Comment Re:How taxes really work. (Score 1) 233
What does it all mean? When you buy $1000 worth of hardware online, you actually owe taxes on it.
You may owe taxes, depending entirely on state and local laws.
The Supreme Court has found that states may not levy sales tax on interstate purchases, as this would constitute regulation of interstate commerce, a power granted specifically by the Constitution to Congress. Congress has yet to delegate this power.
Do you owe taxes? That depends on state and local laws. It also depends on the courts, as some states have already attempted, unconstitutionally as it turned out, to collect sales taxes on interstate purchases.
