sales tax

Get a loaded Acer Aspire notebook for $399.99

CNET Tech blog  Tue, 10/07/2008 - 7:59am

You do have to pay sales tax, but you can avoid shipping charges by picking it up from your local Best Buy.



 

Texas sales tax holiday Aug. 15-17

Planning Ahead, Austin  Fri, 08/15/2008 - 4:40pm

Families will be out buying clothing and supplies needed to send children back to school. Most clothing and shoes priced less than $100, with some exceptions, can be purchased tax free this weekend.



 

The end of tax-free e-commerce

CNN Money  Fri, 05/30/2008 - 4:26pm

One of the great things about shopping on sites like Amazon has been not having to pay a dime in taxes (or shipping, if you've spent enough).

Since the dawn of Web commerce, the rule was that as long as a retailer didn't have a physical presence in the shopper's state, the company didn't collect a sales tax.



 

Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend for Energy Efficient Products

Austin Metablog  Thu, 05/22/2008 - 1:20pm

While I appreciate what this piece of legislation is trying to do, I can’t see throwing out so many appliances...

(via Austin Blog)



 

Amazon to collect N.Y. sales tax; Overstock drops out

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 05/15/2008 - 9:47am

New York's expansive new online sales-tax requirements are drawing mixed responses from major e-tailers that haven't previously collected such fees in the Empire State.

Despite a pending lawsuit challenging the law's constitutionality, Amazon.com has said on its Web site that it still plans to abide by ...



 

Snap and print photos with $129.99 camera/printer bundle

CNET Tech blog  Thu, 02/14/2008 - 9:26am

(Credit: Circuit City)

For about the price of a budget digital camera, you can snag a budget digital camera and portable snapshot printer to go with it.



 

Get a Blu-ray/HD DVD media center PC for $749 shipped (plus tax)

CNET Tech blog  Mon, 02/11/2008 - 8:52am

Thanks to a discount coupon and some clever configuring, you can get an ultra-compact, ultra-loaded HP media-center PC for $749 shipped (plus sales tax).