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Let's talk about a refund and a tax waiver!

Author: Kimberly Kessler

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It's similar to Duty Free Shoping - sales tax refunds to the international audience! "Louisiana Tax-free" can be found in retail stores known as Saks Fifth Avenue, Best Buy, Macy's, JC Penney, Gucci, Gap, Sears, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, a coach, etc. Also in tax free shops other department stores, jewelry stores, art shops and antiques, computers and appliances as well as hundreds of smaller specialty stores throughout the state. Most shopping centers are in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge area.

In New Orleans, when shopping and you show a foreign passport or current official picture of identification, an international guest, pays the purchase price, including sales tax, and provides proof of purchase along with the receipt or invoice.

Then, the tourist goes to the "Service Center", Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, located in the Riverwalk Marketplace near the convention center, or to the main branch of Capital One Bank in Lafayette and Shreveport. The reimbursement is paid in U.S. currency up to $500. Checks are issued if the purchases total more than $500. Returns can also be ordered by mail. Go New Orleans!

On the other hand, in the the tax-free zones, you can score a lot of cosmetics, perfumes, pottery, jewelry, watches, children's items, chocolates, candies, tobacco, alcohol, and more. Consumers can choose between luxury goods are a fascinating collection of designers such as Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Ralph Lauren and Vera Wang. What's more, some manufacturers actually want the tourist to test their products to take home at the duty-free shops. The tourist could try the product, which was not yet sold on the open market.

However, the tax-free shopping concept is a bit 'confusing for a lot of people. Tourists will find duty-free shops at international airports, border towns, ports, cruise ships, and even international flights, trains, places that serve international travelers. Who does not need to pay customs duties or taxes? Surprise! Why the company itself does not pay duties on merchandise, is because these goods are not imported for sale within the country. They are sold to tourists leaving the country, for at least 48 hours. Bad press and negativity has arisen because, perhaps, or maybe not, these savings can be transferred to a tourist.

Precautions have been taken to ensure that the tourist leaves the country with the purchased item (s). The purchase is maintained until the aircraft is boarded or purchase is inspected and sealed if tourist crosses the border by train or something.

This tax can only be avoided at the entrance to the United States if the purchase meets certain guidelines. For example, if the purchase is less than value of $800 tax. If so, the purchase sales tax is waivered. However, details of service charges and the amounts vary by country, so be sure to research the rules of your country and your destination. There is a separate luxury tax on alcohol and cigarettes, and again the amounts vary by country.

Comparison shopping needs to be done to ensure that tourists are actually saving money. There have been incidents where tourists have paid double or almost triple the usual American retail price, so beware and take appropriate action.

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