Dell Computers is headquartered in Austin, folks. Therefore, if you're in TX
and you order from them, you gotta pay state taxes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Last" <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: sales tax Dell Comps? --nvc

> By law, if they have any business office in the state, then they have to
> charge sales tax to anyone buying their computers in that state.
>
> My guess is that they have a business office in the state that you are in.
> This could be like a corporate sales office, etc.
>
> Don't blame Dell - blame your state government.
>
> Todd
>
> Stan Wilder wrote:
>
> > Could be they are saving up for their bankruptcy.
> >
> > Stan Wilder
> >
> > On Fri, 07 Sep 2001 08:16:24 -0400 "Horace K. Sawyer"
<hksawyer@catt.com>
> > writes:
> > > List:
> > >
> > > Why is Dell charging out of state residents sales tax for online
> > > computer
> > > purchases?
> > >
> > > No other vendor out of state has ever tried to pull this.
> > >
> > > hk
> > >