ie... you might recieve a phone for 0.00 but you WILL still be required to pay taxes on the full retail price.
There are no regulations like this in any other western state. California is the only state that Verizon Wireless charges consumer's full retail tax.
Thus, Verizon Wireless passes that tax to the consumers.
So if you are a California resident and purchase a phone through vzw... You will be paying taxes on the full retail price of phone, regardless of how much the company discounts it. Ie... you might recieve a phone for 0.00 but you WILL still be required to pay taxes on the full retail price.
There are no regulations like this in any other western state. California is the only state that Verizon Wireless charges consumer's full retail tax.
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ahHH!! thanks for sheding light, This all makes sense now. No wonder I've noticed others on here state their total included only tax of the discounted price, while I have always payed the full tax here in california. suxs. that's like $40 just in taxes on a $500 phone.
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