This is the combined sales tax I am required to pay as a NYC resident. OUCH! The tax has 3 components: state (4%); city (4.5%); transportation surcharge (0.375%).
I’ve been eyeing a bigger fish tank for my turtles (55 gal), so I wanted to calculate the total cost with the sales tax. I’m waiting for a sale or a coupon (there was one last week for the 29 gal tank). Hopefully it will part of the Amazon Prime Day discounts this summer.
I’m happy that Amazon doesn’t seem to charge taxes on ebooks (I buy instead of subscribe to KU), or I would need to dial back my purchases by a lot.
Musings of an Amused Writer 