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June 23, 2009 at 6:54 pm #591316
JiggersMemberOk… Someone explain to me what the difference between a local sales and a State sales tax is? Here’s my breakdown of the taxes for my plan. Is this excessive or the norm? You can do the math. I feel I’m getting hosed.
Mylast billing;
Federal Universal Service Fund: 0.94
State Sales Tax: 3.22
City Utility Users Tax; 2.62
Local Sales Tax: 1.49
State 911: 0.20
County 911: 0.50
June 23, 2009 at 8:17 pm #670393
KBearParticipantJune 24, 2009 at 4:00 pm #670394
DaveBParticipantLocal usually means a city-imposed tax. Not sure what the City Utility Users Tax would mean though. Who is your provider? I work for AT&T, and if that’s who it is, I know some folks in the billing dept that might be able to explain.
June 24, 2009 at 4:27 pm #670395
celeste17ParticipantWould it be the difference between what the state base tax rate and the cities rate?
June 24, 2009 at 6:54 pm #670396
LindseyParticipantOoh, this is a pertinent topic for me. I’ve been trying to figure out how much I can expect to pay for cell phone taxes when I switch my account from my home state to here.
I’m switching to AT&T, does anyone know how much the total taxes are? Thanks!
June 24, 2009 at 7:46 pm #670397
Moose JawMemberHere’s the break down… The only difference between the carriers are the surcharges (Admin. Fee and/or Regulatory Program Fee)
Federal Universal Service Fund: Rate based pass through from the carrier to the customer. Carrier required to pay into fund for the provisioning of rural telco. services, etc.
State Sales Tax: 6.5%
City Utility Users Tax: Seattle @ 6% (actually 6.383% because the tax itself is also taxable)
Local Sales Tax: Seattle @ 2.9% plus Regional Transportation Authority @ 0.1%
State 911: self-explanatory
County 911: self-explanatory (but specific to wireless)
June 24, 2009 at 9:33 pm #670398
JiggersMemberMy carrier is T-Mobile.
June 24, 2009 at 9:56 pm #670399
Moose JawMemberMade a mistake. The state 911 fee, not the county fee, is specific to wireless.
We’re all getting hosed by the taxes imposed on our cell phone service. Estimates range around 20% (cumulative).
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