Is it legal for them to insist on collecting sales tax from tax exempt buyers? I would think not but the firms that have been mentioned here are pretty big & must be getting their financial advice before deciding policy.
Since all of Music Hunter's clients are tax exempt institutions, we honor their status & do not collect sales tax. Jay ----- Original Message ----- From: Jessica Rosner To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [Videolib] WB Archive This is very unfortunate. The WB archive is doing what all movie buffs wish all studios would, make available a huge number of rare & often important films. The only way they can do this is a bare bones operation in terms of both the DVD ( not extras DVD-R for now) and selling ONLY directly and not through wholesalers. Now some clever companies buy and resell the stuff, but they obviously have to charge something to do that which is likely to be more than the tax. Since WB is selling all titles at $20 and frequently has 25% off sales, they really can not afford to do anything but "straight" sales, as in no extra paperwork that might be needed for institutions. I will check with my contact there. I am sure they would like to encourage institutional sales, but again not enough to do anything extra. For the record I just checked one WB archive title on Amazon. Amazon sells it for $27. some Amazon seller has it for $22. It would clearly be cheaper to buy direct from WB but if it costs a few more bucks to get it past your purchasing people it is worth it. I will post next time they have a 25% off sale. Jessica On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:43 AM, Gail Fedak <[email protected]> wrote: Since we are a state institution, we are prohibited from paying sales tax. We have two options when a company can't/won't honor our tax exempt status - 1. have a staff member or friend purchase the title(s) personally and pay the tax, then donate the title(s) to our library; 2. don't buy the title(s) - which has happened on a few occasions. Gail On 10/21/2010 8:57 AM, Jessica Rosner wrote: Eileen, They are not really set up for institutional ordering and their prices are cheap. Also the regularly have 25% off sales. I would just eat the tax, but if you want I will check with a friend of mine there. On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 9:46 AM, Karsten, Eileen <[email protected]> wrote: Dear CW, Has anybody been able to order DVDs from the Warner Archive without paying tax? I have been trying to order a DVD from them for months, but the order form does not allow me to tell them I am tax exempt. I sent them an e-mail to ask them how I could order from them and include a tax exempt number. They responded saying they needed more information which I gave them. When I did not hear back, I e-mailed them again and they did not answer this e-mail. Now, I have a request for a second title which is in their archive. I see that Amazon is selling the WB archive titles through their site, but they charge more for them. I will be greatly appreciated any help with this problem. Sincerely, Eileen Karsten Head of Technical Services Donnelley & Lee Library Lake Forest College 555 N. 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VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
