Topic: Wii Points Sales Tax

I live in Connecticut and when I buy Wii Points with my credit card, 1% tax is added. So 1000 points cost $10.10. I am curious to know what the tax is in different states across the US and if there are any states that do not tax you for your Wii Points. Please say where you're from and how much it costs to buy points on your Wii with a credit card. If there are any states that don't tax you, I wonder if changing your state in your Wii options menu could save you a little money.

EDIT: To clarify, I'm only talking about buying points directly from the Wii Shop Channel with a credit card. I am taxed 1% that way even though my state sales tax is 6%.

I live in CT also. When I use my debit card, its the same thing.

It is your states sales tax....

I live in Virginia, USA and if you buy nintendo points there you pay no tax.

I'm in Nassau County, New York (the fourth highest taxed county in the USA), so i get hit with the approx 8% tax. BTW, I'm pretty sure changing your state in the Wii options (if it would affect this calculation) would essentially be tantamaount to tax fraud. Tremendously minor, but fraud nonetheless.

No, CT sales tax is 6%. That's why I want to find out from people on here in case it's different than their states' tax.

I live in Texas and when I buy my Wii points it costs me $19.99 plus $1.62(state tax is 8.125%) for a total of $21.61.

I only pay $20.20 (Using a Debit card), for 2000 points. Like Edwin already said its 6% here.

Maybe your state has a different rate for digital purchases. Call your congressman, in these revenue and tax hungry times, they are taxing everything, they must close all loop holes.

It's sales tax. Lieing to a sever would amount to tax evasion. If you wish to be a citizen of your state or country, you are legaly bound to pay your taxes or face penalty or imprisonment.

Hello, neighbor.

At my local target I don't have to pay any tax. $19.99 on the dot for a points card.

Hmmm... if you just buy the points directly on the channel with the add points from a credit card instead of point card thing, u wont get taxed i assume n ull save money?

Florida = no tax on direct purchase of Wii Points. Our state sales tax is 6% though.

Wonder why we get a free ride on the points?

There is a $1-$3 tax for Nintendo Points in Texas.

Florida = no tax on direct purchase of Wii Points. Our state sales tax is 6% though.

Wonder why we get a free ride on the points?

Because your state legislature has not passed a law to tax it - yet....

To clarify, I am only talking about buying points directly from the Wii Shop Channel with a credit card. I am charged 1% buying them that way even though sales tax in my state is 6%.

Florida gets a free ride on a lot of things thanks to tourism.

anyway, NC hasn't been charging me any kind of sales tax either for online sales (unless i'm buying from a seller in NC).

Here in Alberta, Canada, we only have to pay GST Costs $20.20 for a 2000 pt card (My only choice currently). HA

No online sales tax here in Maryland yet. I do get taxed buying the cards, though. But I DON'T get taxed buying PSN cards, presumably because they're listed in actual dollar amounts and could therefore be counted as "gift cards." Weird, I know.

I used to pay double the tax whenever I bought those PSN cards. I would buy the card at the store and get charged tax for it and then when I used the points on the Playstation Store I would get taxed again on whatever purchase I made. This left me with less points for my dollar; it was outrageous! Thankfully, Sony finally fixed this problem and I no longer have to pay tax on the points cards at retail. I'm sure the situation is different in other states but that is just an example of what happened to me down here in Texas.