[Macpartners] App store tax-exempt purchases

[Allan Doyle]

The volume program would require us to buy 20 copies of Final Cut Pro X, not something we are in the position to coordinate.

A couple of quick thinkers pointed out that this weekend is tax free in Massachusetts so we'll probably do that with this purchase. 

App store purchases apparently (thanks Oliver!) are like iTunes and are governed by this process: http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/x/Z4Nh but that means that the tax is charged to the p-card and the refund goes to the individual who bought it. Not exactly the most audit-friendly of processes.

	Allan

On Aug 11, 2011, at 12:39 PM, Jean Reale wrote:

> The only way to purchase apps without being charged tax is to use the volume app purchase program.  See:  http://www.apple.com/itunes/education/
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> Someone at the MIT Museum wants to buy Final Cut Pro X. It looks like it's not available via ECAT. I think the only way to buy it is via the App Store. Does anyone know how to do a tax-exempt purchase via the App Store?
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> 	Allan
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