Trade in Tracker thread

[Katrina White1]

I got the acceptance email, and they're giving a lil extra. A welcome surprise.

 

[bhatech]

I got the acceptance email, and they're giving a lil extra. A welcome surprise.

Congrats on the trade-in completion !!

The extra is just the sales tax difference. Google's trade-in partner is not that considerate to increase the trade-in value.

Depending on your state, the sales tax is calculated after the deduction of trade-in or for the full amount.

When you place the order, Google takes the sales tax for the full amount. When your trade-in is accepted, the sales tax will be calculated for the full price – the trade-in amount. And the extra sales tax amount you paid originally will be included with your trade-in refund.

For example, even though my trade-in refund for Pixel 9 Pro XL is $600, I'll be getting around $660 after the trade-in is completed, taking into account the ~10% sales tax amount in WA State. Your total refund amount will vary based on your local sales tax percentages.

Sorry if you are in the below states

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From Google search
"The states where sales tax is generally calculated on the full, pre-trade-in price of a new phone are:

California
Hawaii
Virginia
Arkansas

In these states, you would pay sales tax on the total price of the new phone, and the trade-in value would be applied as a simple credit to your payment, but it wouldn't reduce your taxable amount.

 

[Katrina White1]

Congrats on the trade-in completion !!

The extra is just the sales tax difference. Google's trade-in partner is not that considerate to increase the trade-in value.

Ok, that makes sense. Let me see what I'm gonna get with that "free" $45. Lol