Online Authorized Reseller with no sales tax for NY Resident

[seventy9ers]

Can anyone confirm any online authorized reseller with no sales tax for NY resident?? I want to buy the MBP 15" i7

I am a graduate student on budget with a baby on the way, so the $175 in sales tax will mean much for me...

Thanks!

 

[miles01110]

smalldog.com

 

[nconnella]

amazon?

 

[miles01110]

amazon?

Amazon charges sales tax in New York.

 

[emigrant]

powermax.com

 

[paintballswimgu]

http://www.appleinsider.com/mac_price_guide/

try one of those sites.
I know amazon, b&h, bestbuy, and apple all charge new york sales tax. But some of the others may not.

 

[seventy9ers]

So far I checked:

- MacConnection
- MacMall
- Small Dog Electronics
- B&H
- PowerMax

They all charge sales tax for N.Y. Residents. Sucks to be N.Y. Resident...

Thanks for the replies, guys.

 

[Sappharad]

Can anyone confirm any online authorized reseller with no sales tax for NY resident?? I want to buy the MBP 15" i7

I am a graduate student on budget with a baby on the way, so the $175 in sales tax will mean much for me...

Thanks!

If you're a student, why not buy directly from Apple's education store? You'd save $200 on that model, which is more than you'd save by buying from somewhere that doesn't charge sales tax.

 

[alphaod]

NewEgg doesn't charge tax to NY State residents; they sent an email out about that a many months ago.

Here:

EDIT: I just noticed that NewEgg doesn't sell Macs anymore, but they are still tax free nonetheless.

 

[seventy9ers]

If you're a student, why not buy directly from Apple's education store? You'd save $200 on that model, which is more than you'd save by buying from somewhere that doesn't charge sales tax.

Apple with Education discount for 15" i7 $1,999 + tax = $2,174
MacMall for 15" i7 $2,099 - 3% Bing Cashback = $2,036 However, they charge sales tax, therefore it is still more expensive, but say they don't charge sales tax, they would have been cheaper by $140.

So, yeah, at this point Apple with Education discount is the better option for me... Just trying to justify the $2,000 purchase to my spouse now...

 

[thegoldenmackid]

Just to be clear, you still have to (legally) pay the tax, even if they don't charge you.

 

[alphaod]

Just to be clear, you still have to (legally) pay the tax, even if they don't charge you.

No you don't because by federal law states can't charge interstate taxes, so I don't have to declare it.

 

[auero]

No you don't because by federal law states can't charge interstate taxes, so I don't have to declare it.

I think it's different when ordering items online but for example traveling to Delaware to purchase a computer because you can buy it tax free still must be claimed on your income tax at the end of the year. The probability of getting into trouble are slim but you're committing tax evasion.


Tax Evasion - The illegal avoidance of paying tax, especially by making a false declaration of income etc

 

[lethalillness]

I find myself in the same situation as OP. Thanks to me being an audio engineer I found a solution; Sweetwater.com is an authorized Apple seller. They don't collect sales tax but unfortunately they don't offer educational discounts. Shipping is only $22. So your looking at a cheaper price than Apple even with educational discount. The only problem in my situation is I want to BTO (hi-res screen), and Sweetwater will let me customize my purchase if I call and speak to someone but that will bump up my total by $100 which would make it only like $20 cheaper. So if anyone has better place for me I'd love to hear suggestions however I think Sweetwater is the OP and my only choice.