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Old 10-04-2016, 07:20 PM
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WTH Avid? I went to upgrade online and it wanted to tack on another 10 bucks. Screw that. I went to Sweetwater and bought it there and in a minute I had the code and was done. With the cut that they pay the vendor you think they would make more money by ditching the tax. Stupid IMO. Anyone else if they charge you tax for your upgrade just go buy it from BH or Sweetwater. That is just pissing money away.
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Old 10-04-2016, 07:49 PM
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It's not Avid. It's the state laws. Avid probably has a business presence in Washington State and has to charge sales tax.
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Old 10-04-2016, 08:18 PM
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Yeah same here for Texas, it was a few extra bucks....all still tax deductible however
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You're actually supposed to pay the tax with your state income tax if you're not charged at the point of sale. Not saying that anyone does, but that's the law...

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Old 10-05-2016, 08:47 AM
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REPUBLIC OF CALIFORNIA:

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There is no sales tax on software downloads, as its not a physical product.

When sales tax is appropriate, post-production pros only pay 3.5%, not the nearly10% tax.
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Old 10-05-2016, 12:39 PM
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REPUBLIC OF CALIFORNIA:

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There is no sales tax on software downloads, as its not a physical product.

When sales tax is appropriate, post-production pros only pay 3.5%, not the nearly10% tax.
thx for posting .. software has no tax .. must have been a Boxed product .. we pay that tax as well here in the Republic .. haha ..
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thx for posting .. software has no tax .. must have been a Boxed product .. we pay that tax as well here in the Republic .. haha ..
Do they still sell physical copies of Pro Tools???

The OP did say it was a code he purchased though!
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Old 10-07-2016, 06:07 AM
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i just upgraded to protools 12.6 from 12.5 and i have a monthly subscription plan....everything was working perfectly fine untill i did the upgrade Now i cant seem to open my pro tools because its asking me to buy a licence...so basically its not recognizing my montly subscription this is really slowing me down and im in the middle of a big project.... do i have to purchase protools now or sum????
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i just upgraded to protools 12.6 from 12.5 and i have a monthly subscription plan....everything was working perfectly fine untill i did the upgrade Now i cant seem to open my pro tools because its asking me to buy a licence...so basically its not recognizing my montly subscription this is really slowing me down and im in the middle of a big project.... do i have to purchase protools now or sum????
Sorry to hear you are having issues. This thread however is focused on sales tax.

I suggest starting your own new thread or finding one on the topic that more closely represents you issue.

http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=300050
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