Im trying to put together a list of what the sales tax is for Satellite programming in each state.
Some states do not charge tax at all, while others tax the programming.
Please post what the Tax rate is in your state, and if your state does not charge sales tax then what the sales tax...
Blame the state who charges that tax.
Considering they are no longer making as much from the Cable/Satellite Tax, because of Cord Cutting, they have to make up that revenue.
Here in Florida, it is over 13%, roughly 7% to the state, 6% to the county.
I canceled Dish and had to return the DVR, they sent the box with label. I sent it back UPS. Now I get a bill for the return $15.00 and $0.90 sales tax. Is it legal to charge sales tax on return shipping? Bad enough I had to pay to return their equipment but sales tax or just another Dish scam?
Yeah, I use TurboTax online which is only slightly less painful than doing everything by hand (most years). Of course, I am not even sure if you can do it by hand anymore. I thought I saw something about them doing away with paper submission.
There is one easy way to avoid Direct TV Hd football tax. Buy an antenna, put it on roof or in the attic and watch Football in HD. YOu will not get all the games but you will get enough to satisfy. The picture quality will be better and it is free.
When i received my bill this week, it had a state tax added to it. It is about 1.1% of the total bill. I have searched and been unable to find where the state has added this tax to be collected. Does anyone in ga. have any info about this? Thanks
DirecTV Inc. and EchoStar Communications Corp. have gained a partial victory in their lawsuit challenging a two-year-old tax applied to direct-broadcast satellite customers in Ohio.
On Oct. 21, Judge Daniel Hogan of the Court of Common Pleas in Columbus issued a summary judgment ruling that...
...interesting:
Sixteen of the nation's top constitutional law scholars...believe that an Ohio Court of Appeals ruling upholding a satellite TV tax would dramatically erode Constitutional protections from discriminatory state regulation.
In a "friend of the court" brief filed with the Ohio...
Apparently there is now legislation in Congress that will nail OTA radio stations with a "performace tax" that is similar to the fees that Internet radio and Sirius/XM have had to pay for a while now ... the locals stations in my area have been running countless ads opposing this, and there is a...
I have a question with my bill. Does D* tax you then they apply the credits, or apply the credits then tax you? For some reason they are taxing me $0.16 more then what I get when I add and subtract everything.
Here's my charges for each month:
Normal Charges
Fees
Discounts
$68.99 -...
always have found it entertaining when people DON'T realize how much it costs out here!!! most have a stroke :coco:shh :biggrin.. Dont even get me going on taxes last time i paid em it was over 400k :wtf :mad:
Just letting you guys know for anyone that lives in Michigan, I just found out today that a new tax surcharge of 1.92% went into effect this week for prepaid cell phones and services. This is on top of the 6% sales tax we already normally in Michigan for a total of 7.92%. The extra tax revenue...
I just ordered Dish Network again after a 2.5 year stint with Directv. I noticed in my confirmation email that I was being charged Sales Tax on the full amount of my bill before discounts. Since I am getting a $35/month discount, with Indiana's 7% sales tax, this amounts to a $2.45/month...
I sent an email to VOOM this morning about the illegal sales tax they are charging to residents of California. Received an immediate response stating that in the November bill they would eliminate that item and credit me with the past sales taxes.
Nice response. Thanks VOOM! :)
I've been a Dish Customer for about 9 years now, and on this months bill I notice (for the first time ever!) that there a $0.36 State/Local tax charge.
Looking further there's a statement on the details section of the bill that states (edited for clarity):
"A taxable equipment rental fee...
...a major satellite-television company is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a constitutional challenge to a Florida law that sets different tax rates for cable and satellite TV services.
Dish Network in September filed a 39-page petition in the U.S. Supreme Court, nearly five months...
Oakland voters approve marijuana tax
It is the first US city to assess such a tax, which could raise almost $300,000 in revenue next year. Opponents of the measure say it opens the door to more crime and heavier drug use.
Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday became the first city in the US to assess...