why is sales tax in the US not included in the listed price?
400860
Actually it's the law.  Most states, if not all, prohibit sales tax to be included in the price of goods or services.  It's a disclosure issue, mainly because sales tax use to be deductable from your federal taxes (and still can be ).  So, if you're deducting you're sales tax you need to know how much sales tax is included in each transaction.
306032
Sales Tax only counts if you are purcasing from someone in your same state.  Obviously when you are across the counter from someone making a purchase in a store, you will pay sales tax.\n\nBut interstate sales such as on the internet do not usually carry sales tax unless you happen to be in the same state as the dealer.
361329
I would say you will be only required to pay GST on it at 7% and no US sales tax should be imposed on it.
485554
Assuming shipping is taxed...\n\nthe 15% discount would be $299.95 * 0.15 = $44.99\n\nSo the price would be $299.95 - 44.99 = $254.96\n\nThen add the $29.90 shipping: 254.96 + 29.90 = $284.86\n\nThen calculate the 7.75% tax (284.86 * .0775 = $22.08) and add it to the total:\n\n284.86 + 22.08 = $306.94\n\n(For the tax, you could also multiply $284.86 by 1.0775 and then you won't have to add it to the total.)
338975
Because the planning of producers rarely matches the whims of buyers.  It's that simple.\n\nThe resulting pricing is a function of the difference between supply and demand.  Let's say, for example, that a company produces 10,000 units of a new product.  If only 2,000 buyers are interested, there is over-supply - which is generally remedied by lowering the price.  Going the other way, if 100,000 buyers are interested, there is a shortage - demand exceeds supply - and you can charge whatever the buyers will bear to be the 1 in 10 who actually gets the product.
784261
Feel lucky CA...in AR sales tax is on goods and services...I even pay 10% sales tax on my electric, gas, phone and water bills.
481988
Not really.  The government has to regulate correctly.  If they don't put the price ceiling where it would be in perfect competition or at least lower than monopoly price, then it doesn't really do anything.  Even then, there might be some dead weight.  I don't remember fully.
347174
If the company has a taxable "nexus" in your state -- some form of a presence that is sufficient to give the state tax jurisdiction over the seller -- then they can be required to collect sales tax from you.  If they do not have such a presence, then the state can't force them to collect the tax.  Theoretically you owe the tax whether it is collected by the seller or not.  I say theoretically, because I don't think any of the states presently enforce this on ordinary consumers.
482930
If you are purchasing from an unregistered dealer you need to pay tax.\n\nNow the issue is VAT is introduced in most states so the implication can be worked out. If had purchased from a registered dealer you could have availed a set off.\n\nYou may also work out tax implication versus saving you made by purchasing from UR dealer
707147
Of course, all retail is the same as anything else in US - Greedy. They will work the same. First you inflate price 50 percent and then you advertise sale with 25 percent off. It works each and every single time with women especially as they think saving 1/2 of a 50 percent markup is a bargain. HAH !!
728258
They getcha where they can. Both new and used or second hand items are taxable.\n\nPlaces I know where you might not pay tax is garage sales and e-Bay.
654763
cuz the govt cant tax it
75456
Because the tax is on the sales activity, not the item.  Therefore, each additional sale is another opportunity to tax the activity.
263686
probably to get a little more from the consumer, and since it has stood the test of time and no one has complained then they left it. It is the same reason we buy stuff for 9.99, which is really just 10 buck, but we look at it as nine. It appears cheaper.
163582
you should not be collecting taxes without the proper license from the sales tax bureau in the state you are operating in. they would have all the forms and information you need to collect the right taxes. generally if you are selling out of state and don't have a physical presence in the state of the buyer, then you would not collect sales tax on the item.
646174
In general there are no regulations regarding prices that people charge for services. The price is set by the market.
1148723
No, sales tax is different from a VAT tax, and is not reimbursable.