Would you be more likely to buy new gear out of state if there was no sales tax

Turbo tax and others do not prompt for input of these figures and they would if needed.

Sorry - I don't know which version of TurboTax or TaxCut you've used but whatever I've used for about the past 20 years it has always asked in the State Tax section if I have anything to declare for that.  We do have that darned Use Tax here and sooner or later you have to decide if you're going to really be a real part of your larger community (a.k.a. the State).  Amazon does add in state tax for us (since they certainly have at least one address in the state) and they do it for practically everywhere I know of.  If they aren't tacking on your state tax then maybe they don't feel the need to have a warehouse or any other office or facility there?

jafreeman107 posts01-22-2016 4:54pmSales tax is legalized robbery. It exists because it is an efficient collection engine.  It also slows down consumerism.

Actually Sales tax is the tax the business actually pays regardless if one has or hasn't income. Indeed robbery. I do NOT support it in any form or spelling. It basically sucks.

No Tubro Tax does not ask or prompt for the subject of this thread. Again, I know know of no person doing such a thing. Seems our wonderful government has kept this a secret for the most part. It is an interesting subject.

Just did some reading and it seems this is a very confusing subject. It depends on the state etc..., but everything I read speaks of the retailer charging the tax. I could not find anything saying it is our responsibility to total up our purchases and somehow pay at tax time. 

Grannyring, since I don't use Turbo Tax, a question--are you referring just to Federal taxes?  This is a state tax issue.  My accountant's worksheet he sends me has a line item about out-of-state purchases for which I didn't pay tax, and my NJ returns had a spot for it and the detailed explanation and admission I mentioned in the tax form instructions.  Sure wasn't a secret there.