Cyber Monday: Why You Likely Break the Law in Maryland When You Buy Online
Not paying sales tax for online orders? We won't tell.
Capital News Service As Marylanders join millions of others nationwide in the computer shopping blitz that's become known as Cyber Monday, they should think about this: If they paid the sales tax they owe to the state for such purchases, Maryland would be $200 million richer. The problem is, virtually no one pays, and the state's top tax enforcement officer doesn't believe they should. Online buyers are supposed to pay sales taxes for their purchases by Jan. 21, 2013, one of the four deadlines a year for Maryland residents to file their "use tax." This use tax is imposed on any purchase that is not taxed by the seller, whether it be out of a catalog, from an Internet retailer or even from a store in Delaware, which does not impose sales …
jag
10:55 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012
People are always going to complain about taxes. It doesn't mean you need to give their baseless claims any credence. Our state tax burden is, historically, much lower than in previous decades and basically in-line with the national avg. (ours is 10.1%, nat. avg. is 9.9%). I know quoting uneducated people about "taxing air" is fun and all, but it doesn't exactly make for a worthwhile article. more ›