這是紐約政府官網寫的購物税詳情:
New York City imposes sales tax on the sale or use of the following items in the City:
1. Most tangible personal property (i.e. alcohol, furniture, electronics, etc.);
2. Gas, electricity, refrigeration, steam, telephone, and telegraph services;
3. Detective, cleaning, and maintenance services;
4. Occupancy of hotel and motel rooms;
5. Food and beverages sold by restaurants and caterers;
6. Admission charges to places of amusement;
7. Receipts from beauty, barbering, hair restoring, manicures, pedicures, electrolysis, massage, and other, similar services;
8. Receipts from the sale of services by or use of facilities of weight control salons, health salons, gymnasiums, and similar establishments;
9. Sales of credit rating and credit reporting services;
10. Receipts from the sales of the service of parking, garaging, or storing motor vehicles;
關於衣服跟鞋子的稅金:
There is no City sales tax imposed on the purchase of clothing and footwear regardless of the amount. The New York State tax rate of 4.375% (including the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District rate) was repealed effective April 1, 2006, and the New York City tax rate of 4% was eliminated effective September 1, 2005 for items under $110. For items over $110 the tax was eliminated effective September 1, 2007. More information on the clothing and footwear sales tax exemption is available from the State Web site.
奇怪的是我買衣服鞋子怎麼還是有加稅的感覺?