It's not actually 25%, but California enforces the tax on the unsubsidized price of the phone ($649, $749, or $849), so San Francisco sales tax on a 16MB iPhone 5S is $56.79. In my case, the rate was 7.75%, so just over $50.
Aron S. Spencer > On Dec 10, 2013, at 7:27 PM, "Dave \"Farfar\" Carlson" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmm, Even I don't pay 25% sales tax. Must have been some other costs and > fees involved there. > > Dave Carlson > San Francisco Bay Area semi-retired sales engineer, Farfar, musician, and > woodworker. > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Aron S. Spencer" <[email protected]> > To: "Kevin Callahan" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 9:16 PM > Subject: Re: Buying an iPhone 5S from an AT&T store in California: tax rate? > > > Unfortunately, yes. California really sucks in that regard. > Last time I upgraded, a $199 phone was $250 out of pocket because of sales > tax. > >> On Dec 10, 2013, at 1:18 AM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A friend texted me from an AT&T store in California as he was just about >> to buy an iPhone 5S 32GB *upgrade* at $299 for his daughter. >> AT&T was charging $68 in tax for the $299 phone. They said that they tax >> on the "retail" price, not on the upgrade price. >> >> I checked my receipt for my iPhone 5S 64GB I bought via the Apple Store >> online back in October (I'm in Wash. state) and I paid just $37.91 in tax. >> >> Is it true that in California you pay tax on the retail price when >> upgrading? And is this also true when ordering online via the Apple Store >> if you are a California resident? >> >> -K >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> iPhone-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk > > Aron S. Spencer > > _______________________________________________ > iPhone-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk > _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
