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Group: alt.nuke.the.usa · Group Profile
Author: HatunenHatunen Date: Nov 23, 2007 09:30
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:32:27 -0800, mrtravel
wrote:
>This is America. States and cities provide different services to their
>residents and create taxes they feel are in the best interest of those
>they serve. This is a bit different from location to location. Some
>states, like Washington and Nevada, don't have personal state income
>tax. They have other methods for getting the money they need. For
>example, Washington charges a higher sales tax than average.
Let's not fail to mention a fortunate few people. The state of
Oregon has no sales tax, although it has an income tax. Those who
live just inside Washington near the Oregon-Washington state line
(mostly the Columbia River) and who work in Washington pay no
income tax and are able to do their shopping in Oregon, which has
no sales tax.
I trust our ignorant Kiwi will have a pithy comment about that.
At that point someone can also tell him of more complications,
e.g., If the Washingtonian works in Oregon he will pay Oregon
income tax, which will be a withholding amount on each paycheck.
I haven't lived in the state of Washington for 25 years now, but
I seem to recall that Washington actually considers sales tax due
on items purchased in Oregon, but has no practical way to assess
and collect the tax, save on certain big ticket items such as
automobiles; an auto bought in Oregon and registered in
Washington will be charged the tax at the time of registration.
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