Heritage Shipping

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Well, because Heritage has an office in Florida, which I guess gives a Texas company the right to charge Fl sales tax. I doubt they have an office in South Dakota. I don't understand it but I guess that is the law. And yes it is a real office here in Palm Beach. I have been down there and kicked the tires. It is not a PO box.

John, do you realize that you owe that tax no matter whether Heritage collects in on behalf of the state or not? The tax has nothing to do with Heritage having an office in Florida or not. When you buy something from Heritage or Sterling (your example), you are obligated to pay the same tax. It is just that you have to submit the payment directly yourself.

http://floridarevenue.com/taxes/Pages/consumer.aspx

[Yoda]

I think I get it now, maybe. If a winning Heritage internet bidder in South Dakota doesn't have Heritage collect a sales tax, which only happens in states where they have a physical presence, he is still liable for it and needs to remit same to the state on a voluntary basis. Which I am sure rarely if ever happens. And I suppose their refusal to accept Pay Pal as a method of payment and making winning bidders "eat" the 3% credit card fee they should be paying, are simply business decisions and Heritage profit enhancers.
My only point when I initiated this thread is that, when trying, often failing, to calculate any kind of successful bidding strategy, I have to entertain costs that folks in other states don't need to. My hit ratio in their last auction was abysmal