Just got an alternator delivered to my doorstep yesterday from summit. $132 no tax Free shipping. Got here in two days.
There are a few hundred tax jurisdictions in Los Angeles County! And over 10,000 nation wide. And they all want a piece of the tax pie. If you make a sale in an online store in Los Angeles county to someone living in Los Angeles County you have to pic the tax rate from that jurisdiction(by zip code). And you must maintain that tax schedule. Anything out of Los Angeles county in Cali would be a flat Cali rate. Imagine what a PITA maintaining all the jurisdictions state wide or nation wide. Another exercise to break the back of the little guy!
