Sales Tax on Wii Points

[mothershipconnection]

I bought points in Wisco when I was home for Christmas and paid the 5% tax, and yes, it's better than if I bought them here in TX with ridiculous 8.25% tax. It proves what they always say "Everything's worse in Texas".

 

[Major Tom]

No taxes in Oklahoma for Wii Points purchased through the Wii!

Same with us Ohioans.:cornut:

 

[tanooki]

Same with us Ohioans.:cornut:

I'm in Columbus,Ohio...Two seperate Wii point purchases through Wii with CC and I was taxed both times...:nonod:

 

[durabull]

I'm from New Brunswick, Canada, and I had to pay 20 dollars USD, plus, they charged me the 14% New Brunswick Tax on top of that, AND that 14% was in USD!!! That almost sounds illegal to me! I'm actually paying more tax then my province demands, even though I'm buying it online from another country!!!

I phoned Nintendo on it, and they told me it was too complicated to figure out the exchange rates, so everyone got charged tax in US dollars.

I feel like I should report this somewhere, but I just don't know where....

 

[danib62]

I'm from New Brunswick, Canada, and I had to pay 20 dollars USD, plus, they charged me the 14% New Brunswick Tax on top of that, AND that 14% was in USD!!! That almost sounds illegal to me! I'm actually paying more tax then my province demands, even though I'm buying it online from another country!!!

I phoned Nintendo on it, and they told me it was too complicated to figure out the exchange rates, so everyone got charged tax in US dollars.

I feel like I should report this somewhere, but I just don't know where....

Of course the %14 is in US dollars. That's still 14% of what you paid because you paid in US dollars. That makes sense to me. If you paid for it in canadian dollars 1000 wii points would be about $12.00 canadian. You would then get charged %14 on the whole $12.00. What nintendo did makes sense to me. They charged you 14% of 10 american dollars which is $1.40 american. If the transaction was in canadian dollars you would get charged $1.68 canadian in tax.

 

[ericlewis91]

^plus exchange!

 

[danib62]

^plus exchange!

You don't get charged an exchange fee on most credit cards.

 

[wiicanada]

I'm bumping this topic because i'm in BC Canada and want to know what the deal is on wii points using credit card. Is it cheaper to buy a card $20 + tax at walmart or $20 USD online (with tax???)?

 

[I(V)P]

yo danny i live in ma too i got the same thing, i bought a 10 dollar wii card and all together it came up to 10.50
oh yeah dude add my wii code

 

[wiicanada]

I mean, I am going to end up paying 14% sales tax on a wii card from the store, I don't mind that i'm getting an additional 1000 points with it. Do I pay the 14% tax on the US price online? If so then it's stupid to not buy the cards if you can find them cause they are that much cheaper!

 

[dvdronn]

6% tax charged here in MI(michigan) when bought points online

 

[hellbentformaiden]

im in CT, no sales tax, i bought 10 dollars worth with a credit card, and the total was 10.

 

[Skippy]

It's just like buying anything over the internet or over the phone or through a catalog. If the company you are buying from has a presence in your state, then they must change sales tax, just like shopping in a store.

 

[dvdronn]

i don't believe M.S. charges sales tax on XBL points purchased online.

 

[ericlewis91]

i bought 10 dollars usd..then it was $13.40cnd on my visa bill!