I recently bought a sofa in Delaware where there is no sales tax and arranged to have the sofa delivered to my home in Maryland. Do I have to pay Maryland sales tax on the purchase?
Yes. Every time you purchase taxable tangible goods, whether in person, over the phone, or on the Internet, the purchase is subject to Maryland’s 6 percent sales and use tax if you use the merchandise in Maryland. If you make a tax-free purchase out of state and need to pay Maryland’s 6 percent use tax, you should file the Consumer Use Tax Return for Out-of-State Purchases. When you purchase goods from out-of-state businesses, they are not required to collect Maryland’s sales and use tax unless they have a physical location, or deliver services, in Maryland.
