Out-of-staters Taking Advantage Of Montana's Lack Of Sales Tax

Montana has always been proud of the fact that we do not have a state wide sales tax. As residents we can use this to avoid paying sales tax in other states and apparently people in other states can take advantage as well.

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Montana Rumors Of Boost In Out Of State Sales

I over heard a conversation at a store where they were discussing their shipping. Since the store offers shipping to other states they said they get a ton of sales where the buyer is out of state and they buy specifically from a Montana store so they don't have to pay sales tax and then get the items shipped to their home outside of Montana.

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Again I have no further details than what is stated above. However, I wonder how many people might be taking advantage of this tax loophole. Is this boost in sales something that brings more money into the treasure state? If there are multiple stores doing these kind of sales where they ship to other states, is that going to create a lack of resources for people in Montana?

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Montana Has No Sales Tax

I have used this to my advantage plenty of times. Being in places like  Washington I always pulled out my Montana ID to show I was exempt from paying sales tax and some would take it off, others would stand firm. (Washington rules on this have changed so they still charge the sales tax but you can request a refund from the department of revenue) So should we really be mad at other people doing the same? Taking advantage of a better deal that could save them literally thousands on a large purchase like a car.

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