Anybody in Georgia notice tax added to bill

[knotle]

When i received my bill this week, it had a state tax added to it. It is about 1.1% of the total bill. I have searched and been unable to find where the state has added this tax to be collected. Does anyone in ga. have any info about this? Thanks

 

[HDRoberts]

Often times it is sales tax on additional receiver and/or DVR fees. Usually a cableco lobbyist complains (or gets new legislation written) and starts forcing Dish to collect the tax. Sucks, but it is not Dish's fault. They do not keep the money.

 

[lparsons21]

Yeah, but sometimes Dish just seems to add tax for no reason. I'm in Illinois which has no tax on anything to do with what Dish provides, yet a couple of times a year, a tax line will show up on my bill. Then I email, and a credit appears along the way to take care of it, and the tax disappears yet again.

 

[fhsucade07]

I live in Georgia and am charged 7% (which is our state tax rate) on the DVR fee for a total of 42 cents. I used to subscribe annually to the America's Top 120 (never hit with tax there) and continued to receive a bill each month for $6.42. (Fees such as DVR or TV2 cannot be paid annually although you could multiply the fee by 12 and send it in for a credit on the account). The tax accounts for about 1.3% of the total bill.

 

[knotle]

I live in Georgia and am charged 7% (which is our state tax rate) on the DVR fee for a total of 42 cents. I used to subscribe annually to the America's Top 120 (never hit with tax there) and continued to receive a bill each month for $6.42. (Fees such as DVR or TV2 cannot be paid annually although you could multiply the fee by 12 and send it in for a credit on the account). The tax accounts for about 1.3% of the total bill.

Thinks for the info. I will contact Dish because i do not have a dvr, only one 222k.

 

[bobvick]

Alabama does not have a satellite tax, but I get taxed on all of Dish's "fees" the extra receiver fee, the dvr fee, the service plan fee, etc...

 

[Kevinw]

I have 90 cents added to my bill. Funny thing is I have Comcast for internet. The have an offer to bump my internet speed from 15 to 30 at no cost if I sign up for basic cable. My first bill after upgrading comes and they added tax to it for the internet. Oh well the 1.42 I pay in taxes get me double th speed and a weekly subscription the Gwinnett newspaper lol Cheaper than subbing for the paper.