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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth
The sales tax thing is mostly BS. UNLESS you never take possession of the card and the vault owner sells it for you, or you leave the card there for a long time probably six months or more, you still owe your home state a use tax when you get the card. Of course, that doesn't mean it doesn't make it easier to evade (not avoid) taxes, it does.
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When I lived in Massachusetts we ran into "use tax" concerns many times with clients purchasing high value items in New Hampshire (a no sales tax state) and bringing them over the border as an end user to Massachusetts. It is virtually impossible to police unless you have MA DOR agents at the border. After the SJC ruled on South Dakota v Wayfair it opened the flood gates for online sales from large sellers who have "nexus" in each state to collect and remit sales tax (e.g. Amazon ) Now with Ebay collecting and remitting sales tax on behalf of sellers it is a bonanza for all states.