Netflix v. Amazon Prime v. hulu (& other video streaming services)

[GatorBart]

House of cards is on Netflix.

 

[L-boy]

Amazon has a huge inventory of items and for items you can get locally, the prices on Amazon are often significantly better. The prime shipping lets you get the items quickly at no additional cost.

Thanks. I'm sure not many people here know what Amazon.com is.

 

[Zambo]

I'm not afraid to admit that I am practically addicted to Amazon prime. If I need something the first place I go to find it is Amazon. Clickiity click and it's on the way. Actually that's too many clicks, you just gotta click once. Some pretty good video content is a bonus.

 

[grengadgy]

I guess everybody has heard about the Fulfillment Center that Amazon is opening in Jacksonville next year. It will employ around 1500 workers.

Plus IKEA will open there next year.

 

[L-boy]

I guess everybody has heard about the Fulfillment Center that Amazon is opening in Jacksonville next year. It will employ around 1500 workers.

Plus IKEA will open there next year.

If it isn't already, that could cause Amazon sales in FL to be assessed sales tax. I think that is what happened in TX.

 

[URGatorBait]

If it isn't already, that could cause Amazon sales in FL to be assessed sales tax. I think that is what happened in TX.

Amazon already has fulfillment centers in Florida, at least 2 that I'm aware of, so that tax is already being charged.

 

[GatorJ]

I live in Tampa and get some things same day. I don't pay tax on any of them.

 

[grengadgy]

If the business is in Florida then Amazon will collect the tax, for that reason I always try to order merchandise coming from another state that doesn't reciprocate.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

Amazon prime rules

 

[L-boy]

If the business is in Florida then Amazon will collect the tax, for that reason I always try to order merchandise coming from another state that doesn't reciprocate.

As an aside, and not that it practically matters, but my understanding is technically you still owe a use tax on the purchase from an outside state, even if the out of state merchandiser is not obligated to collect it. But practically it isn't enforced with consumers. However, with businesses, they will get you during sales/use tax audits as they typically review purchases of big ticket items.

 

[grengadgy]

As an aside, and not that it practically matters, but my understanding is technically you still owe a use tax on the purchase from an outside state, even if the out of state merchandiser is not obligated to collect it. But practically it isn't enforced with consumers. However, with businesses, they will get you during sales/use tax audits as they typically review purchases of big ticket items.

Yeah, you are right. In my response in used the term business when I meant the company that you order from and calling the person placing the order a business .

In the state of Florida if the tax is less than a dollar they don't collect. So basically anything less than $16.66 is tax collection free.