Does the Institute Charge Sales Tax?

Depending on your location and any applicable tax laws, Natural Wellness and the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies may charge sales tax in addition to the purchase price. The amount of tax varies by state, county, and city as well as the type of product that is purchased. When applicable, sales tax will be calculated and displayed on the final checkout page.

Below are some answers to common sales tax questions.

Why is the Institute required to charge sales tax?

What date will this take effect?

In what countries do buyers pay taxes for purchases made with the Institute?

What products will incur sales tax?

How is sales tax determined?

 

Why is the Institute required to charge sales tax?

Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of the state in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. The decision overruled a longstanding physical presence rule, granting states the ability to require remote sellers to collect and remit sales tax.

Nexus laws in certain states were expanded to include a sales tax obligation based on a certain level of economic activity within the state, including sales revenue, transaction volume, or a combination of both.

 

What date will this take effect?

Natural Wellness and the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies will begin collecting sales tax effective immediately.

 

In what countries do buyers pay taxes for purchases made with the Institute?

This tax is currently applied to orders shipping to certain states in the US where sales tax nexus has been reached.

 

What products will incur sales tax?

Orders placed with Natural Wellness and the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies are subject to sales tax. Which products are taxable vary from state to state.

It is important to know that sales tax may not apply to an order that you place today, but when you place a new order for the similar items at a later date sales tax may apply. The reason for that is that Natural Wellness and the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies reached the sales tax nexus at a later date therefore requiring the applicable sales tax.

 

How is sales tax determined?

When applicable, Natural Wellness and the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies use the shipping address (or billing address when nothing is shipping) to determine the percent sales tax on your order.