I live in Missouri and I too see the sales tax on "leased receivers." I pay $2.58 per month for a Hopper w/Sling and two Joey's. I NEVER paid sales tax on leased receivers with Directv. That leads me to believe that one of them isn't doing something right. Unless, of course, Directv pays Missouri the sales tax on it's equipment at time of purchase, and Dish collects it retroactively and pays it to the state later. Does anybody know? Seems suspicious to me that one does and the other does not!