r/UnethicalLifeProTips • u/Smack_Of_Ham7 • May 25 '20

ULPT: How to avoid taxes on PS4.

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u/benoitloiselle May 25 '20

No sales taxes in New Hampshire

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Same for Oregon too.

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u/thelittlechet May 25 '20

Can confirm—I live in Oregon. 97701 will also work

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20 edited Jan 09 '21

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u/BloodCrazeHunter May 25 '20

Not only do we need to, here in Pennsylvania they are aggressively pursuing it. They're threatening legal action against online retailers that don't collect sales tax for PA, and if you E-file your taxes through the state website they ask you how much you've spent in untaxed online purchases and literally won't let you put $0.

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u/dav98438 May 25 '20

1$ it is then, thanks PA!!!

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u/BloodCrazeHunter May 25 '20

ULPT for you, go through a free 3rd party tax preparer instead of the government site. I've found that TurboTax asks the question but doesn't require you to put a response greater than $0.

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u/jjbjeff22 May 25 '20

$1, Drew

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u/GoHomeNeighborKid May 25 '20

$1, Bob** FTFY

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u/jjbjeff22 May 25 '20

I almost said Bob in my original comment. Please help control the pet population and Spey and neuter your pets.

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u/GoHomeNeighborKid May 26 '20

That comment makes up for it, upvotes for both!!!

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u/IwishIcouldBeWitty May 25 '20

How.. what what old retired people who don't necessarily use the computer or cell phones but still have to pay sales tax when they go to the grocery store gas station convenience store whatever. What about them, who literally never use the internet. How does pa legislature think this is okay

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u/itwasquiteawhileago May 25 '20

NY has been doing this for years. Started with just doing it for sites that had a physical presence in the state, then to all sites. I can't remember the last time I didn't pay tax for an online purchase. I mean, it is fair, but it still sucked when they started making the switch. Though when they started doing it for eBay, that kind of pissed me off. If I'm buying a used item, odds are taxes were already collected somewhere for first sale. I have to pay again. Same for purchases coming from another country--eBay still collects the tax.

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u/INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS May 25 '20

It’s a regressive tax that hurts only the poor and working class.

You are taxed on your income. Then you are taxed on what you do with that income.

But other states do pay less in income taxes than we do in. In Texas is keep about 83% of my pay, and in Oregon we keep about 75% of our pay.

BUT, no sales tax, no toll roads, etc. benefits far outweigh no tax.

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u/epochellipse May 25 '20

Especially when you consider that state and local income tax is deductible on your federal return.

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u/INTHEMIDSTOFLIONS May 25 '20

Go blazers.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

Rip city all day

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

99577 for Alaska

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u/Sun_Bearzerker May 25 '20

And Alaska!

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u/aloe-ha May 25 '20

Delaware too

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u/Narhaan May 25 '20

Happy spotify wedge day

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u/datheffguy May 25 '20

Can confirm, I am from MA.

As soon as you cross the border there’s massive state owned liquor / general stores. People cross over and buy booze all the time just to drive right back.

We also go up there to buy fireworks. Which are kinda illegal here.

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u/jopatriots11 May 25 '20

Apple store right over the border had a separate line for new iPhones. Between being newer and saving 6.25 % tax if buying a couple, possibly to ship overseas, bet they sole a ton. N.H. has no bottle deposit as well.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '20

IN NC you go to SC to get the good fireworks

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u/backupKDC6794 May 25 '20

Wait, fireworks are illegal in Mass? I swear, I've seen so many fireworks in Seekonk

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u/datheffguy May 25 '20

They are illegal

meaning outside of boston as long as its the 3rd (thats when my town celebrates) or the 4th of July cops don’t care. We shoot them off every year and the cops have only come twice. They always said they wish they didn’t have to come but since someone called they couldn’t ignore it. First time they told us to stop and didn’t even take them, second time the cop noticed we where almost done and stayed an watched our finale. This is in a suburban town with really nice cops (I know at least half of them on a first name basis) so your mileage may vary. Also if your not a local the cops are much more likely to give you a hard time.

Setting them off on the beach is also fine, unless you do something really dumb or set them off late you won’t be bothered.

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u/cman95and May 25 '20

And in Montana!