Is It Illegal To Purchase Cigarettes Online From A Different State?
I have found cheap(er) cigarettes online (I live in NYC). Is it legal to purchase from these sites? It would let me, but I have been afraid to press "Send" on the order!
It is not illegal to buy cigarettes online from a diffeent state. It IS illegal to fail to pay New York State and City cigarette sales tax on those cigarettes. You should buy the cigarettes online, compute the tax on the cigarettes and mail it to the city and state. Otherwise, you are breaking the law.
But, of course, what you should really do is what New York City wanted you to do when they raised the tax in the first place - quit smoking. One half of all people who smoke will die from it.
as far as i know it is legel so go ahead…smoke away and save a buck while your at it
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Comment by The All Knowing — November 13, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
Yes it is ( my dad tried it and he got fined 1000$ )
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Comment by hannahberrylila — November 13, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
yes
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Comment by Soccerdiva6408 — November 13, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
As far as I know it is legal – I live in Michigan and I ordered cigs online for a couple years. Then Michigan made the online stores give them the transaction history of Michigan residents – then sent us all a bill for the state tax on them – over $2/pack! Most people owed a few thousand dollars! So, make sure your state is not into that kind of thing first, and you’re all set!
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Comment by tmwag — November 13, 2009 @ 1:43 pm
It is not illegal to buy cigarettes online from a diffeent state. It IS illegal to fail to pay New York State and City cigarette sales tax on those cigarettes. You should buy the cigarettes online, compute the tax on the cigarettes and mail it to the city and state. Otherwise, you are breaking the law.
But, of course, what you should really do is what New York City wanted you to do when they raised the tax in the first place – quit smoking. One half of all people who smoke will die from it.
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Comment by Loss Leader — November 13, 2009 @ 2:31 pm