Topic: Tax on Wii Points?

[NeoThunder]

I bought me some more Wii points today on the Shop Channel and instead of 10 bucks for 1000 pts.  It was $10.75.  How many more out there have to now pay tax on their Wii points?

[ShyGuy]

I always have had to pay tax on my Wii points, but I assumed that was because I am in Washington state.

[odifiend]

Dang!  That kind of sucks.  Did you buy them in a store?  In the past, I've never paid tax when I bought them from Wii Shop.

[Caliban]

Everything in Kanadia is taxed.

[Flames_of_chaos]

I wasn't taxed for points until like May or June of last year. I live in NJ if you were curious.

[Crimm]

Did it break down the payment.

Like, did it say 75 cents tax?

[Ceric]

I think it has to do with state law.

[Kairon]

I don't recall ever having to pay tax in California.

[Flames_of_chaos]

Did it break down the payment.

Like, did it say 75 cents tax?

Yes, if I buy 20 dollars worth of points its 1.40 for tax (in NJ it's 7% tax)

[Pale]

I pay tax on them in New York state as well.  Standard sales tax.

[NWR_insanolord]

There's tax when I buy them, I'm in Pennsylvania.

[Nemo]

There's always been 5% extra in Taxachusetts.

[Ceric]

Tennesse is a Sales tax based economy and technically everyone who lives here is probably a tax evader simple because in Tennessee if I buy something in say Taxachusetts then when I come back to Tennessee I am suppose to pay Tennessee the 4.25% difference in the salestax.  Thats right Tennessee Sales tax is 9.25-9.75% and 8.25-8.75% on Food.

[NWR_insanolord]

You don't get to call it Taxachusetts when it's only 5%. Pennsylvania's got 6%, but there's no tax on food or clothes.

[Ceric]

You don't get to call it Taxachusetts when it's only 5%. Pennsylvania's got 6%, but there's no tax on food or clothes.

Boy you guys got it light for the sales tax. 

[DAaaMan64]

You don't get to call it Taxachusetts when it's only 5%. Pennsylvania's got 6%, but there's no tax on food or clothes.

Lucky bastards.

Washington, 8.5% state tax on everything but certain foods.  Plus usually .2-.3 percent for in city. Now consider that minimum wage is way to high in this state, taxes for businesses are already ridiculous, and small businesses are forced to eat **** in the name of Seattle.  It MAKES NO SENSE.  Anyway sorry.

Ya I pay taxes on Wii points, we have an Internet Retail Tax in this state, sweet right?

[vudu]

I live in Chicago.  9.0%, bitches.  Represent.

If you buy your Wii Points cards online (like at Amazon.com) you can save on tax.  Plus save a penny!  2000 points for only $19.99!

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I live in Chicago.  9.0%, bitches.  Represent.

If you buy your Wii Points cards online (like at Amazon.com) you can save on tax.  Plus save a penny!  2000 points for only $19.99!

And accumulate more waste.  Kill the environment!

[Nemo]

You don't get to call it Taxachusetts when it's only 5%. Pennsylvania's got 6%, but there's no tax on food or clothes.

I'm able to call it that because we live next to New Hampshire, which has NO state tax.

[Kairon]

Where's Ian? He can attest to the sales taxes up in British Columbia Canada. 14%.

[IceCold]

Only 7% in Alberta..

[Ian Sane]

Where's Ian? He can attest to the sales taxes up in British Columbia Canada. 14%.

It's "only" 12% now.  The federal government lowered the GST to 5% while the PST (Provincial Sales Tax) remains at 7%.

And the sad thing is I'm really happy that it's gone down to 12%.  You know you're overtaxed when the sales tax goes down and it's still higher than American states where the sales tax is considered high.

[vudu]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_health_care

[Ian Sane]

Canada's health care system looks attractive to Americans because it's "free".

US health care looks attractive to Canadians because it doesn't suck.

It's a "grass is greener on the other side" scenario.

[vudu]

I'm aware that Canada's health care sucks.  I wasn't debating that.  I'm just saying you get something (health care) and therefore you pay something (higher taxes).  We get squat and we pay squat.