Do I have to pay sales tax outside of my state of residence?

Question

We live in Indiana and are vacationing to Flordia. Would I be able to demand to be exempt from sales tax on purchases during my vacation?

Answer 1

The only place I've ever been where you could do that was Seattle.  Alaska also has no sales tax and if you showed them your Alaska ID, they wouldn't charge you the tax, but that was over 10 years ago.

Everywhere else I've been....you better believe sales tax was involved!

Answer 2

The sales tax is levied on all taxable purchases made within that state, regardless of the residence of the purchaser.  It's a tax on the seller, not the buyer.

Answer 3

No, if you are physically in another state and purchase taxable items there, you have to pay the sales tax.

Answer 4

No.  Interstate trade is sales tax exempt, but anything bought in-state, even by an out-of-state resident, is fully taxable.  Simply by entering the State of purchase, you are enjoying the services and infrastructure provided by the State and local municipalities.

Answer 5

State sales tax is based where you take delivery and whether the merchant has a presence there.

Technically if you pay less than 7% tax for anything you buy, you should pay Indiana the difference.  See http://www.in.gov/dor/3761.htm

Answer 6

No, you're not exempt from sales taxes in other states, even if you're from a state that doesn't have a sales tax. It has nothing to do with interstate sales. You are taxed where you take delivery of the goods, which is in Florida during you vay-kay. As someone noted, if you purchase durable goods and take them BACK to Indiana, and those good would have been taxable if you'd purchased them in Indiana, you also owe Indiana the difference between the sales tax you paid in Florida and the tax owed for the same purchase in Indiana (the "use" tax).