Tax Estimation

Estimated Taxes

Many factors can change between when you place an order and when your order is shipped. Therefore, the amount appearing on your order as "Estimated Tax" may differ from the sales taxes ultimately charged.

 

Sales Tax Information

The amount of tax charged for your order depends upon many factors, including:
  • the identity and location of the seller,
  • the location of the approval,
  • the type of item purchased and
  • the destination of the shipment.

How Sales Tax is Calculated

  • If an item is subject to sales or use tax in the state it is shipped, tax is generally calculated on its total selling price. Following state tax laws, the total selling price of an item generally includes item-level shipping and handling charges, discounts and gift-wrap charges, and an allocation of order-level shipping and handling charges and discounts. 
  • The tax rate applied to your order will generally be the combined state and local rate for the address where your order is approved or shipped. Therefore, the tax rate applied to your order may be different for an order shipped to your home address than it is for an order for the very same items shipped to your work address.