Effect of Levying Taxes on Sales and Customer Purchase Behavior Online (Difference-in-differences estimation) Section 1: Statement of Policy/Research Question The advent of the internet led to an alternative platform for buying and selling goods. If sales tax is applicable only to goods sold outside of the internet, it would be interesting to see if that means people inclined to making purchases online where they would not need to pay sales tax. We want to see if there is a causal relationship between the tax levied and the change in customer behavior with respect to a purchase (sensitivity), i.e., whether or not the customer will make that purchase or the change in the probability of the customer making the purchase. Section 2: Background on the Policy/Research Question One scenario to consider would be the one mentioned above wherein we try to analyze the change in customer/buyer’s behavior with respect to purchases online versus offline. Another would be to see if, within the realm of online shopping, they prefer to or are more likely to buy from in-state sellers compared to out-of-state sellers. Most of the online transactions occur across state borders with widely varying sales tax rates. And the law mandates that sales tax be collected from buyers if they make purchases online from sellers who happen to be from the same state. If the seller is not from the same state as the buyer, he cannot be compelled to collect tax on the buyer’s purchase. Thus, this suggests
Many states view collecting use tax on smaller purchases as burdensome, therefore states have customarily attempted to collect a use tax only on big-ticket items that require licenses—such as cars and boats. Many states over the last several years are increasing enforcement efforts of the use tax laws to get the state population to pay the taxes due in an attempt to combat internet ordering. The realities of limited resources as well as the complexities involved with tracking down minor purchases and demanding that a use tax be paid are limiting the collection efforts.
1. Issue: Seventy five percent of online customers don’t buy online, somewhere in the consumer buying process they decide not to make the purchase online.
One microeconomic concept Proposition 56 relates to is supply, demand, and equilibrium. Taxes imposed by the government reduce both demand and supply, and cause the market equilibrium to increase and quantity to decrease. Consumers will not want to purchase because of the increase in
Directions: After developing an outline to organize your reasons and evidence, construct your essay below. Don’t forget to explain how your evidence supports your reasoning, and not just explain what the quote means.
Although taxes are inevitable, the way states tax their citizen may be vastly different. I compared two states in order to understand the contrast and comparison between their state’s tax system. I chose to research the tax systems of Oregon and Florida. Oregon and Florida are two states that are distinct from each other not only in location but in their state’s tax system as well. Oregon is heavily dependent on a personal income tax, however, Oregon is not dependent on sales tax by all means. On the other hand, Florida is highly reliant on sales tax, however, Florida holds no need for a tax on personal income. Ultimately, these two states are gaining enough taxes for them to continue to survive. This does not mean, however, that both
In the article entitled “You Can’t Sugarcoat the Facts: Taxes Influence Behavior,” Dr. J.D. Foster (2015)—Deputy Chief Economist at the United States (U.S.) Chamber of Commerce—avows that there is a communal consensus amongst economists and quasi-economists alike that taxes sway human behavior. As C. Eugene Steuerle (2008) asserts within the contents of his book entitled Contemporary U.S. Tax
Consider the town of Tritown with only three residents, Ed, Jim, and Tony. The three residents are trying to determine
Companies need to provide an omnichannel experience to their customers in order to keep them. However, with the huge variety of retailers and brands, it is becoming harder and harder to maintain customer loyalty. Another problem may arise from the fact that currently the U.S. legislators are enforcing laws on making online retailers to collect sales tax. Up until now, the law has been enacted in at least 12 states.
This study 's framework was of a statistical nature. The researchers took statistical data from two different years and compared them against each other, with the only changing variable between the years was an increase in sales tax on tobacco products. The data that was collected indicated that there was a decrease in tobacco sales compared to the year before. Thus, validating the null hypothesis by showing a direct relationship between consumption of cigarettes and price. By looking at the observed ration of reduced consumption to increased price ( 12.1%: 30.2% = 0.40) we can estimate the price elasticity. This elasticity shows the responsiveness of the demand of the product versus its change in price. This ratio was an expected value and shows direct correlation to consumption of tobacco products and there price and is consistent with similar studies done on tax increases on tobacco (Amato, et al., (2015).
Taxes policy is one of strategies that states have to increase their competitiveness. From 51 states nation-wide, only five states that do not impose sales tax or 0% sales tax rate. They are Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon. Without sales tax, in this five states, people can buy everything without spending extra dollar for tax, which mean they will have extra ‘money’ for saving or spending to other goods compared to other states because some of states impose both income and sales tax.
There is a great volume of literature on the need for effective leadership skills among tutors in order to promote student learning through quality instruction. As mentioned in the previous chapter, this realization is significant for many reasons. As such, this chapter reinforces the research question through a critical analysis of the existing literature with the aim of coming up with a different line of thought. As such, the study could offer a new dimension of leadership perception that is appropriate in fostering student learning in the modern and changing school setting. Although such characteristics are common across various sectors, the findings of this research put focus specifically on educators with the purpose of improving the quality of education and improved curriculum outcomes. The study could also employ various leadership theories to ensure the achievement of reliable findings.
Taxes play a huge party in the United States of America. Taxes are peoples and entities contribution to society to pay for all the things society provides us with. Money moves from consumers to business when people buy goods and services. When the economy is increasing and growing consumers earn more and make more purchases. Through all the purchases the government collects sales tax. The government collects money from the market purchases but provides goods and services. “The tax budget is divided into both mandatory and discretionary spending, depending on how it is allocated each year”(Reference/Government). The first time the government initiated tax was for the civil war in the 1860’s but then it was repealed in 1872. In 1913 Congress
According to recent news, Rep. Fred Costello filed a bill (HB 1181) that would eliminate property taxes and replace them with increased sales taxes. Several studies have found that commercial and industrial investment tends to be more responsive to tax rates than residential investment. This means that the increasing shift of the property tax burden to businesses may cause them to reduce or eliminate commercial investment, leading them to investment in other areas where the property taxes are less burden. Studies have shown that tax breaks for residential property, such as Save Our Homes, will increase housing prices for the benefited properties. Higher property taxes suppress housing prices. The dissimilar nature of the tax burden caused by
Immigration is the movement of non-native people in order to settle in a different place or country. People move out of their country of origin for many reasons. Whether it is for a better job, better education, or simply to be with loved ones, immigrants have come to the United States with dreams of living a better life. The United States is none other than a make up of immigrants from diverse countries. Immigrants have been coming to the United States since its founding and have shaped the way this country is today. Some immigrants pursue the legal route – getting a visa in order to work for the status of a citizen while others illegally enter the country and risk being detained and deported. It is estimated there are approximately 11.7
On the other side of the issue, the liberals or pro side on Internet taxation mainly use logos arguments to get their point across. Many state leaders are frustrated that collection of taxes on mail-order transactions has been banned and do not want to lose another source of revenue such as the Internet. David Coursey, an Internet industry analyst argues that, “If e-commerce is to grow, it needs to pay its own way before we wake up one morning and realize that communities have lost big chunks or their precious local tax dollars” (Internet Taxation par. 33). This could all be a