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What is the Use Tax?
A way to collect existing sales tax on out-of-state purchases delivered to Madison County and the City of Fredericktown (e.g. Amazon, Ebay, Temu, etc.). Right now sales tax is only collected from purchases made from local businesses not out-of-state companies. So the tax would "level the playing field". So this is NOT an additional tax on your everyday household goods like groceries, utilities, gas, prescriptions and other essentials. Benefits for Madison County
Impact on Your Budget The Use Tax will have a very minimal impact on your budgeted items like food, toiletries, utilities, gas because you buy those items locally. It will effect non essential items that are purchased out of state through retailers like Amazon, Temu, eBay, even then the tax is minimal. Level the Playing Field By capturing sales tax on out-of-state purchases delivered to the community, the Use Tax reduces the competitive advantage that online retailers have over local brick-and-mortar stores. This can help increase local sales and create more jobs! You currently pay sales tax on local shops like Georgie Kay's, Thal's, The Crazy Wildflower but not on Amazon, Temu, Shein etc. even though their delivery trucks cause wear and tear on our streets. So a use tax "evens the playing field". |
