Florida, tax and tourists

In article ,
Shawn Hearn wrote:

In article ,
"Frank F. Matthews" wrote:

For purchases of significant goods taken from the country tourists can
get refunds in many jurisdictions. LA, TX, & NY come to mind.

Not legally. There are certainly some merchants who will allow
out-of-state customers to avoid the sales tax, but as far as I
know, that is illegal in all the states you mentioned.

New orleans/Louisiana does have a formal tax-refund programme

Washington state did or at leats have one, for people living in no-sales
tax states (mainly to put retailers along the Oregon border at an equal
footing with competitors across the Columbia)

In article ,
Shawn Hearn wrote:

In article ,
"Frank F. Matthews" wrote:

For purchases of significant goods taken from the country tourists can
get refunds in many jurisdictions. LA, TX, & NY come to mind.

Not legally. There are certainly some merchants who will allow
out-of-state customers to avoid the sales tax, but as far as I
know, that is illegal in all the states you mentioned.

New orleans/Louisiana does have a formal tax-refund programme

Washington state did or at leats have one, for people living in no-sales
tax states (mainly to put retailers along the Oregon border at an equal
footing with competitors across the Columbia)