You wont beleave what i heard

[Doogie]

being a cigar rep i wasMaking my rounds through RI and Conn this week and this is what i heard.
some of my retailers are saying that they have customers getting tax bills from RI ans Conn for cigars they are purchasing online. This wasn't just in one shop. i heard this from 4 different retailrs. can anyone confirm this?

[Legion]

Thats sounds crazy unless it was through purchases where there state requires tax and the online retailer didnt collect

[Snake Hips]

I don't know what's so crazy about this. New Jersey's been doing it, as well as New York and a few others like Oregon I think. When you buy cigars online, you owe the state taxes on them. These states are just trying to collect it. It won't be long before all of the states start doing it.

[BlueHavanaII]

Originally Posted by Snake Hips

I don't know what's so crazy about this. New Jersey's been doing it, as well as New York and a few others like Oregon I think. When you buy cigars online, you owe the state taxes on them. These states are just trying to collect it. It won't be long before all of the states start doing it.

The Cigars B&M industry will be hard pressed to survive if this doesn't happen nationwide!

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by BlueHavanaII

The Cigars B&M industry will be hard pressed to survive if this doesn't happen nationwide!

Indeed! I actually agree with it, because it gives the B&Ms a fighting chance.

[Doogie]

I live in NY and no one that i know has gotten a tax bill. just checking to see if this is true.

Originally Posted by Snake Hips

I don't know what's so crazy about this. New Jersey's been doing it, as well as New York and a few others like Oregon I think. When you buy cigars online, you owe the state taxes on them. These states are just trying to collect it. It won't be long before all of the states start doing it.

[BlueHavanaII]

Originally Posted by Doogie

I live in NY and no one that i know has gotten a tax bill. just checking to see if this is true.

I know for a fact that New Jersey does this. It happened to one of my customers!

[SixPackSunday]

i have a friend that this happened to, but not sure what state.

but yea, its legit and states have every right. i cant say i'm thrilled about it, but also dont blame them. if the b&m's have to pay it, so should the online retailers.

[Blindjimme]

On tha CA state tax forms they ask if you have any online purchases and you are expected to pay taxes on them. I haven't heard of any type of follow up or enforcement though. It is going to happen sooner than later.

JB

[Snake Hips]

Originally Posted by Doogie

I live in NY and no one that i know has gotten a tax bill. just checking to see if this is true.

I may be mistaken about New York, but it is true - states are starting to get on the ball about this. They're collecting what's owed them, nothing wrong with or surprising about that, really.

[strider72]

Only two things you can be sure of... death and taxes.

[tx_tuff]

I'm glad I live in Texas, not because they don't do this, but because they don't tax the hell out of us on cigars! I can get almost the same prices at my B&M as I can online (unless its some crazy deal). If more states worked like that then more would buy from B&Ms and the states would by default get more money from less taxes. But that will never happen!

[nativetexan_1]

I wish somebody would post a copy of one of these "tax bills".

[stbdtack]

. . .so when "all" the States are doing this we will purchase from Pennsylvania (unless they stupidly pass a tax) or Florida (where there's never likely to be one). Other on-line retailers will either die or move to Florida. . .

[Andy]

Its tax this tax that I`am so sick of taxes