Quote Originally Posted by Tradd View Post
With IL's, there is a certain amount you have to pay, depending on income. So, even if you're a senior citizen with no computer at home and don't buy online, you still have to pay the $25 min!
I think that the use tax also applies if you physically buy something in another state and bring it back to your home state. So if you drive to an neighboring state and buy something, even though you pay that state's sales tax, you are supposed to pay your home state's use tax as well.

A few years ago, Massachusetts tried to make New Hampshire stores collect Massachusetts sales tax if they made a sale to a Massachusetts resident. Many people from Massachusetts travel up to New Hampshire to shop to avoid the sales tax. That attempt got shot down in a hurry.