how do you find out the sales tax on this magazine???

Question

im ordering 5 things and it all costs 123.95 with shipping charge and addl. delivery fee. if im ordering to Trenton, SC and i live in San Diego, CA how much is the sales tax??

Answer 1

Trenton SC's sale tax rate is the one that applies not California's.

First I am assuming the $123.95 includes the tax. If I am correct, to answer your question I would have to know that rate, whether shipping and handling in SC is taxable and whether what you bought is taxable in SC. If one assumes everything you bought is taxable and shipping and handling is taxable in SC, find the rate for Trenton and divide $123.95 by 1 plus that rate. Say the tax rate is 6.5%. $123.95/1.065 = the cost of your purchase without the sales tax. Subtract that number ($116.38) from $123.95 and the sales tax was $7.57.

If the $123.95 does not include tax then you still need to determine if what you bought is subject to SC's sales tax, whether shipping and delivery charges are subject to the tax and Trenton's rate. Multiply the total of what is taxable by the rate and you will have the tax.

Answer 2

If the company you are ordering from is registered to collect CA sales tax, then it will be included in your bill. If not, then you will owe CA use tax.

However, it is unlikely that you will actually have to pay CA use tax unless this is a business purchase because states are only hoping for voluntary compliance for use tax payments from individuals for purchases that are made out of state. The smaller the purchases, the less chance of paying use tax. The main exception is motor vehicles because they usually demand a use tax payment before they will grant you license plates.

Answer 3

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

If a person purchases property from an out-of-state seller, sales tax is not due, but rather the customer may owe a so-called use tax. For example, if a person purchases a computer from a local brick-and-mortar retail store, the store will charge the state's sales tax. However, if that person purchases a computer over the internet or from an out-of-state mail-order seller, sales tax may not apply to the sale, but the person could possibly owe a use tax on the purchase.

Answer 4

123.95 x 8.25 cal tax = $10.22 in tax
so total $134.17
good luck