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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If there is someone out there smarter than I am, can you explain the details of how use tax works?  I see this -- http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com/usetax/usetax.asp -- and it makes me wonder if I'm actually entitled to a tax break when I shop out of state.  For example, if I buy a lamp while on a beach vacation in NJ (state sales tax of 7%), can I tell the seller I'm from Maryland and will use the lamp in Maryland, and thus avoid paying state sales tax?  Yes, I'd be obligated to later pay 6% sales tax to Maryland, but I'd save on the difference.  Is that really how it works?  Do I just need to produce my MD driver's license to avoid state sale taxes from other states?[/quote]

I think vendors are generally obligated to charge you sales tax if the item is delivered to you in that state.  If you go to NJ and have the lamp shipped to MD then the vendor might not charge you sales tax, but you would owe use tax.  Technically, you owe use tax in MD even if you pay sales tax in NJ, but (1) you are allowed to offset the sales tax paid to another state against the use tax owed to MD; and (2) no one bothers with use tax except for very big ticket items (esp. cars, which need to be registered).[/quote]

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