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PSA: Newegg Sharing HISTORICAL Customer Purchase Histories with Foreign State Tax Collectors
February 17, 2018 at
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I live in Connecticut and have been shopping online with Newegg since at least 2004 (and I believe a lot earlier than that). I learned the other day that Newegg voluntarily gave the State of CT its customer purchase history files without any legal mandate such as a warrant, subpoena, or court order. This has allowed CT to impose retroactive "use taxes" that circumvent the Supreme Court's holding in Quill. I knew that the politicians and bureaucrats in Hartford (the capital) are a bunch of blood sucking leeches, but I never expected Newegg to voluntarily share its customers' purchase data with them particularly in the absence of an enforceable criterium (i.e., physical presence within the state). The taxes I expect because insatiable blood-sucking parasites like politicians and bureaucrats don't care if they kill the host ... but when Newegg betrays its long term customers, that's another issue. I know some Marxists are going to criticize me for complaining about taxes, but if you can ignore your propaganda filled public school educations (and yes, I went to public school) and actually READ what I'm writing here, you'll see that I'm concerned about a business entity with established relationships betraying its customer base, not about taxes per se.
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I was unhappy with this letter to say the least, and texted my CPA friend here in CT. He told me that Newegg gave the State of CT its customer purchase history files, and CT has issued 25000 demand letters for taxes WITH PENALTIES AND INTEREST based on what Newegg has given them.
I feel betrayed. I new that the politicians and bureaucrats in Hartford (the capital) are a bunch of blood sucking leeches, but I never expected them to seek retroactive taxes and penalties, and I never expected Newegg to share my historical purchase data with them. WTF, Newegg? You don't even have a B&M presence in CT!!! Are you really that desperate to alienate your long term customers?
Newegg is dead to me. CT is dead to me. I will never buy from Newegg again and I will move out of CT as soon as I can find a job down south. Amazon, B&H, Adorama and Fry's get all of my business from now on. Goodbye, Newegg, you SUCK.
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They government already has a deal with apple for this. Where we get charged sales tax on iOS purchases.
They government already has a deal with apple for this. Where we get charged sales tax on iOS purchases.
Correct State Sales tax at 11.5%
fark these government officials. I wish they would burn in Hell and stay there.
I didn't vote for them. peoplekind in my state are Sheeple happy crowds, cheering in the summer sunshine morons.
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