State tax filing

Yes, you report the total amount you had to pay for the DVD as the total sales from other states where sales tax was not paid. This total amount does include shipping as a rule. Almost all states ask this question on the tax return now, so that they can collect any sales tax that was not charged to residents from out-of-state purchases. There are some states have taxes other than sales tax or sales tax on specific items.

When you continue through your Alabama (AL) tax return you will reach a screen title 'Out-of-State Purchases' and this is where you must answer 'Yes' and the AL interview will walk you through the rest of that section to enter your dollars spent without paying a sales tax. See the image below.