Most underdeveloped countries in the world have sales taxes or value-added taxes at all or hardly any of the national, state, county or city bureaucracy levels. Countries in western Europe, especially in Scandinavia have some of the world's highest valued-added taxes. Norway, Denmark and Sweden have the highest VATs at Sales Tax Consultants 25%, although reduced rates are acclimated in some cases, as for groceries and newspaper.

• In the United States, if a consumer purchases goods from an out-of-state vendor, the consumer's state may not have jurisdiction over the out-of-state vendor and no sales boodle would be due

• However, the customer's state may make up for the lost sales giveaway revenue by charging the consumer a use tax in an amount balanced to the sales taxes avoided.