Sales tax question

[dmclean222]

I'm a recent immigrant to the states and realised I made a mistake by still using my foreign accounts to make some transactions and state taxes were not charged. 

Will this be an issue and how can I remedy it? 

Thank you 

[Anonymous_]

@pk

[pk]

@dmclean222 , generally  speaking the use tax ( as it is called in many states)  is based on where the item is going to be used. So if you were not charged a sales tax because you were using  an account / vendor that does not do that, under state laws they would still want to collect that tax as " use Tax" in order to not dis-advantage  resident of the state whom had to pay the sales tax.  The only remedial / curative  action you can take is to file an amended state  return to pay that tax.  But it may or may not be worth it.  The best step for you would be to call your state Dept. of Revenue and talk to them about this mistake and they should be able to  guide you as to best way to achieve this.

Is there more I can do for you ?

[dmclean222]

Thank you, 

I'll try that. 

Could a quick route be to ask the vendor to charge me for the use tax on those transactions? 

[dmclean222]

PS I live in a state where you do not file state taxes....