VT Television Tax

[panache70]

Just received an email from Dish about the proposed Vermont television tax of 5%.

I am questioning why I would get this email because, even though my billing address is in VT, my service address is in NH.

I am not charged the regular VT state tax on by current invoice, so I would assume that since my service address is in NH that I would not have to pay the 5% television tax either.

Am I wrong?

Would the television tax be based on the billing address and not the service address?

 

[KAB]

Because your billing address is in Vermont.

 

[JasonSu]

You received the letter because the billing address is in Vermont, so by nature since the state tax changed any billing address in Vermont would get the letter. But tax on the account is be based off of the service address and are local channels.

 

[fredp]

Got the same email myself. The website in the email shows that both NY and Illinois shelved this tax for now. Taxes on just about anything that moves is all these stooges in Montpelier can ever come up with to propagate their agenda in this socialist leaning state...

 

[panache70]

You received the letter because the billing address is in Vermont, so by nature since the state tax changed any billing address in Vermont would get the letter. But tax on the account is be based off of the service address and are local channels.

Thanks Jason, this is what I thought. The service address is the one that counts for taxes (including this new proposed VT television tax). Thanks.

 

[stardust3]

Looks like TN wants their hands on some extra money also.

http://www.stopthetvtax.com/

 

[gpollock87]

Looks like TN wants their hands on some extra money also.

http://www.stopthetvtax.com/

yep. got an email yesterday

 

[Tampa8]

Wondering...... If your service is actually in a State that has this tax, but Dish has your service as in another State, is that tax evasion? Hadn't occurred to me before....

 

[JasonSu]

I wouldn't think so. I can have a billing address anywhere in the country and a service location some place different. They have to go off where service is at. Even in a snowbird account that would be the case because the service address is changed between locations so that tax would change for that time to the new service area.