If I live in NY, buy a gift online from a VT vendor, and have it shippedto someone in MA, is there a sales/use tax owed? If so, by whom?(This is mostly hypothetical - the gift in hand cost only $15. It justgot me wondering.)Thank you.

The "first use" of the item would be in MA, so that's where the use (sales) tax would be owed, by the person who made the first use. (Based on my experience with taxes in my state; not sure if MA has exceptions).I'd be very surprised if MA wasn't serious about collecting use tax owed on "only $15" purchases, there is no de minimis amount as far as I know.

'use tax' on out-of-state gift?

May 31, 2011 21 Replies

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Stuart A. Bronstein 15 years ago

Christmas?

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Seth 15 years ago

In Utah? Who knows. But the same is true of New York, and that happens a lot.

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