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0 pointswiredfool6y ago0 comments

Vat is applied in the price in the UK, and sales tax is at checkout in the US.

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Interesting, I'd find that super annoying as a consumer that's used to seeing the full price (ex. delivery) upfront. Is this standard practice for online US stores?

adar6y ago

All stores in the US do this, online or brick and mortar.

lazerpants6y ago

It is annoying but taxes in the US are based on locality, so they involve state and municipal sales taxes, so it would be impossible to list one price for every customer.

Hamuko6y ago

It's standard practice in the US, full stop.

wiredfoolOP6y ago

There’s probably more than 10k potential sales tax rates in the US, so you get used to it.

anticensor6y ago

It is not like accountant does not calculate and pay the tax for each tax jurisdiction anyway.

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