Extra sales tax when buying Epic in California

[gmdphd]

I bought my epic on 8/31 at a Best Buy in Cali. When they rang up the price, they charged me sales tax for the retail value of he phone ($700 retail value), as opposed to charging me sales tax on the discounted price of the phone. Anyone else get raked on the sales tax?

 

[iboombastic]

I would go back and complain, they shouldn't do that, or I would go to a diffrent store and buy from them. Did you buy it subsidized?

 

[FaerieInk]

This has been going on for several years and is a California regulation, I believe most Best Buy stores have a sign up somewhere to let you know about it.

Here's an article from SFGate about it: Beware California's hidden cell phone tax

 

[13curly]

Yep, California tax laws say they have to charge the sales tax on the full retail value of the phone. Sucks, but that's the law.

 

[caliskimmer]

I hate the stupid sales tax. Especially when buying something on eBay from a California seller.

 

[Monsterr]

Yes. I forgot about this too. Was thinking the tax was gonna be on 200 which was the remaining amount I paid on the day I picked it up.....

But instead it was full base price of the phone.... tax came out to be about 55 bucks.

Sent from my SPH-D700

 

[AndroidOne]

Wow, I am so glad I live in Texas...