Florida 3.6% communications tax cut

[lazydogmot]

Did anyone else receive this from Dish? Seems too good since it's for everything (satellite, land line, cable & cell phone). But, I still sent the email since I do live in the state. Wish us luck.

https://dishnetworkmail.com/pub/sf/...zljt8DdiK7nrDGjoXZWy_IXZr1stLec0aDCqX7k_Lm6fI.

 

[Yespage]

Received something about contacting Columbus to repeal the Sat tax recently. Sounded like an effort was underway. I don't mind paying an entertainment tax, however, I don't like paying a "I don't pay for cable" tax.

 

[Albiondon]

Yea, Dish put up the message on channel 297 and channel 201 yesterday here in Ohio to "Cut the Ohio satellite tv tax"

 

[Yespage]

Yea, Dish put up the message on channel 297 and channel 201 yesterday here in Ohio to "Cut the Ohio satellite tv tax"

Man, you are so close to being outside the Sat Tax at your location. If you could find the state borderline and wrap it around your home, you'd be set!

 

[Claude Greiner]

Technically Dish should be charging tax in every state that they do installations. They get around it with their installation side of things being a separate business,

State Sales Tax Rates on DBS Programming

1. Arkansas............................................6.0%
   
   
2. Connecticut.......................................6.0%
   
   
3. Florida...............................................13.7%
   
   
4. Hawaii................................................4.0%
   
   
5. Iowa....................................................5.0%
   
   
6. Kansas.................................................5.3%
   
   
7. Kentucky............................................3.0%
   
   
8. Maine..................................................5.0%
   
   
9. Maryland (Pay Per View Only)..........5.0%
   
   
10. Minnesota............................................6.5%
    
    
11. Mississippi...........................................7.0%
    
    
12. Nebraska.............................................5.0%
    
    
13. New Mexico........................................5.0%
    
    
14. North Carolina.....................................7.0%
    
    
15. Ohio......................................................6.0%
    
    
16. Pennsylvania.........................................6.0%
    
    
17. Rhode Island.........................................7.0%
    
    
18. South Carolina......................................5.0%
    
    
19. South Dakota........................................4.0%
    
    
20. Tennessee..............................................8.25%
    
    
21. Texas.....................................................6.25%
    
    
22. Utah.......................................................6.25%
    
    
23. Vermont.................................................6.0%
    
    
24. West Virginia.........................................6.0%
    
    
25. Wisconson.............................................5.0%
    
    
26. Washington DC.....................................10.0%
    

 

[ChadT41]

Technically Dish should be charging tax in every state that they do installations. They get around it with their installation side of things being a separate business,

State Sales Tax Rates on DBS Programming

1. Arkansas............................................6.0%
   
   
2. Connecticut.......................................6.0%
   
   
3. Florida...............................................13.7%
   
   
4. Hawaii................................................4.0%
   
   
5. Iowa....................................................5.0%
   
   
6. Kansas.................................................5.3%
   
   
7. Kentucky............................................3.0%
   
   
8. Maine..................................................5.0%
   
   
9. Maryland (Pay Per View Only)..........5.0%
   
   
10. Minnesota............................................6.5%
    
    
11. Mississippi...........................................7.0%
    
    
12. Nebraska.............................................5.0%
    
    
13. New Mexico........................................5.0%
    
    
14. North Carolina.....................................7.0%
    
    
15. Ohio......................................................6.0%
    
    
16. Pennsylvania.........................................6.0%
    
    
17. Rhode Island.........................................7.0%
    
    
18. South Carolina......................................5.0%
    
    
19. South Dakota........................................4.0%
    
    
20. Tennessee..............................................8.25%
    
    
21. Texas.....................................................6.25%
    
    
22. Utah.......................................................6.25%
    
    
23. Vermont.................................................6.0%
    
    
24. West Virginia.........................................6.0%
    
    
25. Wisconson.............................................5.0%
    
    
26. Washington DC.....................................10.0%

That's normal for almost any company. Look at GE for instance.

 

[lazydogmot]

The Florida House passed a $436 million tax cut but it wasn't the $690 million that Gov. Rick Scott had proposed. Better than nuttin.

http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2015/06/house-passes-400-million-tax-cut-plan.html