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There apparently is a process underway to require etailers to collect sales
tax for sales to customers in all states that legislate
standardized/simplified sales tax laws. As I understand it a state would
have to have one rate state-wide and a common application at least for
interstate purchases. Many states have sales tax rates that vary by county
and/or city which makes collection extremely burdensome. Not sure of the
exact details but I do know that Michigan is finalizing the law to meet the
new requirements.
"ocbwilg" <ocbwilg@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:35Hbd.310122$787.293085@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> It's called "use tax," and we had it in Indiana well over a decade ago.
> Basically, if you buy something you're supposed to pay sales tax on it.
> If you buy it out of state, you are supposed to pay sales tax on it
> anyways. Otherwise people will always buy products from out of state
> companies and the state will lose a valuable revenue stream. This was
> originally intended to apply to mail-order catalogues, magazine
> subscriptions, and the like. But with the boom of the Internet and online
> shopping, this has become a much bigger issue for just about any state.
>
> Usually, if the company you are buying from has offices in your state then
> they are required to collect and pay sales tax. I wouldn't be suprised if
> one day we see either a national sales tax that is redistributed to the
> states, or we'll see states requiring businesses who sell product into a
> state where they are not located to collect sales tax anyway.
>
> "Azaran2003" <azaran2003@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20041011045046.10984.00001671@mb-m14.aol.com...
>> >The State of Calif now asks for their sales tax on your income tax
>>>return if you didn't pay it "online".
>>>
>>>Since you're paying with a credit card, you can imagine where this is
>>>going.
>>>
>>>Angels watching over us 24/7
>>>
>>
>> Really? I havent heard this lil tidbit of info. Dont see how they'd be
>> entitled
>> to it since the store is out of state. That'd be like taxing someone for
>> having
>> bought something while physicaly being out of state.
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