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In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
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YES !!! This is huge. I am so happy about this, and I hope it goes into effect soon.
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While there is a warranty included in the Samsung VIP advantage, that program is much more than just an optional warranty. This is a membership fee that renews annually and is related to anticipated retail sales, which makes the membership fee taxable. At least, that's the way that I can see them viewing the issue. Now, the fact that you are able to get early access to items (retail sales), exclusive discounts (retail sales) and various other items makes me believe that they are justified in taxing this item even though you're plan is to purchase it for the warranty package alone.
This is different from something like Asurion that would warranty your watch as an optional warranty package.
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