Need Answer ASAP: Do we still have to pay Sales tax if in Washington?
 

I wasn't sure because I remember seeing an article that the Judge ruled out, and BC-ers still have to pay the sales tax and are not exempt from it. But I remember there were some people that went to the States recently and said otherwise...

So for the people that went down to the states recently, are you ELIGIBLE for an EXEMPTION from sales tax

Thank you for the quick answer

Do we still have to pay Sales tax if in Washington? yes

are you ELIGIBLE for an EXEMPTION from sales tax? no
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YES. the rule was overturned by a Washington state judge i believe.

from the other post it sounded like only one city was making people pay.

went down there on tues.
all places still charging sales tax (9.5%) even if you are a BC resident.

It used to be isolated to Whatcom County (Bellingham), but now it's all-state last time I went.

Tell em you're from Alberta, Alberta is tax exempt.

^ they would probably ask for ID and then you have a BC license...

Yes
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when i went last month...some places had the exemption and some didnt

I went last week and apparently, that rule doesn't exist anymore.

I went to the Premium outlets and downtown Seattle.

i read somewhere Nordstrom will still give you the tax exemption

but iuno i went there yesterday and forgot to ask.

Hope this helps. Went to states early august.
At #202 outlet only certain stores are tax exempt. Shoe stores and CK were tax exempt but when I bought some stuff at bath and beyond (soap bars for mom) it wasnt.
The sales guy said small companies are not tax exempted unlike bigger brand stores.

Then went to seattle downtown, macys, and after purchasing some clothing the sales guy was super nice and told me I get 11% coupon (with out of town passport proof) plus no tax at all!!
But whats weird was he knew my passport said BC but the receipt said AB.

At the end, still saved some money.
Have fun at states.
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I went there and they told me they don't offer the exemption anymore.

the macys people are always nice

went down 2 days ago. they dont offer the tax exempt anymore. Went to nordstrom in bellevue last week and they still offered it no tax, 2 days ago they said they stopped doing it.

They should charge you tax, but some cashiers are dumber than others. Just hope you get one that doesn't know the rules!

Bottom line - it doesn't hurt to ask about the no tax exemption!

nordstrom worked for me:) downtown seattle and bellvue

walmart in bellingham was honouring it about a month ago. but i went last week and they're no longer honouring it.

dang, so literally the HST does nothing for us! Either way, shopping in the states saves you money :)

paid tax on everything yesterday

hit and miss for us yesterday. Some did it, others not. Agreed with above posters as it doesn't hurt to ask because some people just don't know that it's no longer going down...

I thought the judge's ruling on the BC tax exemption screwed over the Albertans as well...

The answer is Y E S