I was in Tacoma washington for a few months and their attorney general made a huge stink about people ordering cigarettes from online vendors and shipping them into washington and not paying their tobacco tax.
This was back in 2003 and cigarettes were almost $8.00 a pack because of their tobacco tax.
I remember reading an article about the attornery general going after the consumer for the taxes, but if I'm reading their tax laws properly they should be going after the vendor, not the consumer.
As well regardless if the company you purchase from says that the taxes are your responsibility it will depend on your state law.
Washington WAC 458-20-185
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?Cite=458-20-185
I'm not a tax lawyer so please let me know if I'm not understanding it properly.
http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPa...ontentId=29157
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