Because of our presence in Chicago and Provincetown, we are required to collect sales tax on orders being shipped to Illinois or Massachusetts.
In Illinois, these taxes amount to 10.25% of your total purchase. Because Illinois is an origin-based sales tax state, we are required by law to collect the taxes applicable to our Chicago warehouse, the point of origin of the order, rather than the address to which the order is being shipped. That includes 6.25% Illinois sales tax, 1.75% Cook County sales tax, 1.25% Chicago sales tax, and 1% Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) sales tax. Shipping and handling are taxable in Illinois.
In Massachusetts, we collect 6.25% of taxable items. Clothing is generally not taxable in Massachusetts, though there are exceptions for items over $175 and items that the state classifies as sporting equipment, rather than clothing, most notably jocks. Shipping and handling are not taxable in Massachusetts.
Currently we do not charge tax on orders shipped outside of Illinois and Massachusetts.
Gift cards are not taxable.