Sales Tax

[blott]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by tezz7628
WHY DO THEY DO THIS [?]
[/quote]It's a general thing all over the US, just like it's all inclusive of VAT all over the UK. But every county in the US may have a different rate, whereas in the UK it's a national rate.

Imagine if you were a multiple supplier like Wal-Mart - you'd have to set up a different computer system for the tills in each store and it'd cost a fortune! As it is, Wal-Mart know the price of a pair of jeans is $30 all over the country so can have national pricing of products and then add the appropriate county tax on to the price at the checkout.

If you're ASDA in the UK, you know that the rate is always 17.5% for VAT so having a national system is pretty simple and inexpensive so it's easy to include this in your pricing. You know that the same jeans cost £21.99 in every store in the country.

Besides, it's one of the joys of going to the US and finding out that other countries have different systems to our own. If every country was the same as the UK, Florida would be just like the UK.

[gromit]

Even with Sales tax, everything is still cheaper and on the odd time when something is not so cheap it is nice to have somethng a bit different to bring back to the UK!

[Ray9]

Only with gas.. is the price inc tax...

[PlayneCrazy]

Many basic foods have no sales tax to be added, but cooked food does, even say cooked chicken in the supermarket.

[tezz7628]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by tezz7628
WHY DO THEY DO THIS [?]
[/quote]It's a general thing all over the US, just like it's all inclusive of VAT all over the UK. But every county in the US may have a different rate, whereas in the UK it's a national rate.

Imagine if you were a multiple supplier like Wal-Mart - you'd have to set up a different computer system for the tills in each store and it'd cost a fortune! As it is, Wal-Mart know the price of a pair of jeans is $30 all over the country so can have national pricing of products and then add the appropriate county tax on to the price at the checkout.

If you're ASDA in the UK, you know that the rate is always 17.5% for VAT so having a national system is pretty simple and inexpensive so it's easy to include this in your pricing. You know that the same jeans cost £21.99 in every store in the country.

Besides, it's one of the joys of going to the US and finding out that other countries have different systems to our own. If every country was the same as the UK, Florida would be just like the UK.
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i got told it was so people could compare the cost of goods over the whole U S which i suppose is logical but the no. of times i arrived at the till in the early days with exact change trying to get rid of it (as trevlad says above) then having to add the tax [msnmad]

[tezz7628]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Simpsons_fan
How much is sales tax on goods in Orlando? <span style="color:red">Does it vary from store to store? </span id="red">

Also, I was looking at some goods on the Walmart website and I was wondering if anyone knew if the prices they have on their site include sales tax.

Thanks in advance,
Adam
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i suppose you could get that if a county boundary cut through a shopping area

[qunlu]

It will depend on Countys from 6.5-7.6%