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Originally Posted by Skybird
Wait - you guys in America don't need to pay sales taxes when buying online? Wowh. In Germany, the "Mehrwertsteuer" always must be payed, no matter where you buy.
There is also a difference in price tags, I learned. In Germany, usually shown prices include all taxes, where as in America prices usually get displayed without taxes, right?
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Correct. In the US, without the VAT, all prices are shown without tax. The reason being each state has its own tax on goods sold. It is the basis of Federalism.