22 replies to this topic

[Jim_Berry]

You see, a game at $19.99 is fine. I go alllllll the way to Gamestop to get a $20 eShop card. I punch the code in, and I get $20 added to my Wallet. No problem!

However, that $19.99 game actually cost me more than $20 due to taxes. Having no Debit/Credit Card, I cannot "pay the remainder" unless I go back to buy a $10 card.

When I wanted a $4.99 game, it costed me $5.30. My brother let me use his Debit Card to pay the $0.31, but he actually paid $1.31 since his bank charges him $1 for any Debit Card transaction.

I prefer to buy digital, but as of 6/25/14, I have not bought anything new for my Wii U due to the taxes applied when the eShop Cards don't cover it.

I'm sorry, Nintendo, but no more digital games for me means that I may gain a lack of interest in my Wii U.

Had to grt this off my chest!

[Portal]

This is why just about every WiiU and/or 3DS owner changes their location to a tax-free zip code.

[TheDoctor_13]

This is why just about every WiiU and/or 3DS owner changes their location to a tax-free zip code.

Haven't thought of that.

Though I don't see why your complaining. This is how the world works! You buy something, it has taxes. The eShop cards to cover it, though you just have to keep in minds of taxes, no where on the card it says "will pay for 20$ game" and it tells you there is taxes.

[Raiden]

It's common sense everything has taxes. I knew this at 4 years old. I saved up 6-7$ when I was getting a 5$ toy or 12$ for a 10$ toy. The extra 1-2$ for a just in case.

It's not hard.

[Jim_Berry]

I just think the Cards should come $15, $25, $55 instead of $10, $20, $50 respectively. Honestly, when you come from PSN (since 2007) and XBL (since 2006), the tax thing is questionable here on eShop lol...

Even the Wii VC didn't do the tax thing.

[Lafosse64]

That's a real bum. :/ I only buy on the e-shop with nintendo club coins lol. even tho there are lots of games that i love from the e-shop most of them i have them on their real cartridge for the actual console. And since im living in Bolivia now games here are super expensive.

I buy one game monthly and take the most of the club nintendo coins. Here a brand new game just released (like Mario Kart 8) costs like 90 US$. And an old one costs around 75 US$. There are no ''used'' or ''pre owned'' games in stores and if you buy second hand from someone else it never goes lower than 60 US$. ¬¬ Plus here the currency in Bolivia is called ''Peso Boliviano'' which is 6.90 Bs for every 1 US$. so Mario Kart 8 here costs: 621 Bs. its 1/3 of what I earn monthly D: (Here taxes are already included in the price, so you don't need to think of the couple of extra bucks)

[NintendoReport]

lol is this real?

[Akazury]

Okay weird, I just pay the price that it says. Maybe the taxes are already in there

[Rockodoodle]

This is why just about every WiiU and/or 3DS owner changes their location to a tax-free zip code.

Never thought of that.... what is a Tax free zip code?

[Hunter]

Lulz Americans and their dumb tax system

Also tell your brother to change his bank. Charged just for using your card? Unless that's another American thing.

[Raiden]

. Charged just for using your card? Unless that's another American thing.

Nope. I don't use a CC at all. I only use Debit like his brother.Never charged for using my card.

[iEatTacos]

Meh, I don't mind paying for roads, bridges and schooling for little kiddos.

But I do wonder why, when I buy from PSN or Steam, I don't get charged taxes. But when I buy from Nintendo, I do.

Weird.

[DéliopT]

I don`t have a CC, have no intention of getting one, and thankfully, my bank allows me to create a virtual CC if i want to buy something from another country. Although the CC only lasts one transaction.

[flowerlandfilms]

The reason you need to pay so many state taxes is because businesses and corporations, along with the more wealthy in society are not paying theirs.
Next time a state or National election rolls by, make sure you make it known that you want them held accountable, by closing tax loopholes for the rich.
The wonderful thing about democracy is that it is within your power to change policy by holding poloiticians to account.

Edited by flowerlandfilms, 01 July 2014 - 01:01 PM.

[Raiden]

The reason you need to pay so many state taxes is because businesses and corporations, along with the more wealthy in society are not paying theirs.
Next time a state or National election rolls by, make sure you make it known that you want them held accountable, by closing tax loopholes for the rich.
The wonderful thing about democracy is that it is within your power to change policy by holding poloiticians to account.

If not old enough to have your own Bank account and Card not old enough to vote

[umegames]

it really is crap that eshop has tax when the sony store does not (in Ohio).

[alex15810]

This is why just about every WiiU and/or 3DS owner changes their location to a tax-free zip code.

 

Genius. Have not thought of doing this.

[NintendoReport]

Genius. Have not thought of doing this.

 

I'd expect this may not work though if you use a debit/credit card in the eshop and try changing address to a tax free zip. I would think Nintendo would need these zip codes to match for any transaction to be processed. ie: zip code attached to your NNID account and zip code attached to the card being used.

 

If you use just eshop gift cards though, this i gather would work.

Edited by Sorceror12, 02 July 2014 - 11:19 AM.

[KingBoo]

they still think im from alaska 

[Fig]

The reason you need to pay so many state taxes is because businesses and corporations, along with the more wealthy in society are not paying theirs.

Next time a state or National election rolls by, make sure you make it known that you want them held accountable, by closing tax loopholes for the rich.
The wonderful thing about democracy is that it is within your power to change policy by holding poloiticians to account.

You forgot to mention illegal aliens not paying income taxes and the millions of dollars of waste due to abuse of entitlement programs. Gotta look at that problem from both sides. You should look into the Fair Tax, if that kind of thing interests you. It blew my mind.

But, on topic, I guess I'm lucky enough to live in an online tax free zip code. If you're looking to change, I'm pretty sure Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida have several tax free zip codes.