Taxes

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I just received an email from Dish stating that they would begin passing on taxes for equipment. Nothing was said about how much these new fees would be.


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Yepp, got the same email. Another fee from Dish. Evidently there is a lease tax on leased equipment that "they have been paying up to this point", so now their customers get to pay it...

If Im forced to lease the damn thing, and pay equipment fee's, it amazes me they gotta charge more. More Dish BS, I guess the recent rcvr fee increases dont cover that...
 
Seriously?! It is already an extra $14 for a Duo receiver?

Anyone have exactly what the e-mail says?
 
There is a tax attached for the user to Leasing equipment. This type of equipment (And not something like a Farm Tractor or other expensive equipment) usually has the tax rolled into the lease fee, with payment submitted by the business. Expensive equipment often has the leasee pay the tax separate from the lease fee. I am surprised DISH has not already included that tax.
 
I just received an email from Dish stating that they would begin passing on taxes for equipment. Nothing was said about how much these new fees would be.


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Hmm. Taxes? As in sales taxes? If we're not buying, they can't collect sales taxes because technically, there is no purchase.
This is a fee. Not a tax.
 
Hmm. Taxes? As in sales taxes? If we're not buying, they can't collect sales taxes because technically, there is no purchase.
This is a fee. Not a tax.

Technically you would be correct however individual state law may include leased equipment in the "sales tax" law. For example in Massachusetts if I lease a car I still have to pay sales tax on the car, even though I am not purchasing it. Same with that cell phone I got for "free", I didn't pay for it but I must pay sales tax on the retail value of the phone.


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Hmm. Taxes? As in sales taxes? If we're not buying, they can't collect sales taxes because technically, there is no purchase.
This is a fee. Not a tax.

Not actually correct. There are many instances of non purchase taxes, Leasing is one of them in some States.
 
Technically you would be correct however individual state law may include leased equipment in the "sales tax" law. For example in Massachusetts if I lease a car I still have to pay sales tax on the car, even though I am not purchasing it. Same with that cell phone I got for "free", I didn't pay for it but I must pay sales tax on the retail value of the phone.


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Ross,

You are totally right.

In Michigan lease payments are completely subject to the state 6% sales tax. Every state is different. Here they refer to it as a use tax. Same thing, different name.
 

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